https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates Dated log of U.S. tariff measures affecting importers — Section 232, 301, 201 and 122 actions, de minimis, the Chapter 99 headings they use, and what to do about them. en-us Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#hts-2026-revision-20 https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/hts-2026-revision-20 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT HTS revision The US International Trade Commission published Revision 20 of the 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule on September 28, 2026. It carries Commerce's September 23 notice on the Section 232 pharmaceutical duties: U.S. note 40 is rewritten and a new heading, 9903.04.70, exempts pharmaceuticals used solely for clinical trials and research. No Column 1 rate changed. Effective from 2026-09-29. HTS headings: 9903.04.70. What to do: If you import drug ingredients or finished medicines, check each 10-digit line against the corrected note 40(c) list; some lines moved to new statistical numbers. For clinical-trial or research shipments, ask your broker to file under 9903.04.70 and keep the documents that show the non-commercial use. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#hts-2026-revision-19 https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/hts-2026-revision-19 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT HTS revision The US International Trade Commission published Revision 19 of the 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule on September 15, 2026. Its change record lists only modifications to U.S. note 51 of Chapter 99, which lists the Canadian products subject to additional duties under Section 338, following Proclamations 11064 and 11065. Effective from 2026-09-15. What to do: If you import Canadian products, check your HTS lines against the current U.S. note 51 lists; the scope changed on September 15, 2026. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-unmanned-aircraft https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-unmanned-aircraft Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamation 11055 of August 13, 2026 put Section 232 duties on unmanned aircraft systems from September 3, 2026. Drones over 25 kg, drones fitted with a thermal imager, docking stations and a short list of critical components pay 100%. Drones of 25 kg or less pay 25%, and a second list of components joins at 25% on February 9, 2027. Effective from 2026-09-03. HTS headings: 9903.08.20, 9903.08.21, 9903.08.22, 9903.08.23, 9903.08.24, 9903.08.25, 9903.08.26. What to do: Check the maximum take-off weight on your drone's specification sheet against the 25 kg line; it decides whether you pay 25% or 100%. If the aircraft has a thermal or infrared camera, budget for 100% regardless of weight. Importers of aircraft parts under 8807 or power supplies and control units under 8504.40 and 8537.10 should be ready to show the goods are not for drone use, or the broker may file the 100% line by default. Do not plan on the 10% UK or 15% partner rate until Commerce publishes the certification process and CBP lifts its hold on headings 9903.08.23 and 9903.08.24. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#hts-2026-revision-18 https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/hts-2026-revision-18 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT HTS revision The US International Trade Commission published Revision 18 of the 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule on September 2, 2026. It adds the seven Chapter 99 headings for the Section 232 duties on unmanned aircraft and a beef tariff-rate quota line, and changes no Column 1 rates. Effective from 2026-09-02. HTS headings: 9903.08.20, 9903.08.21, 9903.08.22, 9903.08.23, 9903.08.24, 9903.08.25, 9903.08.26, 9903.54.02. What to do: If you import drones or drone parts, make sure your broker is filing against Revision 18 so the 9903.08 line is available on the entry. Beef importers can check with their broker whether the 9903.54.02 quota quantity is still open before booking September to November arrivals. Re-check the revision list when a proclamation you are tracking is due to take effect; that is usually when the lines appear. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#hts-2026-revision-17 https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/hts-2026-revision-17 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT HTS revision The US International Trade Commission published Revision 17 of the 2026 Harmonized Tariff Schedule on August 24, 2026. It added Chapter 99 provisions implementing and suspending additional duties on Canadian goods covering alcoholic beverages, dairy and motor vehicles. Effective from 2026-08-24. What to do: Confirm your broker is filing against the current HTS revision, not a cached copy, before any high-value entry. If you import Canadian alcoholic beverages, dairy or motor vehicles, check the current status of the Chapter 99 lines in this revision — some are implemented and some suspended. Re-check the revision list when a proclamation you are tracking is due to take effect; that is usually when the lines appear. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-201-quartz-surface-products https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-201-quartz-surface-products Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 201 A four-year safeguard on quartz surface products took effect on August 15, 2026 following a USITC injury finding. It runs as a tariff-rate quota: 25% on imports inside the annual volume under 9903.45.30, and 50% on everything above it under 9903.45.31. The first-year volume is about 13 million square meters. Effective from 2026-08-15. HTS headings: 9903.45.30, 9903.45.31. What to do: Watch the quarterly quota fill before you book. Arriving after a tranche fills doubles the duty on the same container. Check whether your origin is on the exclusion list before you re-source — several major suppliers are excluded outright. Build the over-quota rate into your worst case rather than the in-quota rate, and revisit as each quota year opens. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#bis-proposed-derivatives-august-2026 https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/bis-proposed-derivatives-august-2026 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 On August 6, 2026, the Bureau of Industry and Security asked for comments on adding 14 derivative articles to the Section 232 duties on steel, aluminum and copper. This is a proposal: no duty applies to these articles until Commerce publishes a final inclusion. What to do: If you import any of these articles, model the landed cost with and without a Section 232 duty, and watch for the final notice. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-polysilicon https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-polysilicon Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamation 11052 of August 6, 2026, sets minimum import prices for polysilicon and its derivatives and adds a 15% Section 232 duty on polysilicon ingots and derivatives, both from 12:01 a.m. ET on December 4, 2026. Effective from 2026-12-04. What to do: If you import solar cells, modules, wafers or polysilicon, work out now whether your purchase prices clear the minimum import prices, and what documentation your broker will need at entry from December 4, 2026. Add the 15% duty to landed-cost models for arrivals on or after December 4, 2026. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-pharmaceuticals https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-pharmaceuticals Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamation 11020 of April 2, 2026, puts a Section 232 duty on the patented pharmaceuticals and associated ingredients listed in its Annex I. The base rate is 100%, with lower rates for partner countries and for companies with onshoring plans or pricing agreements. It applies from July 31, 2026, for the companies listed in Annex III and from September 29, 2026, for all others. Generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars are not covered. Effective from 2026-07-31. HTS headings: 9903.04.60, 9903.04.61, 9903.04.62, 9903.04.63, 9903.04.64, 9903.04.65, 9903.04.66, 9903.04.67, 9903.04.68, 9903.04.69, 9903.04.70. What to do: Check whether each product is a patented pharmaceutical or ingredient listed in Annex I; generics are outside the duty. Ask the manufacturer whether it is listed in Annex III, has an approved onshoring plan or has a pricing agreement, because those decide the rate and the start date. Mark September 29, 2026, if your supplier is not an Annex III company, and ask your broker whether Commerce has identified it for heading 9903.04.61 before that date. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-301-forced-labour-60-economies https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-301-forced-labour-60-economies Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 301 A Section 301 action tied to forced labor took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on July 24, 2026, within the hour that the Section 122 surcharge expired. It applies a 10% or 12.5% additional duty, depending on the economy, across 60 US trading partners, and it is reported first among the Chapter 99 trade-remedy duties. Effective from 2026-07-24. HTS headings: 9903.05.20-9903.05.84, 9903.05.85-9903.05.92, 9903.05.93-9903.05.99, 9903.06.01-9903.06.21. What to do: Find out which tier each of your sourcing countries is in — the difference between 10% and 12.5% moves a landed cost enough to change a sourcing decision. Check the general and economy-specific exemption blocks before you accept the duty; the exemption lists are long and are easy to miss on a first filing. Ask your broker to confirm the Chapter 99 reporting order on any entry that carries this duty alongside Section 232 or Section 201. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-301-brazil-25-percent https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-301-brazil-25-percent Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 301 USTR's Section 301 investigation into Brazil ended in a 25% additional duty on Brazilian-origin goods under 9903.05.01, effective 12:01 a.m. ET on July 22, 2026. The exemption annex is long, so the practical scope is much narrower than 'all products of Brazil'. Effective from 2026-07-22. HTS headings: 9903.05.01, 9903.05.02. What to do: Check your Brazilian HTS lines against the exemption annex before assuming a 25% duty — the majority of Brazil's export lines to the US are on it. If you had cargo laden before July 22, 2026, confirm whether the in-transit line was claimed on the entry. Where a product is already dutiable under Section 232, confirm it was not also charged the Section 301 line. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-aluminum-onshoring https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-aluminum-onshoring Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamation 11045 of July 20, 2026, told Commerce to set up a program for companies that commit to building, refurbishing or expanding US primary-aluminum capacity. An approved company can import a yearly quantity of primary aluminum at half the Section 232 rate otherwise in effect. Effective from 2026-07-20. What to do: Unless your supplier or your own company has an approved onshoring plan, keep pricing primary aluminum at the full Section 232 rate. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#de-minimis-interim-final-rules-2026 https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/de-minimis-interim-final-rules-2026 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT De minimis Two CBP interim final rules published June 24, 2026, suspend the $800 de minimis exemption in CBP's own regulations: one for shipments arriving by any mode other than the international mail, effective that day, and one for mail, effective July 24, 2026. The statutory exemption itself ends on July 1, 2027, under Public Law 119-21. Effective from 2026-06-24. What to do: Price small parcels and samples with duty and fees included; there is no value threshold below which a commercial shipment enters free. Do not plan around a return of de minimis for commercial shipments: the statute ends the exemption on July 1, 2027. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-metals-restructure-full-value https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-metals-restructure-full-value Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamation 11021 of April 2, 2026 restructured the Section 232 metals program from April 6. The biggest change is the base: duty is now assessed on the full customs value of the article rather than on its metal content. Products are sorted into annexes at 50%, 25% and a temporary 15%, with a weight-based exemption for articles that are barely metal. Effective from 2026-04-06. HTS headings: 9903.82.02, 9903.82.03, 9903.82.04-9903.82.26, 3701.30.00. What to do: Rebuild your landed-cost model. Duty on full customs value is a much larger number than duty on metal content for anything that is mostly labor, electronics or packaging. For articles that might fall under the 15% metal-weight exemption, get a documented weight breakdown from the supplier and keep it with the entry file. Re-check steel racking and aluminum lithographic plates against the June 2026 additions, and check whether agricultural or residential HVAC equipment you import moved to the 15% tier. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-122-balance-of-payments-surcharge https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-122-balance-of-payments-surcharge Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 122 Hours after IEEPA collection stopped, a 10% balance-of-payments surcharge took effect under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, reported under 9903.03.01. Section 122 caps any such surcharge at 150 days without an act of Congress, so it expired on July 24, 2026. The HTS heading carried 10% for the whole life of the measure. Effective 2026-02-24 to 2026-07-24. HTS headings: 9903.03.01, 9903.03.02-9903.03.11. What to do: Identify your entries between February 24 and July 24, 2026 that carried the 9903.03.01 line and total the surcharge paid — you will want that figure ready if the appeal produces a refund route. Watch liquidation dates on those entries. Protest deadlines run from liquidation, and an entry that liquidates while the appeal is pending can time out. If a landed-cost model or a supplier quotation from spring 2026 assumed 15%, correct it — the rate was 10% throughout. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#scotus-ieepa-tariffs-struck-down https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/scotus-ieepa-tariffs-struck-down Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT IEEPA In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, decided with Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., the Supreme Court held 6–3 on February 20, 2026, that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. The decision did not itself order refunds. CBP stopped collecting IEEPA duties at 12:00 a.m. ET on February 24, 2026, and refunds now run through Court of International Trade orders and CBP's CAPE process. Effective from 2026-02-24. What to do: Pull every entry summary that carried IEEPA duties and identify the IEEPA lines separately from Section 232, 301, 201 and AD/CVD lines — only the IEEPA amounts are refundable. Make sure a CAPE Declaration is filed in the ACE Portal, by you as importer of record or by the licensed customs broker that filed the entries, and that an ACH refund account is on file in ACE. CBP's first CAPE phase accepts certain unliquidated entries and certain entries liquidated within the preceding 80 days. For entries whose liquidation is already final, do not count on a refund until the Federal Circuit appeal (No. 2026-1895) is decided. Airlift is an NVOCC, not a licensed customs broker, and this is not legal advice. Our tariff refunds guide at airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/tariff-refunds walks through the CAPE process. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-semiconductors https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-semiconductors Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamation 11002 added a Section 232 duty on semiconductors, but the scope is much narrower than the headline suggests. It reaches high-end logic and memory that clear specified performance thresholds — the chips used in AI and data-center hardware — and leaves ordinary consumer and industrial semiconductors alone. Effective from 2026-01-15. HTS headings: 9903.79.01, 9903.79.03. What to do: Do not assume every semiconductor line is now dutiable — get the part's performance specification and compare it against the thresholds in the proclamation before you re-price. If your chips go into a carved-out end use, keep the evidence for that end use with the entry file. Ask your broker to confirm which of the 9903.79 exception lines applies to your entries rather than defaulting to the dutiable line. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-301-china-exclusions-extended https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-301-china-exclusions-extended Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Section 301 USTR extended 178 product exclusions from the Section 301 China tariffs rather than letting them lapse on November 29, 2025. The 164 product-specific exclusions report under 9903.88.69 and 14 solar manufacturing equipment exclusions under 9903.88.70. The extension runs to 11:59 p.m. EDT on November 9, 2026. Effective 2025-11-30 to 2026-11-09. HTS headings: 9903.88.69, 9903.88.70. What to do: Read the exclusion description against your actual product specification, not against the HTS line — the descriptions are narrower than the classifications they sit under. Check entries filed from November 30, 2025 until the notice was published to see whether the exclusion was claimed. Plan for November 9, 2026 now. If you rely on one of these exclusions, model your landed cost without it. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-trucks-and-buses https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-trucks-and-buses Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamation 10984 put a 25% Section 232 duty on medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in Classes III to VIII and their parts, plus 10% on buses, for goods entered on or after November 1, 2025. Parts that qualify for USMCA preferential treatment enter without the additional duty under 9903.74.10. Effective from 2025-11-01. HTS headings: 9903.74.01, 9903.74.02, 9903.74.08, 9903.74.09, 9903.74.10. What to do: Confirm which program your parts fall under — commercial-truck parts and passenger-vehicle parts carry different Chapter 99 headings and different rates. If your trucks or parts qualify under USMCA, ask your broker about the 9903.74.10 parts line and the US-content procedure Commerce published in February 2026. Keep bills of material and origin evidence for each part number; the content-based relief needs it. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-timber-lumber-furniture https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-timber-lumber-furniture Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamation 10976 opened a new Section 232 program covering softwood timber and lumber at 10%, upholstered wooden furniture at 25% and kitchen cabinets and vanities at 25%, effective October 14, 2025. Increases scheduled for January 1, 2026 were later pushed back a full year. Effective from 2025-10-14. HTS headings: 9903.76.01, 9903.76.02, 9903.76.03, 9903.76.20, 9903.76.21, 9903.76.22. What to do: Put January 1, 2027 in your planning calendar if you import upholstered wooden furniture, kitchen cabinets or vanities — the deferred increases are still on the books. Check whether your furniture is classified as upholstered wooden furniture or as another furniture line; the Chapter 99 line follows the classification, not the marketing description. If you buy from the UK, Japan or the EU, confirm your entries are claiming the capped country line rather than the general rate. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#bis-407-derivative-inclusions https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/bis-407-derivative-inclusions Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 The Bureau of Industry and Security added 407 HTS codes, which it describes as product categories, to the Section 232 steel and aluminum derivative lists. Duties on the new codes applied from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on August 18, 2025, with no exemption for cargo already in transit. Effective from 2025-08-18. What to do: Diary the BIS inclusions windows and check each published list against your own HTS lines — this is the single most common way importers get surprised by a metals duty. Ask your broker to set an alert on your top HTS lines so a new inclusion is caught before the entry is filed rather than after liquidation. Keep content declarations on file for articles that are not yet covered; if an inclusion lands, you can file correctly from day one. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-copper-50-percent https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-copper-50-percent Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamation 10962 added copper to the Section 232 program at 50%, effective August 1, 2025. The duty falls on semi-finished copper products and copper-intensive derivatives, and it is assessed on the copper content value. According to the White House fact sheet, copper input materials (ores, concentrates, mattes, cathodes and anodes) and copper scrap are not subject to it. Effective from 2025-08-01. HTS headings: 9903.78.01, 9903.78.02. What to do: Separate your copper lines into raw forms and semi-finished or fabricated forms — only the second group is dutiable here. Get a copper content value per article from the mill so the entry can use the paired copper and non-copper lines. If you import fittings, connectors or assemblies with copper components, ask your broker whether the derivative annex reaches them. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-metals-50-percent https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-metals-50-percent Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamation 10947 raised the Section 232 rate on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for goods entered on or after 12:01 a.m. EDT on June 4, 2025. The United Kingdom stayed at 25% under the US–UK Economic Prosperity Deal. Derivative articles moved with the base metals. Effective from 2025-06-04. HTS headings: 9903.81.87, 9903.85.02. What to do: Re-price any open quotation that carried a 25% metals assumption — the duty line on a steel- or aluminum-intensive article roughly doubled overnight. Chase the content declarations again. At 50%, an article declared at full value instead of metal content costs materially more. Check whether a UK-origin option exists for the same article before you re-source; the 25% rate is a real difference on metal-heavy goods. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-autos-and-parts https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-autos-and-parts Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamation 10908 put a 25% Section 232 duty on imported passenger vehicles and light trucks from April 3, 2025, and extended it to auto parts from May 3, 2025. Vehicles report under 9903.94.01 and parts under 9903.94.05. Later trade arrangements cut the rate for several partners, but each one started on its own date. Effective from 2025-04-03. HTS headings: 9903.94.01, 9903.94.05. What to do: If you imported vehicles or parts from the UK, the EU, Japan or Korea before the guidance for that arrangement landed, check whether the entry was liquidated at the higher rate. A post-summary correction is possible while an entry is unliquidated; after liquidation you have 180 days to file a protest. Ask your broker to check the dates before the window closes. For parts, confirm the article is classified in the parts annex rather than the vehicle line — the two carry different Chapter 99 headings. https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates#section-232-steel-aluminum-25-percent https://airliftusa.com/tariff-updates/section-232-steel-aluminum-25-percent Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Section 232 Proclamations 10895 and 10896 reset the Section 232 metals program. Steel and aluminum both went to 25%, and the country arrangements that had spared Argentina, Australia, Canada, Mexico, the EU and the UK were terminated. A long list of downstream derivative products was pulled into the same duty for the first time. Effective from 2025-03-12. HTS headings: 9903.81.87, 9903.81.88, 9903.81.89, 9903.81.90, 9903.81.91, 9903.81.92, 9903.81.93, 9903.85.02, 9903.85.04, 9903.85.07, 9903.85.08, 9903.85.09. What to do: Pull your last twelve months of entries and flag every line in Chapters 72, 73 and 76, plus anything with a metal housing, frame, fitting or fastener. Ask each supplier for a written steel or aluminum content value per article, and for the country of melt and pour or smelt and cast. Where the metal was melted and poured or smelted and cast in the United States, ask your broker whether the zero-rate derivative line applies to your entry.