U.S. Customs reports 'glitch' in system used by freight shippers for tariffs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : An alert from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday notified users of a glitch in the system that is used to exempt freight from tariffs, including shipments from China that were already on the water at the time of this week's whipsaw in tariffs policy, and any trade from nations now under the 90-day pause put in place by the Trump administration.
55% : " The U.S. is currently at work on negotiations with over 75 countries on tariffs deals that Trump has said will be tailored to each nation.
49% : Dewardric McNeal, managing director and senior policy analyst at Longview Global with a focus on international trade and defense, tells CNBC glitches do happen, but the timing is unfortunate and will lead to more questions about Customs' capability in keeping up with the pace of the tariffs.
44% : CBP said it will issue an update when this issue is resolved.
38% : "There has been some confusion on what President Trump has said in social media posts on when the tariff starts and what is written in the executive order," said Jarred Varanelli, vice president of US sales at logistics firm Savino Del Bene.
37% : " Despite President Trump saying numerous times the tariff is in effect and being collected, U.S. shippers tell CNBC they have not been charged the higher tariff rate on their containers, some of which came in as late as yesterday.

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