Trade
New Section 301 duties land at 10 and 12.5
Additional tariffs of 10% and 12.5% took effect in 2026 under the unfair-trade statute — a slower, sturdier vehicle than the invalidated emergency path.
Priya Vaithilingam · June 12, 2026
Trade: Markets and Commerce
Trade examines the rules that govern goods crossing borders: tariff schedules and exclusions, rules of origin, customs classification, export licensing and controls, and the agreements behind them. Explainers work each change through to landed cost on a named product. Useful for sourcing managers, trade counsel and manufacturers with international suppliers.
Trade examines the rules that govern goods crossing borders: tariff schedules and exclusions, rules of origin, customs classification, export licensing and controls, and the agreements behind them. Explainers work each change through to landed cost on a named product. Useful for sourcing managers, trade counsel and manufacturers with international suppliers.
Trade
Nearshoring moved the map, not the model
Supply chains did not come home — they got shorter, and Mexico and Vietnam hold the evidence.
Priya Vaithilingam · May 20, 2026
Trade
Chip export controls are industrial policy by list
The rules that decide which semiconductors cross which borders are written as technical thresholds — and they steer billions in investment.
Priya Vaithilingam · April 27, 2026
Trade
Tariff collection runs on bonds and entries
Between a proclamation and a paid duty sit importers, customs brokers, bonds, and a filing rhythm most sellers learn only after their first penalty.
Monica Cummings · April 5, 2026
Trade
The de minimis loophole is gone for good
Ending duty-free treatment for small parcels rewired e-commerce logistics — and the customs system is still catching up.
Priya Vaithilingam · March 13, 2026