The Postal Service today   filed  with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for a limited price change on its domestic competitive products of 8 percent to offset increased transportation and fuel-related costs. International competitive services are not impacted. If approved by the PRC, the limited price change would take effect April 26 and run until January 17, 2027, which is the presumed effective date for the annual price adjustment for competitive products.From the  filing : Prices...

A federal appeals court denied the government’s case that sought to delay the process for refunding billions of dollars’ worth of tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down on February 20.   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit opened the next phase in the refund process by sending it to the Court of International Trade (CIT). The Supreme Court ruled last month that the tariffs that President Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were...

Two bills with implications for importers were recently introduced in Congress:   The Secure Revenue Clearance Channel Act , introduced by Reps. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) and Don Beyer (D-VA), is aimed at the express consignment operators and the backlog of goods at express ports since the end of the de minimis exemption in August 2025. The bill, which makes provisions for express consignment operators only, includes language to create a 20% ad valorem rate on merchandise. This section of the...