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The task force responsible for blocking goods produced from Chinese state-sponsored forced labor programs targeting Uyghur and other minority groups announced five new priority sectors on Tuesday, including critical manufacturing inputs steel and lithium. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will convene the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) on September 17, 2025 , from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. The agenda signals a turning point as multiple working groups complete their mandates.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has opened a Section 232 national security investigation into imports of wind turbines and their parts, citing potential risks tied to foreign supply chains, subsidies, and state-backed trade practices. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) formally announced the inquiry in a Federal Register notice dated August 21.

A Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) panel under the USMCA has issued the first-ever denial of rights determination, ruling that Atento Servicios, S.A. de C.V. unlawfully interfered with union activity at its call center in Pachuca, Hidalgo.

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, sent a letter to senior administration officials urging immediate preparation of a tariff refund program for American businesses, particularly small firms, in anticipation of possible court rulings invalidating President Trump’s global tariff regime.

A Dallas-based importer and supplier of countertop and cabinetry products, and its president have agreed to pay $12.4 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by evading antidumping and countervailing duties (ADD/CVD) on quartz surface products imported from China.

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ruined the weekend of customs brokers across America on Friday afternoon when the agency posted a 407-item list of items that will be subject to national security tariffs, starting Monday.

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 407 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) codes to the list of products treated as steel or aluminum derivative articles under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. These products will now be subject to the Section 232 tariffs for the value of their steel or aluminum content, while non-steel and non-aluminum components will remain subject to applicable reciprocal or other duties.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has updated its Connected Vehicles rule FAQs, clarifying that the citizenship of Chinese or Russian employees alone does not make a company subject to prohibitions under the rule.

When President Donald Trump rewrote the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States at the start of August a new condition appeared in the thrice-revised emergency tariff program alongside the shifting “reciprocal” levies.

Following a string of statements denouncing New Delhi's reliance on Russian oil, President Donald Trump increased tariffs on Indian exports via executive order Wednesday, a move the White House framed as "addressing threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation."

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released updated guidance on Monday evening ahead of the new “reciprocal” tariff rates taking effect Aug. 7 through its Cargo Systems Messaging Service.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced Tuesday the successful resolution of a labor rights dispute at Superior Industries de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., a facility in Chihuahua that manufactures aluminum wheels for light vehicles. The resolution follows a formal review under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM).

President Trump signed a sweeping executive order suspending duty-free treatment for low-value commercial shipments—known as “de minimis” entries—from all countries, effective August 29, 2025.

The White House prompted a collective sharp intake of breath Thursday evening by posting yet another round of adjustments to the so-called “reciprocal” tariffs just hours before the duties were slated to take effect.

President Donald Trump would have been well within his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to block all imports to the United States to respond to spiking trade deficits, the government’s attorney told the assembled judges of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday morning.

Officials from China and the U.S. confirmed plans to meet in Stockholm on July 27 for a third round of trade talks, a conversation that is likely to touch on the future of embattled arbiter of Gen-Z culture TikTok, according to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.

The dismembering of the National Security Council has sunk the newly-established national office of shipbuilding, with Ian Bennitt, the NSC's senior director for maritime and industrial capacity announcing his departure in a LinkedIn post.  

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it will impose preliminary 93.5% anti‑dumping duties on anode-grade graphite imported from China, after determining the material is being sold at …

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer laid out his three-point priorities list during an appearance in Detroit on Wednesday, distancing himself from predecessors who he said centered their goals on reaching specific trade agreements.

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