On September 2, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (Notice), titled Heightened Import Disclosures for Supply Chain Visibility (Docket No. USCBP-2026-1058; RIN 1685-AA47).
The Notice, issued as part of Executive Order 14411,
Excess Capacity
On September 30, 2026, members of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) adopted a Comprehensive Framework for Joint Action (the Framework) to address persistent global steel excess capacity. Representing market-based steel producing economies that account for
On September 30, 2026, UTLX Manufacturing LLC (Petitioner or UTLX) filed companion petitions requesting the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of certain railway tank cars and parts thereof (tank cars) from Mexico.
On September 29, 2026, Evonik Corporation and Huntsman International LLC (Petitioners) filed petitions requesting the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of certain amine compounds (CACs) from the People’s Republic of China.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued guidance (CSMS #70050970) on Presidential Proclamations 11061 (alcohol), 11062 (dairy), and 11063 (motor vehicles), which exclude a defined list of Canadian products from importation into the United States.
On September 28, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued CSMS #70054007, providing updated guidance on the implementation of the Section 232 duties on imported pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients imposed under Presidential Proclamation 11020. The guidance also incorporates
On September 27, 2026, the White House issued a press release announcing the creation of the U.S.-China Board of Trade, a new government-to-government body tasked with managing trade between the two countries. Critically, the press release indicated that the two sides
On September 24, 2026, the American Alliance of Wooden Fence Producers, comprised of Alta Forest Products, Mendocino Forst Products, and Sierra Pacific Industries, (Petitioner) filed companion petitions requesting the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of certain wooden
In July 2026, in Peyton v. Lupus, a $604 million case arising from a fatal 2021 multi-vehicle collision in Mississippi, a jury in Dallas County, Texas found freight broker C.H. Robinson and Lupus Superior, LLC, the motor carrier that employed
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has notified the Court of International Trade (CIT) that Phase 3 of its Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) will deploy on October 6, 2026.
Phase 3 of CAPE, which is CBP’s automated
