Proposed crane tariff pause leaves older contracts' April 2027 deadline unchanged
Port buyers should schedule covered cranes under qualifying contracts executed before April 17, 2025 for consumption entry or warehouse withdrawal for consumption before April 18, 2027. The proposed pause adds no time to that exception, and other applicable duties remain separate.
USTR proposes extending the suspension of the maritime Section 301 measures, including the 100% additional duty on covered ship-to-shore cranes, through January 9, 2027. The adopted suspension ends November 9, 2026, so buyers should retain the November restart scenario until USTR issues a final notice.
The separate contract exception requires an executed sales contract dated before April 17, 2025 and consumption entry or warehouse withdrawal for consumption before April 18, 2027. The proposed extension would not change either condition. Buyers should match the executed contract to the planned customs date, since shipment or arrival alone does not meet the entry requirement. Relief concerns the maritime 100% duty, while the separate 25% Section 301 duty on Chinese-origin cranes and any other applicable charges remain outside this pause.
Read the full analysis: USTR Crane Tariff Delay Would Leave the April 2027 Deadline Intact.
Canada's 25% surtax schedule includes toilet paper under 4818.10.00 and certain kraft paper under 4804.39.00, the two products compared in the analysis. For commercial risk, measure Canadian revenue against each product line's total sales, including domestic sales. Verify each Canadian customer's actual surtax and any remission using classification, origin and import records before treating the scheduled rate as its cost increase. Prioritize renewals where substantial Canadian revenue, a verified duty burden and reopening price or volume terms coincide.