The Court of International Trade published their opinion and order today regarding the Trump Administrations use of Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. In a 2-1 majority, the CIT found the underlying basis of a "balance-of-payment imbalance" was not properly used...
Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) 4/29/2026 Update On April 28, 2026, Brandon Lord, Executive Director, Trade Programs Directorate of CBP issued an update on the CAPE system to the Court of International Trade (CIT). In his update, he...
STRENGTHENING ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADJUST IMPORTS OF ALUMINUM, STEEL, AND COPPER INTO THE UNITED STATES On April 2, 2026, President Trump issued a Proclamation further adjusting how the import of certain aluminum, steel and copper items are to be handled by the importing...
Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) 3/19/2026 Update On Thursday March 19, CBP provided an update to the CIT on their CAPE development progress. The function is currently being developed and further tested throughout the past week. According...
USMCA – Mexico/US Bilateral Talks The United States Trade Representative Jamison Greer and Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard and their respective teams met in Washington D.C. on March 18 to kick off the first of many bilateral discussions between the US and...
Yesterday, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer initiated an additional investigation pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. This investigation will focus on the “acts, policies, and practices of certain economies related to structural excess...
De Minimis CBP reminds the trade community that de minimis continues to be suspended in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on the collection of IEEPA duties. According to the Executive Order “ Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All...
On February 20th, shortly after the US Supreme Court handed down their opinion regarding the President’s authority under IEEPA for establishing additional ad valorem duties on items imported to the United States, effectively striking down the use of IEEPA tariffs,...
This morning, the Supreme Court handed down their long-anticipated decision regarding the President’s authority to implement additional duty rates under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In a 6-3 decision, they found that IEEPA “does not...
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