Here are five tips to face the 25% tariffs on imports into the United States from Mexico and Canada starting March 4. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the application of a 25% ad valorem tax on all imports from Mexico, with some exceptions. This measure, effective from the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will maintain the de minimis exemption for U.S. imports from Mexico. The de minimis clause allows goods to enter the United States duty-free when their value does not exceed $800. In addition, these packages receive a lesser inspection. Last month, U.S. President
The U.S. Trade Representation (USTR) questioned how the World Trade Organization (WTO) grants special and differential treatment designation to a broad group of its members. “Many of these designations are wholly unreasonable and contrary to almost any objective criteria,” USTR said in its Trade Policy Agenda 2025 and
The closure of Vulcan Materials Company’s operations in Calica, Mexico, has affected Florida’s limestone supply, according to Titan America. As early as 2007, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) recognized that there were insufficient limestone reserves in Florida to continue to meet the state’s demand for up to
Newmont’s 100% owned Peñasquito mine, located in Mexico, reduced its gold reserves from 4.6 in 2023 to 4.1 million ounces in 2024. Peñasquito is an open pit operation located in the northeast corner of the state of Zacatecas, approximately 125 miles (200 kilometers) northeast of the city of
The Mexican Ministry of Economy initiated an anti-dumping investigation on imports of hot-rolled steel from China and Vietnam. On November 19, 2024, the case began when Ternium Mexico filed the request for the initiation of the administrative investigation procedure for unfair international trade practices, in the form of