WEBINAR
Tariffs Aren’t Going Away: The Procurement Playbook for the New Trade Era
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
9:00AM PT • 12:00PM ET • Live webinar with Q&A
Register now to understand what the latest tariff changes mean for your sourcing strategy.
Can’t make it live? Register anyway and we’ll send the recording.
Overview
The courts struck down the IEEPA tariffs and roughly $170B in duties are moving back toward importers. Easy to read that as the tariff era is ending. It isn’t.
Section 232, 301, and the new 122 surcharge all survived. Elevated tariffs are the baseline now - and refunds hinge on deadlines and documentation, not on who overpaid. Most entries won't be refunded automatically.
Butzel trade Counsel Mitchell Zajac breaks down where things stand. LightSource frames what it means for the sourcing decisions you're making right now.
What you'll learn
1. Where the $170B in refunds actually sits — and why most won’t come back automatically
CAPE Phase 1 eligibility, the entries that fall outside it, and the protest and litigation deadlines running into 2027.
2. Why elevated tariffs are structural, not temporary
The Section 232 expansion across autos, metals, semis, and pharma; fast-tracked 301 investigations across 60 trade partners; and the 122 surcharge filling the gap.
3. How the April 2026 Section 232 metals and pharma rules change your exposure
Rates by HTSUS chapter, the 15% metal-weight threshold that pulls non-metal products into scope, and the end of stacking.
4. A risk-mitigation playbook you can act on
Shifting to USMCA-compliant and lower-tariff origins, using FTZs, drawback, and TIB, tightening documentation, and prepping for DOJ and DHS enforcement — where importers carry the liability, not brokers.
Meet the Speakers
Mitchell Zajac
Shareholder
Butzel
Mitchell Zajac is a Shareholder at Butzel and a registered patent attorney. A former engineer at a Detroit Three automaker, he advises manufacturers and supply chain leaders on USMCA, Section 301 and 232 tariffs, IEEPA, and customs compliance — with a practical understanding of how trade policy translates into real sourcing and cost decisions.
Spencer Penn
Chief Executive Officer
LightSource
Spencer co-founded LightSource after working in operations and supply chain at Tesla and Waymo. He built LightSource to fix the infrastructure problem that quietly determines product cost, launch speed, and supply chain resilience at manufacturers.
WEBINAR
Tariffs Aren’t Going Away: The Procurement Playbook for the New Trade Era
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
9:00AM PT • 12:00PM ET • Live webinar with Q&A
Register now to understand what the latest tariff changes mean for your sourcing strategy.
Can’t make it live? Register anyway and we’ll send the recording.
Overview
The courts struck down the IEEPA tariffs and roughly $170B in duties are moving back toward importers. Easy to read that as the tariff era is ending. It isn’t.
Section 232, 301, and the new 122 surcharge all survived. Elevated tariffs are the baseline now - and refunds hinge on deadlines and documentation, not on who overpaid. Most entries won't be refunded automatically.
Butzel trade Counsel Mitchell Zajac breaks down where things stand. LightSource frames what it means for the sourcing decisions you're making right now.
What you'll learn
1. Where the $170B in refunds actually sits — and why most won’t come back automatically
CAPE Phase 1 eligibility, the entries that fall outside it, and the protest and litigation deadlines running into 2027.
2. Why elevated tariffs are structural, not temporary
The Section 232 expansion across autos, metals, semis, and pharma; fast-tracked 301 investigations across 60 trade partners; and the 122 surcharge filling the gap.
3. How the April 2026 Section 232 metals and pharma rules change your exposure
Rates by HTSUS chapter, the 15% metal-weight threshold that pulls non-metal products into scope, and the end of stacking.
4. A risk-mitigation playbook you can act on
Shifting to USMCA-compliant and lower-tariff origins, using FTZs, drawback, and TIB, tightening documentation, and prepping for DOJ and DHS enforcement — where importers carry the liability, not brokers.
Meet the Speakers
Mitchell Zajac
Shareholder
Butzel
Mitchell Zajac is a Shareholder at Butzel and a registered patent attorney. A former engineer at a Detroit Three automaker, he advises manufacturers and supply chain leaders on USMCA, Section 301 and 232 tariffs, IEEPA, and customs compliance — with a practical understanding of how trade policy translates into real sourcing and cost decisions.
Spencer Penn
Chief Executive Officer
LightSource
Spencer co-founded LightSource after working in operations and supply chain at Tesla and Waymo. He built LightSource to fix the infrastructure problem that quietly determines product cost, launch speed, and supply chain resilience at manufacturers.
WEBINAR
Tariffs Aren’t Going Away: The Procurement Playbook for the New Trade Era
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
9:00AM PT • 12:00PM ET • Live webinar with Q&A
Register now to understand what the latest tariff changes mean for your sourcing strategy.
Can’t make it live? Register anyway and we’ll send the recording.
Overview
The courts struck down the IEEPA tariffs and roughly $170B in duties are moving back toward importers. Easy to read that as the tariff era is ending. It isn’t.
Section 232, 301, and the new 122 surcharge all survived. Elevated tariffs are the baseline now - and refunds hinge on deadlines and documentation, not on who overpaid. Most entries won't be refunded automatically.
Butzel trade Counsel Mitchell Zajac breaks down where things stand. LightSource frames what it means for the sourcing decisions you're making right now.
What you'll learn
1. Where the $170B in refunds actually sits — and why most won’t come back automatically
CAPE Phase 1 eligibility, the entries that fall outside it, and the protest and litigation deadlines running into 2027.
2. Why elevated tariffs are structural, not temporary
The Section 232 expansion across autos, metals, semis, and pharma; fast-tracked 301 investigations across 60 trade partners; and the 122 surcharge filling the gap.
3. How the April 2026 Section 232 metals and pharma rules change your exposure
Rates by HTSUS chapter, the 15% metal-weight threshold that pulls non-metal products into scope, and the end of stacking.
4. A risk-mitigation playbook you can act on
Shifting to USMCA-compliant and lower-tariff origins, using FTZs, drawback, and TIB, tightening documentation, and prepping for DOJ and DHS enforcement — where importers carry the liability, not brokers.
Meet the Speakers
Mitchell Zajac
Shareholder
Butzel
Mitchell Zajac is a Shareholder at Butzel and a registered patent attorney. A former engineer at a Detroit Three automaker, he advises manufacturers and supply chain leaders on USMCA, Section 301 and 232 tariffs, IEEPA, and customs compliance — with a practical understanding of how trade policy translates into real sourcing and cost decisions.
Spencer Penn
Chief Executive Officer
LightSource
Spencer co-founded LightSource after working in operations and supply chain at Tesla and Waymo. He built LightSource to fix the infrastructure problem that quietly determines product cost, launch speed, and supply chain resilience at manufacturers.
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