by Mike Duff | Jun 3, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The Trump administration’s initiative to effectively replace struck-down IEEPA tariffs by turning to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 took a step forward as the U.S. Trade Representative proposed the imposition of duties on 60 countries and economies based on a...
by Mike Duff | Feb 24, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
With widespread anticipation of how President Donald Trump would handle the topic in the February 24 State of the Union Address, the fallout from the United States Supreme Court rejection of emergency power-based tariff authority cited by the White House continues...
by Mike Duff | Feb 23, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
As President Donald Trump imposes a new 15% tariff despite a United States Supreme Court ruling against the legal justification he used to impose sweeping global duties, the view moving forward remains murky about refunds many excise payers now expect. A recent...
by Mike Duff | Feb 20, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
A United States Supreme Court ruling striking down tariffs imposed by the Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not address questions about refunds, an issue that one dissenting justice said could be a “mess.”...
by Mike Duff | Dec 9, 2025 | Retail Articles
Year-over-year declines in import cargo volume seen at major container ports across the United States in recent months should continue in 2026 under the effects of tariffs and ongoing uncertainty about U.S. trade policy, according to the Global Port Tracker report...