On April 20, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”) announced the activation of Phase 1 of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (“CAPE”) for IEEPA tariff refunds. CAPE…
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Customs IEEPA Refund Portal – CAPE – To Go Live on Monday April 20, 2026
This update covers three key developments this week: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) filed its latest status update in Euro-Notions on April 14, 2025; (2) Judge Eaton thereafter…
A nationwide blockade conducted by Mexican trucking and agricultural transport groups on April 6, 2016—due to concerns with fraud and theft in the supply chain—disrupted major freight corridors across at…
Petition Summary: Tin Mill Products from China, Taiwan and Turkey
On April 9, 2026, United States Steel Corporation (“U.S. Steel”) and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Union (“USW”) (collectively “Petitioners”), filed a…
[UPDATED April 15, 2026] CBP Issues Guidance on CAPE Declarations for Consolidated IEEPA Refunds
[UPDATED: This post has been updated to incorporate CBP’s April 13, 2026 CSMS #68340863] U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued guidance today explaining importers must utilize the…
Update on Status of IEEPA Litigation at U.S. Court of International Trade
On April 6, 2026, Atmus Filtration filed a notice of dismissal in its challenge to the IEEPA tariffs. Atmus Filtration v. United States, CIT #26-01259 (“Atmus”) was selected…
Petition Summary: Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol from China, South Korea,
On April 8, 2026, BASF Corporation (“Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on the import of polytetramethylene ether glycol (“PTMEG”) from China, South Korea, Taiwan, and…
Petition Summary: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Algeria
On April 6, 2026, Charter Steel, Commercial Metals Company, Liberty Steel USA, Nucor Corporation and Optimus Steel, LLC (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of countervailing duties on Imports…
Customs Issues Guidance on How to Report Revised Steel, Aluminum, and Copper at Time of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued guidance on how importers need to report and classify goods subject to the revised steel, aluminum, and copper tariffs announced by the Trump…
President Trump Imposes Section 232 Tariffs on Patented Pharmaceuticals and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
On April 2, 2026, the Trump Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imports of patented pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”) pursuant to Section 232 of…
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