U.S. Customs: Tariff declaration system out of order

U.S. Customs and Border Protection stated that there was a malfunction in the system used to exempt freight tariffs. Affected freight includes all trade goods from countries currently in the 90-day tariff suspension period implemented by the Trump administration. U.S. Customs stated that they found that the entry codes used by U.S. shippers to apply for duty-free goods were not functioning, and "this issue is under review." Currently, this means that the U.S. government is temporarily unable to collect tariffs. U.S. Customs stated that they will release the latest information once the issue is resolved. Dewardric McNeal, Senior Policy Analyst at consulting firm Longview Global, stated that malfunctions do occur, but the timing of this one is unfortunate and will raise more questions about the U.S. Customs' ability to keep up with tariff adjustments.