Trade Alerts

New ACE Portal process consolidates duty refund submissions U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the launch of Phase 1 of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE)…

Designed to Assist Labor-Related Risks in Global Supply Chains The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a new set of voluntary self assessment tools designed to help businesses identify and…

 Summary of Changes (Effective July 31, 2026 for some companies; September 29, 2026 for others) Beginning on the applicable effective date, a baseline 100% ad valorem tariff will be imposed on…

Effective Monday, April 6, 2026 President Trump has issued a new Proclamation modifying the tariffs imposed under Section 232 on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper. The Proclamation defines the way that tariffs are…

Key dates and guidance ahead of mandatory eFiling on July 8! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a series of upcoming webinars to help stakeholders prepare for the…

Only liquidated entries and entries within the 90-day voluntary reliquidation period will be processed in Phase 1 To comply with the Court of International Trade’s amended order dated March 20,…

CIT expands refund order to finally liquidated entries On March 27, Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) expanded his prior order directing U.S. Customs and…

The information below is from March 13, 2026. For the latest CAPE update, please refer to our recent trade alert released on April 13, 2026, available here. Importers Responsible for…

Refund programming is coming, but full processing may take months. On March 6, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) informed the Court of International Trade (CIT) that it is not yet…

Refund framework may move forward despite anticipated government challenge. The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an order on March 4, directing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate…