Canada and Mexico Tariff scheduled for 3/4/2025 : Sanders Brokerage

Canada and Mexico Tariff scheduled for 3/4/2025

Posted by Brion Cortez on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 · Leave a Comment

As you may have heard, on February 24, 2025, President Trump acknowledged that the additional 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods are on schedule to implement at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. That will be 9:01 p.m. Pacific Standard Time for us here on the West Coast.

After that time, most goods of Canadian and Mexican origin, as well as goods from other countries that have undergone substantial transformation in Canada and Mexico, will be assessed the additional 25% tariff. Earlier this month, US Customs provided a guidance document, CSMS# 63988467, which gives a summary of what to expect. Even though the dates in this document are for 2/4/2025, we expect the information in this document to be still accurate for 3/4/2025.

If you have a shipment crossing into the US in the next couple days, it must do so by the end of the day Friday, 2/28/2025, if we are to have any chance at avoiding the tariffs. Crossings on Monday will be TOO LATE to avoid the tariff for technical reasons.

Sanders Brokerage Services may need to receive payment for services prior to transmitting entries to US Customs. Another option is to participate in the ACH Debit program to allow US Customs to withdraw duty monies directly out of your account. Your bank will need to be a US bank or a US branch of a foreign bank. In both cases, the bank must be a member of NACHA and allow US Customs to be an ACH party. Please contact us for details if you are interested in this program.

As always, please contact our office by phone at 360-332-1778, or by email at orders@sandersbrokerage.us, if you have any questions.

Thank you very much for your business.

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Value Information Tips

When you ship or send goods to the U.S.A., the question of "valuation" may arise. What you need to know is that the issue of how to value your goods for export to the U.S.A. are part of a very complex law in our U.S. Customs Regulations (CBP).
The U.S. valuation law is very similar to the valuation law first developed and implemented by Canada Customs. The basic bottom line concept on most imports deals with the goods being valued (appraised) at the actual transaction value. That is, the price paid or payable for the merchandise. Transaction value is commonly used in arms length (unrelated) sales where a specific relationship did not impact the price paid or payable for the goods.
The term Related means within the sale of the goods, that actual family relations are involved, or that there are mutual owners in the selling company and purchasing company. CBP feels that family relationship or mutual owners in the seller and the buyer could impact the value paid or payable for the goods..
In related sales, transaction value can still be used, provided it can be proven (via a test case) that the relationship did not impact the price paid or payable for the merchandise.
Further protocol flow of the valuation law is a bit more complex and deals with terms and concepts such as "Transaction Value of Identical or Similar Merchandise", "Computed Value", "Deductive Value", and "402f" (Customs last method of appraisement) when other valuation concepts determined.
The bottom line in this law is making sure that the U.S. Government is receiving it's full amount of duty money's and fees. Undervalued importations could result in a loss of revenue to the U.S. Government to which the government could pursue full reimbursement and penalty actions.
Please remember that declaring a proper value on your shipment for U.S. Customs purposes is a matter of law.

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