D.J. Whelan & Co.

04/01/2026

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07/04/2025

Happy Independence Day from Detroit

07/01/2025

Happy Canada Day to all of our friends in Canada! We are always here to help you with your cross border needs. Bonne fete du Canada!

04/02/2025

The annex to the Section 232 auto tariff proclamation has been released, listing tariff subheadings subject to the 25% tariffs on passenger vehicles and light trucks beginning April 3, and setting the effective date for tariffs on auto parts at May 3 (and also listing the subheadings covered by those tariffs).
Beginning at 12:01 a.m. eastern time on April 3, The recently announced Section 232 tariffs on passenger vehicles and light trucks will cover subheadings 8703.22.01, 8703.23.01, 8703.24.01, 8703.31.01, 8703.32.01, 8703.33.01, 8703.40.00, 8703.50.00, 8703.60.00, 8703.70.00, 8703.80.00, 8703.90.01, 8704.21.01, 8704.31.01, 8704.41.00, 8704.51.00 and 8704.60.00.
Entries subject to the tariffs will be filed under new subheading 9903.94.01, with a duty of 25%.
New duty-free subheading 9903.94.02 will apply to goods of the subheadings otherwise subject to the tariffs that aren’t passenger vehicles and light trucks, as well as the U.S. content of cars and trucks exempt from tariffs upon approval by the commerce secretary for the specific car or truck to use the U.S.-content exemption. New subheading 9903.94.03 will apply 25% tariffs to the non-U.S. content of such vehicles.
New duty-free subheading 9903.94.04 will exempt passenger vehicles and light trucks manufactured at least 25 years prior to the year of the date of entry from the tariffs.
Then, beginning at 12:01 a.m. eastern time on May 3, tariffs on auto parts listed in the annex will take effect under new subheading 9903.94.05. Those parts are found in various subheadings of chapters 40. 70, 73, 83, 84, 85, 87, 90 and 94.
New subheading 9903.94.06 will exempt goods that fall under those subheadings that aren’t auto parts, as well as goods that qualify for special tariff treatment under USMCA. USMCA auto parts are exempt from the auto parts tariffs until the commerce secretary and CBP establish a procedure to exempt U.S. content and publish a notice in the Federal Register.

03/29/2025

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Securing America's Borders

03/28/2025

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02/03/2025

According to an X message, Canadian President Justin Trudeau concluded a late afternoon call today with President Trump in which it was decided that the 25% tariffs set to take effect on U.S. imports of Canadian goods at 12:01 a.m. ET tonight will be postponed for 30 days.

Trudeau said Canada will be “implementing our $1.3 billion border plan — reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border.”

In addition, Trudeau affirmed to President Trump that Canada will appoint a “Fentanyl Czar,” list cartels as terrorists, “ensure 24/7 eyes on the border,” and initiate a Canada-U.S. Joint Strike Force to fight organized crime, fentanyl, and money laundering. Trudeau also said a new Canadian intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl will be formed at an investment from Canada of $200 million.

This announcement follows a similar 30-day pause of the 25% Mexico tariff announced this morning after President Trump had a phone call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum who committed to send 10,000 Mexican troops to the borders to focus on fentanyl and illegal immigration.

The 10% additional China tariffs, also announced by President Trump on Saturday, Feb. 1, with an effective time and date of 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 4, are still in play at the time. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) provided guidance to the trade this afternoon regarding implementation of the Chinese tariffs.

02/02/2025

As you may be aware, the government of the United States announced via executive order on February 1, 2025, the implementation of tariffs on all goods entering the United States from Canada and Mexico as well as select goods from China. These tariffs are being applied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and will take effect beginning 12:01 a.m. on February 4, 2025. There is currently no expiry or revisitation date on the tariffs and, at this time, there is no opportunity for tariff exemption.

The tariff rates are as follows:
• 25% tariff on all goods entering the U.S. from Canada (with the exception of energy resources).
• 10% tariff on all energy resources entering the U.S. from Canada.
• 25% tariff on all goods entering the U.S. from Mexico.
• An additional 10% tariff on all goods entering the U.S. from China (note that this tariff is above and beyond the existing tariffs against imports from China that have been imposed since 2018).

Please note that the 25% tariff will also be applied to low-value goods that fall within the current $800 USD de minimis threshold, which have traditionally been exempt from customs duties (i.e., e-commerce parcels).

It is important to note that the application of these tariffs – while inconsistent with the spirit of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – does not dissolve or pause the trade agreement. There is still value in using the USMCA to import goods as doing so exempts importers from having to pay the standard Most-Favored Nation (MFN) tariff, the tariff rate for which varies by product, in addition to the new tariffs being applied. Goods being shipped into the U.S. under the USMCA, won’t have the MFN rate applied; only the 25% tariff, but will still require the relevant documentation under the agreement.

U.S. exporters to Canada should note that the Canadian government has also announced reciprocal tariffs on U.S. goods entering Canada, though these tariffs are not being universally applied. These tariffs are being implemented in two phases. The first beginning on February 4th and the second phase later in February.

We understand there is currently a significant degree of uncertainty regarding trade activity, and that you’re likely to have many questions. We would like to reassure you we are mobilizing quickly to adjust our processes to adapt to these new measures to ensure your duties to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are calculated correctly and in accordance with these new policies.

ADDRESSING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION: The extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency

08/23/2024

Rail Strike Ends with Canadian Government Arbitration Order

NCBFAA Members Should be Advised. View as Webpage Rail Strike Ends with Canadian Government Arbitration Order Canada’s Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon on Aug. 22 directed the Canada Industrial Relatio

08/22/2024

Failed Labor Contract Negotiations Halt Canadian Rail System

NCBFAA Members Should be Advised. View as Webpage Failed Labor Contract Negotiations Halt Canadian Rail System The freight rail networks of Canada’s Class 1 railroads – CN and CPKC – ceased operating

08/21/2024

Northern Border Trade Braces for August 22 Canadian Rail Strike

NCBFAA Members Should be Advised. View as Webpage Northern Border Trade Braces for Aug. 22 Canadian Rail Strike Time is running out to the Canadian rail strike which is set to start at 00:01 a.m. ET t

06/17/2022

Department of Homeland Security releases UFLPA guidance for Importers

As part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), chaired by DHS, released the Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, Or Manufactured With Forced Labor in ...