U.S. Customs: Duty Declaration System Experiencing Malfunction, Unable to Collect Duties Temporarily

On April 12th: The U.S. Customs announced that the system employed for exempting cargo tariffs has malfunctioned. The affected freight encompasses all traded goods of countries currently within the 90-day tariff suspension period implemented by the Trump administration. The U.S. Customs stated that they discovered that the entry codes utilized by U.S. consignors to apply for duty-free goods were not functioning and that "this issue is under review." At present, this indicates that the U.S. government is temporarily unable to collect tariffs. The U.S. Customs indicated that they will provide further updates once the issue is resolved. (FX168)