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 [...]
CBP's automated IEEPA tariff refund platform, CAPE, is now 40–80% complete across its four core components. The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) received a detailed progress report on March 12, 2026, revealing that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is making measurable headway in building a fully automated system [...]
On March 6, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) suspended its prior order requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to immediately comply with instructions tied to refunds of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). UNCERTAIN SUSPENSION TIMING Judge Richard K. Eaton issued the [...]
NAFTZ says CBP stopped collecting IEEPA tariffs on U.S. FTZ entry summaries as of March 4, 2026, though filing outcomes may still vary for some Type 06 entries. NAFTZ NOTIFIES MEMBERS OF FTZ TARIFF CHANGE In an update shared to members on Friday, March 6, 2026, the National Association of [...]
Court filing outlines affected entry volume, system limitations, staffing burden, and a possible path to a new refund process READ THE DECLARATION: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cit.19346/gov.uscourts.cit.19346.31.0_1.pdf A declaration filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) offers a detailed look at why U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it cannot immediately [...]
A coalition of U.S. states has filed a complaint in the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging the federal government’s use of Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. § 2132) to impose a 10% tariff on most products worldwide, along with related implementation actions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). READ THE CIT [...]
On March 4, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an order addressing how U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must handle entries that were entered subject to duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). READ THE CIT DECISION: ATMUS FILTRATION, INC. V. UNITED STATES [...]
WHAT ACTION HAS THE ADMINISTRATION REQUESTED FROM THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT? The White House has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to deny a request for immediate issuance of the court’s mandate in litigation involving tariffs previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The [...]
WHY THIS CHANGED: SUPREME COURT LIMITS IEEPA AS A TARIFF AUTHORITY A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued February 20, 2026 held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. In the same timeframe, the White House issued a set of tariff-related actions that (1) wind [...]
The United States and Indonesia have finalized a bilateral trade agreement that maintains the existing 19% reciprocal tariff on Indonesian goods while creating a new tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for certain Indonesian textile and apparel products. Under the agreement, qualifying textile and apparel goods from Indonesia will be permitted to enter [...]
