The Camelot Company News Alerts Stay up to date with the latest industry news. News Alert: June, 2026 – Executive Order Mandating CBP Changes to IOR, Early Peak-Season and Fuel Surcharges Cause Eastbound Transpacific Ocean Container Freight Rates to Skyrocket in June, The Latest on Section 122 Tariffs, Section 301 Investigation Update, CPSC eFiling Requirements, Wood Packaging, and More. Past Issues: Alert: June 5, 2026 – CPSC Mandatory eFiling: Prepare Now for July 8, 2026 Alert: June 5, 2026 – President Trump Signs Executive Order to Strengthen CBP Enforcement News Alert: May, 2026 – Criminal Charges in the Key Bridge Collapse, Section 301 China Tariffs Face Second Four-Year Review, Scammers Targeting IEEPA Refunds, Latest on Tariffs, and More. Alert: May 11, 2026 – CBP Hosting Webinars for IEEPA Duty Refunds for Small Businesses & ACE Reports for CAPE Claims. Alert: April 20, 206 – IEEPA Refund Process – CAPE Portal – Phase 1 Implementation Begins Alert: April 15, 2026 – CBP Hosting IEEPA Refund Webinars News Alert: April, 2026 – How to Get IEEPA Refunds, Forced Labor Due Diligence Tools, China’s Revised Maritime Code, Hormuz Crisis, and More. Alert: April 6, 2026 – Trump Administration Adjusts Section 232 Tariffs for Steel, Aluminum, and Copper & Sets Tariffs for Pharmaceutical Imports News Alert: March, 2026 – IEEPA Refunds & ACE Accounts, Section 301 Investigations, Section 122 Lawsuits, Container Rates, and More. Alert: February 24, 2026 – President Trump Invokes Section 122 & Imposes New Tariff Rate Effective February 24, 2026 Alert: February 20, 2026 – U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Administration’s Use of IEEPA Tariffs News Alert: February, 2026 – Senate Bill Threatens to Eliminate First Sale Rule, Chinese New Year, US-India Trade Agreement Framework, and More. Alert: February 7, 2026 – US Removes 25% ‘Russian Oil’ Tariffs On India Effective February 7, 2026 Bonus News Alert: January, 27 2026 – Camelot Celebrates 49 Years in Business, 85 Years of Tom Case, and a New Baby Announcement. News Alert: January, 2026 – CBP Ends Paper Refund Checks Effective Feb. 6th, Lost Containers, China Trade Surplus, Container Rates, and More. Alert: January 6, 2026 – ACE Support Call Regarding the Electronic Refunds Interim Final Rule Effect Alert: December 19, 2025 – Protecting Your Right to IEEPA Tariff Recovery News Alert: December, 2025 – ISPM-15 Marking Requirements Expiration, Trucking Costs, Rising Cargo Theft, Mike Zizzo Passes October 2025 Customs Broker License Exam That Had Only 12% Pass Rate, Rail Merger Information, and More. News Alert: November, 2025 – Supreme Court Hears IEEPA Arguments – What It Means For Refunds, House Committee Warns of China’s Grip on Critical Minerals and Global Pricing Power, Cargo Insurance, US Yet to Cut Tariffs on Korean Imports to 15%, and More. News Alert: October, 2025 – Potential Tariff Increases, ACE Portal Accounts, U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds China Section 301 tariffs, and More. Alert: October 2, 2025 – The White House Announces New Tariff Rates on Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products (Effective October 14, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. EDT) News Alert: September, 2025 – Supreme Court to Hear IEEPA Tariff Challenges, How Carriers are Handling Upcoming Port Fees, White House Seeking Out Tariff Evaders, Tariff Tracker, Reviewing Your Import Classifications, and More. News Alert: August, 2025 – Free Trade Agreements Still Require Reciprocal Duty Payments, Are Incoterms Affecting Your Duty, Union Pacific to Increase Speed of Trains, India Tariffs, and More. Alert: August 12, 2025 – China Increased Reciprocal Tariffs Delayed 90 Days to November 10, 2025. Additional 25% India Tariff To Go Into Effect On August 27, 2025. Alert: August 1, 2025 – The White House Announces New Reciprocal Tariff Rates, and Section 232 Copper Tariffs Guidance News Alert: July, 2025 – Court Stays Block Pending Appeal, Tariff Tracker, Transpacific Shipping Demand, Indonesia and Brazil Reciprocal Tariffs, Tariff Exposure Help, and More Alert: July 9, 2025 – Reciprocal Tariff Implementation Delayed to August 1, 2025, and New Country Specific Tariff Rates to Take Effect News Alert: June, 2025 – Why Cargo Insurance Matters, The Risks of DDP Shipping, Latest on Tariffs, Freight Rates, Framework for U.S.-China Trade Deal, and More Alert: June 4, 2025 – 50% Tariffs for Steel and Aluminum Imports Take Effect 12:01 a.m. ET June 4, 2025 News Alert: May, 2025 – Trans-Pacific Carriers Announce Massive June Rate Hikes, Ceasefire in the Red Sea, US-UK Agreement, India-Pakistan, US Launches Section 232 Investigation Into Aircraft, Jet Engines, Parts, and More Alert: May 14, 2025 – China Reciprocal Rate of Duty Lowered to 10% — for 90 days. News Alert: April, 2025 – USTR Reconsidering Port Fees, Tech Reciprocal Tariff Exemptions, Made in USA Qualifications, Container Shipping Updates, Tariff Lawsuits, and More Alert: April, 2025 – Reciprocal Tariffs for all Countries Revert to 10% for 90 Days, China Reciprocal Tariff Increases to 125% Alert: April, 2025 – China Reciprocal Rate of Duty Increased from 34% to 84% Alert: April, 2025 – Reciprocal Tariffs Imposed and End to De Minimis from China News Alert: March, 2025 – U.S. Expands Metal Tariffs to 25% on all Steel & Aluminum Imports + Derivatives. Tariffs Paused for USMCA-Compliant Imports from Canada and Mexico until April 2nd. China Responds to Additional 20% Tariffs with 10-15% Tariffs of Their Own. Proposal to Tax Chinese Operated Ships, Shipper Bill of Rights, and More. Alert: March, 2025 – 25% Tariffs for Canada and Mexico. Additional 10% Tariffs for China News Alert: February, 2025 – 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum, Reciprocal Tariffs Announced, Executive Order Delaying the Enforcement of Tariffs on De Minimis Imports from China. Alert: February, 2025 – (Update as of 8:00 AM CT, Tuesday, February 4, 2025) Additional 10% Tariffs on Imports from China, China Import De Minimis Privileges Removed and Ineligible for Drawback, and 25% Tariffs on Imports from Canada & Mexico Delayed One Month. China Retaliates with 15% Tariffs on Coal and LNG, and 10% Tariffs on Oil and Agricultural Equipment. Alert: February, 2025 – (Update as of 10:30 AM CT, Monday, February 3, 2025) 25% Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Additional 10% Tariffs on Imports from China, De Minimis Privileges Removed and Ineligible for Drawback, and Tariffs on Imports from Mexico Delayed One Month News Alert: January, 2025 – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for De Minimis Shipments, ILA and USMX Reach Tentative Agreement, Container Rates, Lunar New Year, and More News Alert: December, 2024 – Proposed Tariffs, USMX & ILA at Impasse, and More News Alert: November, 2024 – Freight Market Recovery, Canadian Port Strike Action, Red Sea Routing, ILA Contract Talks, and More News Alert: October, 2024 – Section 301 Updates, E-Commerce Giants Adapt to New Import Rules, and More Alert: October 1, 2024 – ILA Striking from Maine to Texas; Cargo not Unloading or Moving at East Coast, Gulf Ports News Alert: September, 2024 – Supply Chain Resilience Pact, U.S. Announces De Minimis Actions, Potential East Coast Strike, and More News Alert: August, 2024 – Shippers Wary of Potential Strikes, and More News Alert: July, 2024 – Shippers Gain Brief Respite, Strike Notice Ruled Illegal, and More News Alert: June, 2024 – EV Tariffs, Air Cargo’s Early Peak, Container Shipping Rates, and More News Alert: May, 2024 – Ocean Freight Rates on the Rise, Manifest Descriptions, Section 301 Tariff Increase, and More News Alert: April, 2024 – Port of Baltimore, Panama Canal, Red Sea Crisis effect on Freight Rates, and More News Alert: March, 2024 – FMC Enforces Stricter Regulations on Container Late Fees, USTR Notice, East Coast Negotiations, and More News Alert: February, 2024 – Panama Canal Complexities, Red Sea Crisis Causing Delays and Rate Spikes, FMC Decision, and More News Alert: January, 2024 – Shippers Navigate Red Sea Crisis, and More Alert: January, 2024 – Rate Increases Coming News Alert: December, 2023 – 301 Tariff Exclusions Set to Expire, Panama Canal and Red Sea Issues, and More News Alert: November, 2023 – Panama Canal Congestion, Border Modernization, Potential October 2024 East Coast Strike, and More News Alert: October, 2023 – Toxic Substances Control Act Updated, Winter Blank Sailings, and More News Alert: September, 2023 – China 301 Exclusions Extended, Phase VII of The Lacey Act, and More News Alert: August, 2023 – US Container Imports, Panama Canal Restrictions, Air Cargo Rates, and More News Alert: July, 2023 – Thirteen Day Strike Ends on Canada’s Pacific Coast, and More News Alert: June, 2023 – Tentative Agreement Reached Between PMA and ILWU, and More News Alert: May, 2023 – Import Volumes, Data Exchange Program for US Supply Chains, and More News Alert: April, 2023 – Rail Merger Official, Reshoring Index Report, and More News Alert: March, 2023 – Supply Chain Recovering, Southeast Ports Growth Strategy, UFLPA, and More News Alert: February, 2023 – OSRA-22 Processes Hailed a Success by FMC, Trans-Atlantic Trade, and More
