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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters May 19 the administration is "not in a rush" to extend the November 2025 Trump-Xi tariff truce, calling things "stable" (Reuters via Al Arabiya, May 20). Bessent indicated China expected to accept restoration of pre-truce Section 301…
The 10% global import surcharge stays in place despite the May 7 CIT strike-down. On May 12, the Federal Circuit granted an immediate administrative stay of the CIT order while it considers the government's longer stay motion(Troutman; Sandler Travis & Rosenberg). On May 20,…
US Census released Q1 2026 Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales May 18: $326.7B for the quarter, +9.8% YoY versus total retail at +3.9% — the widest ecommerce-vs-retail growth gap in 5 quarters. E-commerce share is now 16.9%, up from 16.1% YoY, +2.7% QoQ. Seller insight: The structu…
Two member states moved ahead of the July 1 EU-wide €3/HS code duty with their own per-parcel fees. Romania: ~€5/parcel logistics fee since Jan 1, 2026. France: ~€2/unique item category since March 1, 2026. The Council also confirmed a separate €2 EU handling fee per HS code, liv…
Drewry's composite WCI rose 6% to $2,712/40ft for the week ending May 21 — its third consecutive May increase (gCaptain, May 22). The standout move was Asia-Europe: Shanghai → Rotterdam +15% to $2,773, Shanghai → Genoa +10% to $4,082, against just 3 announced blank sailings for t…
