Guides for US importers
Short answers to the questions US importers are asking right now about 2026 tariff deadlines, refunds and where to make things next. Each guide is sourced to the Federal Register, CBP or our own supplier data, and dated, so you know how current it is.
11 October 2026China's last 178 Section 301 tariff exclusions end Nov 9, and no extension has been publishedOne code on your entry summary tells you whether China duty goes up 7.5 or 25 points on Nov 10.
11 October 2026Nearly 4 in 10 Canton Fair home-goods exhibitors call themselves tradersWhat our crawl of 9,843 home and kitchen exhibitors shows, and the checks to run before a deposit.
11 October 2026Leaving China saves up to 25 points of duty. Choosing between Vietnam and India saves 2.5What you actually pay in duty by country, and why the factory matters more than the tariff gap.
11 October 2026Cabinet tariffs double to 50% on Jan 1, 2027, unless they come from a deal countryThe new Section 232 rates by product and origin, and how to plan orders around the entry date.
11 October 2026CBP has rejected 6.2 million entries from IEEPA refund claims. Here is who gets paidWho gets paid, when you need CAPE versus a lawsuit, and the key dates.
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