Following economic and trade consultations in Seoul and a heads-of-state meeting in Beijing, China and the United States have released a preliminary set of bilateral trade outcomes. For importers, exporters, and logistics operators on this trade lane, the outcomes touch four areas: tariff arrangements, agricultural trade, rare earth export controls, [...]
Trans-Pacific capacity conditions remain tight during Week 21 as elevated shipping demand, blank sailings, and vessel allocation changes continue pressuring U.S.-bound services. FUEL SUPPLY PRESSURE CONTINUES TO IMPACT OPERATIONS Middle East-related fuel supply concerns continue impacting vessel operations across Asia. Longer refueling delays and operational disruptions are contributing to [...]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a temporary administrative stay of the U.S. Court of International Trade’s recent ruling that invalidated the Administration’s Section 122 tariff program. The order temporarily pauses both the judgment and the permanent injunction entered by the CIT while the appellate court [...]
The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a decision invalidating Proclamation 11012, the February 2026 action that imposed a 10 percent across-the-board import surcharge under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The court determined that the Administration relied on economic indicators that did not meet the statutory [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping® (Green) donated 23,000 trees in the first quarter of 2026 through its Green Trees program with Trees for the Future (TREES). Since the program began in 2019, Green has helped fund the planting of 747,452 trees worldwide, supporting TREES' ongoing work to restore degraded land and [...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has identified May 11, 2026, as the anticipated date for the first refunds of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duties processed through the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) platform. The timing, confirmed through a recent U.S. Court of International Trade order, [...]
Global freight conditions in Week 18 reflect a market holding steady across major ocean networks, with vessel activity remaining consistent while recent trade compliance updates continue to shape import processes. SECTION 232 FRAMEWORK UPDATES REFINE TARIFF APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY Recent updates across multiple Commerce actions refine how Section 232 [...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released the first operational data following the April 20, 2026, deployment of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) platform. The update confirms that entries are now progressing through validation, liquidation, and into early refund processing. It does not change the Phase 1 [...]
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has issued an unpublished notice introducing technical corrections and a clarification to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) following the Administration’s April 2, 2026 proclamation on aluminum, steel, and copper imports. These updates refine how certain [...]
The U.S. Department of Commerce has established a new process that allows certain steel and aluminum producers to qualify for adjusted Section 232 tariff treatment. The framework links tariff reductions to verified commitments to expand U.S. production capacity, introducing a formal application and compliance structure. WHO QUALIFIES FOR SECTION 232 [...]
