On September 9, 2026, the American Pizza Boxes Manufacturers Coalition (comprised of Smurfit Westrock plc and Pratt Industries, Inc.) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied…
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From Settlements to Strategy: The Fraud Division’s Trade Enforcement Priority and What It Means for Importers
On September 1, we posted on the Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations Report about how a Taiwan-based LED manufacturer and its U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay $5.15 million to resolve…
OFAC Makes Iran-related Updates to SDN List
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) took additional actions as part of “Operation Economic Outcast”, the Administration’s sanctions campaign against Iran. OFAC…
OFAC and State Department Announces New Updates to SDN List and Sanctions Related to Iran
On August 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced numerous actions related to Iran sanctions. These actions are deemed “Operation Economic Outcast”…
Canada Finalizes List of Products Subject to Retaliatory Labor Day Tariffs
As previously reported, on August 22, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will impose dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs in response to the Section 338 additional duties that…
State Department Removes Syria From State Sponsor of Terrorism List
On August 24, 2026, pursuant to Executive Order 14312, the U.S. Department of State took action to rescind Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (“SST”). Additionally, the…
CBP to Verify Importer of Record Information on Form 5106
CBP announced it is executing enhanced enforcement procedures to verify the accuracy of importer of record information provided on CBP…
Section 338 Additional Duties Go Into Effect After U.S. and Canada Negotiations Suspended; Canada Retaliates With Post-Labor Day Tariffs Announcement
In the latest development in United States-Canada trade relations, 50% additional duties, announced in three separate proclamations issued on July 20, 2026, took effect as of 12:01 a.m. eastern time…
Polysilicon and Derivative Product Imports To Be Subject to Minimum Import Price
On August 6, 2026, the White House issued another proclamation Adjusting Imports of Polysilicon and its Derivatives into the United States. This is the follow up to the Section…
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on August 18, 2026, pushing back the effective date of 50% Section 338 tariffs on certain Canadian goods by three days, to 12:01 a.m.
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