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Breaking Trade News: New Canada Tariffs, BIS Annual Report, Monthly Trade Report

This week’s recap of the latest customs and international trade news:  

Administration 

  • President Trump issued several proclamations imposing bans on imports of Canadian alcoholic beverages, dairy products, molasses, and non-alcoholic beer, and certain motorcycles, and added new products to the list subject to 50% Section 301 tariffs. The tariffs take effect Sept. 15, the ban takes effect Sept. 29. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)      

  • On Sept. 12, CBP will update ACE login security by adding SMS message as a two-factor authentication method. 
  • CBP officers in Baltimore seized a shipment of over 8,500 falcata plywood sheets that were imported using a stolen identity, were undervalued, and were clandestinely imported from China.   

Department of Justice (DOJ) 

  • Two Texas-based operators of an online animal-health products business were sentenced to three months in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $1.5M for a smuggled veterinary drug and pesticide scheme. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) 

  • The ITC is seeking public comment on how the Commission can establish practices to identify discriminatory trade actions and make recommendations to the President. Comments are due November 9, 2026.  

Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) 

  • BIS […]
By |2026-09-11T15:15:18-04:00September 11, 2026|news, Snapshot|0 Comments
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BIS FY2025 Annual Report Signals Major Increase in Export Enforcement 

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released its Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report to Congress, providing a detailed look at the agency’s export control, licensing, and enforcement activity.  

Key Takeaways 

  • BIS reports an 18-fold increase in penalties, from approximately $16 million in calendar year 2024 to approximately $324 million in 2025. 
  • BIS completed 53 administrative enforcement actions, resulting in more than $108 million in civil penalties during FY2025. 
  • BIS enforcement activity included 455 warning letters, 705 detentions, 232 seizures, and 29 denial orders. 
  • BIS investigations resulted in 65 criminal convictions of individuals and companies during FY2025. 
  • BIS completed 1,840 end-use checks across 73 countries, demonstrating the agency’s ability to scrutinize transactions even after goods leave the United States. 
  • BIS added 142 entities to the Entity List, including parties associated with advanced computing, quantum technology, hypersonic weapons programs, and Iranian drone procurement. 
  • Licensing for Entity List parties has become significantly more restrictive: BIS reports granting only 16 new licenses to Entity List companies during Q2–Q4 2025. 
  • Exporters should reassess restricted-party screening, end-user and end-use diligence, product classification, licensing procedures, recordkeeping, and escalation protocols in light of […]
By |2026-09-11T14:55:52-04:00September 11, 2026|Best Practices, EAR, Export, U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)|0 Comments
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China Blacklists Six U.S. Supply Chain Tracing Providers: What UFLPA Importers Need to Know

On August 5, 2026, China’s Ministry of Commerce placed six U.S. supply chain due diligence entities on its countermeasure list and prohibited organizations and individuals in China from transacting or cooperating with them. The six include the DNA tagging, isotopic testing, supply chain mapping, and labor audit providers that many importers rely on to document origin when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detains goods under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Importers in cotton, apparel, electronics, minerals, and other UFLPA high-priority sectors should treat this as a direct hit on their evidence chain and act now. 

Key Takeaways 

  • On August 5, 2026, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued Order No. 2 of 2026 placing six U.S. entities on its countermeasure list under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law: Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.; Stratum Reservoir, LLC; Altana Technologies, Inc.; Responsible Business Alliance; Verite Group, Inc.; and Human Rights in China. 
  • The countermeasure prohibits organizations and individuals within China from engaging in relevant transactions, cooperation, and other activities with the six entities, effective August 5, 2026. The order imposes no asset freeze and no entry ban. 
  • MOFCOM’s spokesperson tied the package to the July 31, 2026 addition of 43 entities to the UFLPA Entity List, published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2026, which brought the list to 187 entities. 
  • The listed entities include providers of DNA tagging, […]
By |2026-09-09T12:25:43-04:00September 9, 2026|China, Forced Labor, Supply Chain, U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments
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Breaking Trade News: CBP Supply Chain ANPRM, Trade Crimes Bill Passes House

This week’s recap of the latest customs and international trade news: 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)      

  • CBP published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on September 2, 2026 that would give the agency visibility into every party in an import supply chain, from the foreign factory to the final delivery address.  
  • Via CSMS message, CBP released guidance on the implementation of Section 232 duties on imports of unmanned aircraft systems that took effect September 3, 2026.      
  • CBP will hold its quarterly Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting on Sept. 23, 2026. 
  • CBP said that starting September 19, 2026, ACE will reject entries on which copper smelt and cast origin aren’t reported.  

Courts 

  • Diaz Trade Law’s David Craven filed a motion with the CIT on behalf of importers Aditya Birla Chemicals and Pack Perfect requesting that the court issue an order saying that all antidumping duty and countervailing duty entries that were subject to IEEPA tariffs must ultimately be refunded. The trade court scheduled an oral argument for the case on Sept. 15. 
  • A group of 24 states filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
By |2026-09-04T16:17:45-04:00September 4, 2026|news, Snapshot|0 Comments
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White House Releases National Security Science & Technology Strategy: What It Signals for CFIUS, Outbound Investment, and Export Controls 

As mandated by Section 10612 of the CHIPS and Science Act, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued the National Security Science and Technology Strategy (NSSTS), which implements the S&T priorities of the 2025 National Security Strategy. While framed as a technology strategy, the NSSTS previews concrete near-term action on CFIUS, outbound investment, export controls, and federal research security — direct touchpoints for clients in cross-border investment, controlled technology, and federally funded R&D. 

Key Takeaways 

  • CFIUS’ scope is set to expand. The Administration will seek authority, in consultation with Congress, to monitor high-risk “greenfield” investments and to expand CFIUS’s critical-technology jurisdiction, while continuing to calibrate scrutiny to an investor’s “verifiable distance” from adversary-linked actors under the America First Investment Policy’s allied fast-track approach. 
  • Outbound investment restrictions will broaden. Treasury will refine and likely expand the Outbound Investment Security Program (Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025) beyond its current scope – AI, quantum, semiconductors, supercomputers, and hypersonics – to reach additional sectors implicated by China’s military-civil fusion strategy. Although the current NSSTS did not reference other countries by name, the strategy will likely be implemented in a way that circumvents particular investments in Hong Kong, Macau, Cuba, Iran, Russia, Iran, and North Korea – in line with President Trump’s “America-first investment policy,” published in February 2025. 
  • Export controls: deregulation and new restrictions in parallel. BIS is streamlining select controls (e.g., a […]
By |2026-09-03T12:14:42-04:00September 3, 2026|CFIUS, EAR, Export, U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Treasury, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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