Trade Regulation Updates

Recent News

Canadian and Mexican 25% Tariffs Paused Until April 2nd, 2025
March 6, 2025
Automakers Receive Month-Long Reprieve from US 25% Tariffs
March 5, 2025
Canada Enacts Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods
March 4, 2025
Complete Details on 25% Canadian & Mexican Tariffs
March 3, 2025
25% Tariffs on Canadian Goods Set to go Forward March 4th
February 27, 2025
25% Tariffs Announced on Automobiles, Semiconductors, and Pharmaceuticals Imports
February 27, 2025
30-Day Tariff Pause Set to End March 4th, 2025
February 24, 2025
US Government Signs Executive Order Indicating Future Reciprocal Tariffs
February 13, 2025
An Executive Order Outlining 25% Reciprocal Tariffs on Foreign Steel Signed by the US Government
February 10, 2025
US Government Temporarily Delays Suspension of De Minimus Provision
February 7, 2025

Merchandise Processing Fee 2023

July 8, 2024

Effective October 1, 2023, Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) rates will be increasing. The new user fees are outlined below:

Minimum MPF on informal entries (shipments valued under $2500 USD) will increase from $2.37 to $2.53

Minimum MPF on formal entries (shipments valued over $2500 USD) will increase from $29.66 to $31.67.

Maximum MPF on a formal entry will increase from $575.35 to $614.35.

Please note that the MPF ad valorm rate of 0.3464% will not change.

For more information on this increase, please visit US Customs and Border Protection General Notice 88 FR 48900

Learn more about MPF here.