Global Trade Resources at a Glance from Armada Corporate Intelligence
Our good friends and partners at Armada Corporate Intelligence have put together a helpful list of resources on tariffs. At the Federal level, here are the resources directly connected to the White House. They break down tariff decisions into Annex’s. Annex 1, 2, and 3 are listed below with a link to that source (which is reportedly updated constantly).
Annex 1: Targeted Retaliation: pressures countries with asymmetric trade barriers (e.g., Vietnam’s 90% tariffs on U.S. goods). Annex 2: Economic Security: protects sectors vital to U.S. infrastructure and defense (e.g., semiconductors, energy). 37 pages – ~925 exclusions – In 2018-2019 it was 10,500+ Annex 3: Legal Precision: ensures CBP can enforce layered tariffs (e.g., China’s 34% reciprocal + 20% IEEPA + 7.5–25% Section 301).
Logistics Plus Once Again Ranks Among Transport Topics 2025 Top 100 North American Logistics Companies
Logistics Plus was also named a Top Dry Storage Warehousing Firm and a Top Freight Brokerage Firm again.
ERIE, PA (April 15, 2025) – Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP), a global leader in transportation, logistics, and unique supply chain solutions, is proud to announce that it has been named to the annual Transport Topics Top 100 list of North America’s largest logistics companies based on gross revenue for the most recent 12-month period. Logistics Plus moved up two positions in the rankings to the 80th spot. It’s the third straight year that Logistics Plus has been named to the list. Logistics Plus also ranked as the 32nd largest dry storage warehousing firm (up from 38th last year) and the 66th largest freight brokerage firm (same as last year).
“In addition to enduring a stubbornly slow freight market recovery, the largest third-party logistics providers in North America are now navigating supply chain uncertainty stemming from tariffs and rapidly shifting trade policies,” said Seth Clevenger, managing editor of features and multimedia at Transport Topics. “Despite these challenges, the industry’s top 3PLs have been boosting freight efficiency and building more resilient supply chains in a changing world.”
“Our DNA is logistics,” said Jim Berlin, Founder and CEO of Logistics Plus. “As we have grown, today we have ten million feet of warehousing in North America and more globally, we do software development, we transport everything from pallets to rockets around the world. We say yes to any supply chain challenge, opening up new opportunities for our people and customers.”
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Logistics Plus, Inc. (LP) is a 21st Century Logistics Company™ and a leading worldwide provider of transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, technology, and unique supply chain solutions. When the world changes, Logistics Plus® delivers. Founded in 1996, today LP has annual global sales of over $600M with more than 1,200 employees located in 50+ countries worldwide. LP is recognized as one of the fastest-growing privately-owned logistics companies, a top 3PL provider, a top 100 logistics company, a top freight brokerage and warehousing provider, and a great place to work. With a Passion For Excellence™, its employees put the PLUS in LOGISTICS by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success. Learn more at logisticsplus.com or download our media & press kit.
US CBP issued a notice on April 11 that certain electronics will be excluded from the reciprocal tariffs. Certain smartphones, computers, and other items are being added to the exemption list and will not be subject to the additional duties if entered on or after April 5. Read more at https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-3db9e55?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2/li
China’s retaliatory 125% tariff changes to imports from the United States, which were announced on April 11, went into effect on April 12.
On April 10, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen issued a statement putting on hold the countermeasures announced April 9 for 90 days.
Additional observations from the Logistics Plus Customs & Compliance Team:
The 34% that was replaced by the 84% tariff has been replaced by a 125% tariff.
As the BBC called out, but without specificity on the EO, the 20% China/HK tariff is still in place.
The original 25% / 7.5% 301 tariff appears to have been replaced by the 125% tariff, but they weren’t explicitly called out.
There were originally supposed to be exemptions for the steel and aluminum that carry the 25% tariff and for pharma, but since this is not specifically addressed in the EO this morning, we await further clarification.
April 8, 2025:
Trump tariffs on China set to rise to 104% Wednesday. See USA Today article.
April 8, 2025:
A country-specific ad valorem rate of duty will apply to imported goods of 83 countries and will replace the 10% additional ad valorem duty rate under 9903.01.25. See USCBP Message.
April 4, 2025:
China announces 34 percent tariffs in response to US tariffs imposed on April 2. Chinese tariffs take effect on April 10. China also announces new export controls on samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium; an antidumping investigation into US medical CT X-ray tubes; the addition of 11 US companies to the unreliable entity list; export controls on 15 companies; and a ban on imports of Illumina’s gene sequencers. See Reuters article.
April 3, 2025:
The 25 percent tariffs on automobiles announced on March 26 and imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 go into effect. The tariffs on automobile parts are delayed to a future date not later than May 3, 2025. See Federal Register Notice and Presidential Documents.
April 2, 2025:
The US imposes 10 percent tariffs on imports from nearly all countries as announced April 2. See Federal Register Notice.
