On April 12th, the US Customs and Border Protection issued an alert on April 11th local time, informing users that its system for exempting freight tariffs had malfunctioned. The affected shipments include all trade goods from countries currently under the 90 day tariff suspension implemented by the Trump administration. The customs suggest that the declarant submit a separate release order for the goods and make a consolidated declaration after the issue is resolved. Normally, American importers submit both the release of goods and financial documents when paying for freight, in order to make the payment for the goods. In order to ensure the smooth transportation of goods, the US Customs recommends that importers submit a release order for the goods now and submit financial statements after the issue is resolved. For now, this means that the US government has not yet imposed tariffs.
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