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GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING JOINS THE ELECTRIFYING DRAYAGE ALLIANCE TO ADVANCE ZERO-EMISSION DRAYAGE AT MAJOR PORTS

Green Worldwide Shipping has joined the Electrifying Drayage Alliance (EDA), a global coalition that brings the freight value chain together to advance electric drayage at major ports. The alliance is a partnership between The Climate Pledge and Smart Freight Centre. Through this voluntary, non-binding collaboration, Green will work alongside shippers, ports, [...]

GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING ENDORSES THE GLOBAL MOU ON ZERO-EMISSION TRUCKS

Green Worldwide Shipping has endorsed the Global Memorandum of Understanding on Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, known as the Global MOU. With this step, Green joins a worldwide coalition working toward 100% zero-emission new truck and bus sales by 2040. Drive to Zero, a program of the clean transportation accelerator [...]

CBP RELEASES NEW FORCED LABOR ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE FOR IMPORTERS

DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE: CBP FORCED LABOR ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR IMPORTERS U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published a new resource that brings its forced labor enforcement authorities together in one place. The agency announced the CBP Forced Labor Enforcement Operational Guidance for Importers through Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) [...]

2026-06-15T13:12:08+00:00June 15th, 2026|Customs, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight|

CAPE PHASE 3 FOR IEEPA TARIFF REFUNDS ON TRACK FOR END OF JULY AS FEDERAL CIRCUIT APPEAL CONTINUES

Phase three of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tariff refund tool will be ready by the end of July. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed that timeline at a June 9, 2026 hearing in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT). Susan Thomas, executive assistant commissioner [...]

USTR PROPOSES 10% AND 12.5% TARIFFS ON 60 ECONOMIES IN SECTION 301 FORCED LABOR INVESTIGATION

On June 2, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released findings from its Section 301 forced labor investigation. The agency proposed additional tariffs of 10% or 12.5% on imports from 60 economies that have failed to ban or enforce prohibitions on goods produced with forced labor. [...]

USTR PROPOSES 25% SECTION 301 TARIFF ON BRAZILIAN GOODS: 1,200+ HTS EXEMPTIONS AND 430 AIRCRAFT CARVE-OUTS

Late on June 1, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice proposing a 25% Section 301 tariff on all goods of Brazil, with two major carve-outs: Articles already covered by Section 232 tariffs (steel, aluminum, copper, and certain heavy equipment) are excluded. [...]

2026-06-02T15:47:57+00:00June 2nd, 2026|Customs, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight|

SECTION 232 TARIFF REDUCTIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL, HVAC AND MOBILE INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVE JUNE 8, 2026

The White House issued a new proclamation on June 1, 2026, further adjusting tariff regimes for imports of aluminum, steel and copper into the United States. The changes apply to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern daylight time on June [...]

DOJ PLANS APPEAL OVER IEEPA DUTY REFUND ORDER AND CBP COMMISSIONER TESTIMONY

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it intends to appeal a Court of International Trade (CIT) order involving refunds of duties collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and a separate order requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney S. Scott to appear for live testimony. [...]

2026-06-01T15:38:52+00:00June 1st, 2026|Customs, Freight Talk, Import, Industry Spotlight|

FEDERAL CIRCUIT TEMPORARILY STAYS SECTION 122 TARIFF RULING PENDING APPEAL

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 [...]

SECTION 122 TARIFF RULING LIMITS USE TO GLOBAL IMPORT SURCHARGES

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 [...]

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