The Trump Administration officially filed their appeal in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on June 2, 2026 to contest the Court of International Trade’s (CIT) orders to refund duties collected under IEEAP. The Supreme Court found IEEPA unlawful on...
Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) 5/28/2026 Update On May 26, 2026, CBP’s Brandon Lord provided the Court with their periodic update regarding the status of CAPE over the past 2 weeks. It was reported that as of the morning of Monday May 22,...
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an order today to temporarily stay both the CIT's decision on the basis for the Administration's use of Section 122 and the injunction on collecting Section 122 duties from 2 importers and the State of Washington....
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...
9903.82.01 Created The US Department of Commerce posted a notice in the Federal Register on April 29, 2026 making a technical correction to Proclamation 11021 of April 2, 2026, Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the...
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...
