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For April, we are highlighting Christopher Gottlob, CHB Supervisor in our Detroit, MI branch. Christohper has a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management. Christopher started working at JAS in 2017 as an intern. In 2019, he moved into a brokerage position and found that he enjoyed doing customs entries more than moving freight. Christopher took and passed the Licensed Customs Broker exam in 2020 during Covid, which gave him plenty of time for studying. In 2022, Christopher became the CHB Supervisor in Detroit. Christopher has been able to follow the HTS GRIs and cross reference with CBP rulings to help clients find more appropriate HTS codes and in some cases, that has led to lower duties, saving his client on duties!
Christopher is married to his wife Megan, and they have a 2 year old daughter and are expecting their second in July. Christopher and his family have 2 cats, and a dog. He loves to go Detroit Lions games as a season ticket holder, golfing and enjoying his cabin in north Michigan with family and friends.
Christopher is another great example that People Make the Difference!
Customs and Border Protection has announced an increase to the Merchandise Processing Fee assessed on imported goods. The increase is effective on October 1, 2025.
CSMS message 65741993 gives the details of the adjustments. For standard entry types, MPF is assessed at 0.3464% ad valorem with minimums and maximums. The minimum will be adjusted from the current $32.71 to $33.58. The maximum will be adjusted from $634.62 to $651.50.
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The President has announced a trade deal with the European Union.
Some of the terms of the deal are that the EU will purchase $750 billion worth of US energy, invest 600 billion in the US, and buy more US military equipment.
Additionally, the EU will lower the tariff on US origin goods to 0% and the US will impose 15% instead of the original 30% that was expected.
Steel and aluminum will remain at 50% for EU origin products under Section 232.
In a White House Fact Sheet, the Indonesia deal is outlined. Under this deal with Indonesia, the reciprocal tariff will be 19%. Other key terms include eliminating tariff barriers, breaking down non-tariff barriers for US industrial exports, US agricultural exports, and more. Additional details are in the fact sheet linked below.
In a Truth Social Post, the President has indicated that a deal has been made with Japan. According to the post, the deal includes Japan investing in the US, Japan opening their country to trade including cars and trucks, rice and other ag products etc. The reciprocal rate under this deal will be 15%. The full Truth Social post is linked below.
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