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245 articles since 2010, on tariffs, customs enforcement, export controls, the Federal Maritime Commission and maritime law. Several are also published in Chinese, Spanish and Italian. Get new articles by email or by RSS.
Navigating Section 122 Tariff Litigation: Current Status and Essential Strategies to Preserve Refund Rights The landscape of international trade law continues to experience rapid shifts, and importers who paid duties under the temporary…
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U.S. Updates Trade Measures Regarding Canada: Section 338 Import Restrictions and Tariff Adjustments Trade discussions between the United States and Canada recently encountered hurdles as bilateral negotiations concluded without a…
On September 2, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a landmark Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) under Docket No. USCBP-2026-1058. The notice directly supports Executive Order 14411, “Strengthening Customs…
On August 13th, 2026, the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy released a comprehensive report titled “The Great Transshipment Scam: Rise, Scope, and Costs”. For importers navigating complex international supply chains,…
The U.S. government is actively challenging a Court of International Trade (CIT) ruling that ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue tariff refunds to all affected businesses- even those that never filed a lawsuit. In…
The latest chapter in the ongoing legal battle over U.S. tariffs has begun. On July 24, 2026, two U.S. importers filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging the Trump Administration’s recently imposed Section 301…
On July 24, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued implementation guidance for the new Section 301 Forced Labor tariffs announced by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) one day earlier. The…
In less than one year of operation, the Trade Fraud Task Force (TFTF)- a joint initiative launched in August 2025 by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)- has officially crossed the $1 billion…
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, which struck down the previous tariff regime imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the Administration responded…
The rollout of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) automated refund mechanism for struck-down International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs has reached a critical juncture. On July 1, 2026, CBP submitted its latest…
The landscape of consumer product imports is facing a major regulatory shift. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is fully implementing its eFiling…
The future of North American trade has been thrown into sharp uncertainty following President Donald Trump’s recent declaration that his administration is “not looking to renew” the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).…
On June 23, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued two new Withhold Release Orders (WROs) against garments produced by Needle Craft Ltd. and Casual Wear Apparel L.L.C., two garment manufacturers located in Jordan.…
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued new guidance reaffirming an important principle that many exporters, distributors, and technology companies may have misunderstood following the…
On June 16, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a new Withhold Release Order (WRO) against copper and copper products manufactured by Serbia Zijin Copper DOO, citing reasonable evidence that forced labor was used in…
On June 12, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released its new Forced Labor Enforcement Operational Guidance for Importers (Publication No. 5560-0526), providing importers with a consolidated reference guide covering the…
On June 15, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari in HMTX Industries, LLC, et al. v. United States, the lead case challenging the legality of the Section 301 tariffs imposed on imports from China under Lists 3…
The intersection of artificial intelligence and national security continues to evolve rapidly, and a recent government action involving Anthropic’s newest AI models demonstrates the increasing scrutiny frontier AI systems face from…
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