The White House issued a new Section 232 proclamation establishing a tariff framework for patented pharmaceuticals and associated ingredients. The action links duty exposure to patent status, country of origin, and company participation in onshoring and pricing agreements. The structure is targeted, conditional, and designed to differentiate between patented [...]
The White House issued a new proclamation modifying existing Section 232 tariff measures on steel, aluminum, and copper. The update expands the scope of derivative products subject to additional duties and changes how those duties are calculated. Effective April 6, 2026, Section 232 tariffs will be assessed on [...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) provided a more detailed view of how the CAPE platform will function in practice in its March 31, 2026 declaration filed with the Court of International Trade. The update does not change the current timing of refunds. It does clarify how Phase 1 will [...]
The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an additional amendment to its ruling on March 27, 2026, expanding the scope of entries subject to reliquidation while continuing to suspend immediate implementation. The update reflects a continued alignment between the court’s directive and U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) ongoing [...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is refining how metal content should be calculated for Section 232 tariff reporting. In informal notification to carriers, CBP provided guidance explaining that the current interpretation maintains the framework used for steel and aluminum, aligns copper with that methodology. The informal guidelines also introduces [...]
The U.S. Court of International Trade amended its IEEPA tariff refund order on March 20, 2026, expanding the scope while continuing to delay implementation. The Court clarified that the directive now covers all duties imposed under IEEPA, including those applied to imports from Brazil and India. This update expands the [...]
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CBP's automated IEEPA tariff refund platform, CAPE, is now 45–80% complete across its four core components. The U.S. Court of International Trade received an updated status report on March 19, 2026, confirming continued progress on U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) automated IEEPA tariff refund system, CAPE. The latest declaration [...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) clarified how existing Customs broker regulations apply to digital service platforms in Ruling HQ H350722. The decision evaluates whether an unlicensed foreign company offering importer support services through an online platform is conducting Customs business without a license. While certain platform functions were found [...]
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently initiated investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, examining whether certain countries have failed to impose and effectively enforce prohibitions on the importation of goods produced with forced labor. These investigations assess if these countries' forced labor [...]
