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UPDATE: Court Orders CBP to Liquidate Entries Without IEEPA Tariffs

March 5, 2026 Trade News, Word from the White House

UPDATED: 3/9/2026—In a March 6, 2026 filing, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stated that it cannot immediately implement the court-ordered liquidation of entries and potential refunds related to IEEPA duties. CBP explained that system limitations within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), combined with the unprecedented number of impacted entries, prevent immediate processing. To address…

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IEEPA Duties to Cease: What Importers Need to Know

February 23, 2026 Trade News, Word from the White House

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) will no longer be collected beginning February 24, 2026. According to CBP guidance issued on February 22, 2026, IEEPA-based duties will no longer apply to goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on…

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Supreme Court Rules IEEPA Does Not Authorize Tariffs

February 20, 2026 Trade News, Word from the White House

On February 20, in a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Trump administration may not use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as authority to impose tariffs. The Court determined that while IEEPA permits the president to “regulate … importation,” the statute does not explicitly authorize the setting…

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Furniture and Cabinet Imports: Section 232 Tariff Increase Delayed to 2027

January 6, 2026 Trade News, Word from the White House

President Trump has signed a new proclamation delaying planned Section 232 tariff increases on certain home furnishing imports, such as upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities. Signed on December 31, 2025, the proclamation postpones the implementation of higher tariffs for an additional year. Under the prior proclamation issued on September 29, 2025, the increased Section…

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Tracking Tariff Actions: A Timeline

September 23, 2025 Trade News, Trade Translation, Word from the White House

Since January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration has rolled out a series of new tariff measures under multiple trade authorities, including IEEPA and Section 232. These actions cover a wide range of imports including steel, aluminum, autos, copper, and more. To help make sense of these fast-moving developments, a timeline has been published that outlines:…

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CBP Proposes Two New Rules Impacting Low Value Clearances & Excluding Sections 232, 201, & 301

January 22, 2025 Section 301 Updates, Trade News, Word from the White House

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued two Notices of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) aimed at strengthening information collection for low value shipments, also known as de minimis shipments, and making merchandise ineligible due to trade or national security actions. These initiatives seek to enhance the agency’s ability to identify and intercept high-risk…

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USMCA Fixes in End of Year Legislative Package

December 28, 2020 Trade News, Trade Translation

The end of year legislative package will include certain fixes for USMCA, including the restoration of Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF) refunds for post-entry fillings. The MPF previously was not refunded unless your USMCA claim was made at time of entry. Now it will be refundable if making a post entry claim such as a Protest…

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New HTS Code for Medical Face Masks

July 7, 2020 Trade News

Following the release of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on July 1, 2020, a series of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) updates were released that directly impact the importation of safety and medical masks. In the HTS Revision 14, plastic material masks and face shields now have an HTS of their own. Instead of using HTS 3926.90.9990,…

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UPDATED:Changes to Export Regs & AES Filing Effective June 29—Impact China, Russia, and Venezuela

June 22, 2020 Trade News

UPDATE: 6/26/20—The BIS has delayed certain elements of the regulatory changes impacting China, Russia and Venezuela scheduled for June 29, 2020. The requirement for EEI (AES) filings for all shipments, regardless of value or ECCN, destined for the three countries has been updated to require filings for shipments of any value for ECCNs listed in Supplement…

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CBP Updates USMCA Implementation Instructions

June 17, 2020 Trade News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published updated US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) interim implementing instructions. The additions and updates are listed below. New Phase I Implementation - First Six Months upon Entry into Force - (July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) Drawback Entry (Entry Type 47) Reconciliation Entry (Entry Type 09) Updated Making a…

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