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2026 CBP Trade and Cargo Security Summit: Key Takeaways for Importers 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) brought together government officials and members of the trade community in Dallas from September 8–10, 2026, for its annual Trade and Cargo Security Summit (TCSS). This year’s theme “Knowing Your Supply Chain to Remain Compliant and Mitigate Risk” was reflected throughout three days of discussions on enforcement, supply chain visibility, artificial intelligence, forced labor, transshipment, CTPAT, cybersecurity, and the future of customs compliance.  

Here are some of the most important takeaways for importers.

  1. CBP Is Entering a New Era of Customs Enforcement

A major focus of the Summit was the Administration’s June 3, 2026 “Strengthening Customs Enforcement” Executive Order and the regulatory changes expected to follow. 

The Executive Order calls for, among other things, heightened requirements for Importers of Record (IORs), expanded data and identification requirements, and increased vetting of IORs and other parties throughout the import process. CBP officials emphasized that implementation will be an agency-wide effort and that additional regulatory packages are expected.  

The shift is already visible in the government’s broader enforcement posture. Discussions at the Summit emphasized customs fraud, shell companies, identity theft, false importer information, double invoicing, and other schemes CBP is encountering in the trade environment. CBP also stressed that its focus is not on ordinary clerical mistakes, but on identifying and escalating consequences for parties intentionally exploiting the system.  

  1. Supply Chain Visibility Is Becoming a National Security Issue

Perhaps no […]

By |2026-09-18T12:55:53-04:00September 18, 2026|Best Practices, CTPAT, Enforcement, Forced Labor, Import, Supply Chain, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments
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CBP Wants Your Foreign Export Documents: What the Supply Chain Visibility ANPRM Means for Importers

On September 2, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking that would fundamentally change what importers must know, keep, and disclose about the parties behind every shipment entering the United States. The notice implements Section 3 of Executive Order 14411 and covers foreign export documentation, replacement of the manufacturer identification code, foreign tax and global business identifiers, supply chain tracing technology, and expanded CTPAT requirements. Comments are due December 1, 2026, and the questions CBP is asking tell importers exactly where enforcement is headed. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

  • CBP published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on September 2, 2026 (Docket No. USCBP-2026-1058) that would give the agency visibility into every party in an import supply chain, from the foreign factory to the final delivery address. 
  • The headline proposal: importers of record may be required to obtain, retain, and submit the export declaration, invoice, packing list, and other documents their foreign supplier filed with its own customs authority. CBP says the purpose is to catch dual invoicing and undervaluation. 
By |2026-09-23T09:54:28-04:00September 2, 2026|CTPAT, Supply Chain, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments
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CBP Just Rewrote the Forced Labor Rulebook: What the New Operational Guidance Means for Importers

Short summary: On June 9, 2026, CBP issued new guidance supplementing its 2022 UFLPA guidance and other resources with a single document covering every forced-labor authority it enforces. The new guidance outlines CBP’s detention and exclusion processes and gives practical guidance on how to respond.

On June 9, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published its new Forced Labor Enforcement Operational Guidance for Importers (Publication No. 5560-0526). It is not a refresh. It updates the June 13, 2022, UFLPA Operational Guidance for Importers and, for the first time, consolidates all forced-labor enforcement authorities CBP wields into a single 89-page reference. 

That consolidation is the story. Until now, importers had to stitch together separate sources to understand how the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), Withhold Release Orders and Findings under 19 U.S.C. § 1307, and the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) actually differ in practice. CBP has now mapped all of them — including the exact timelines, the review paths, and the documentation bar — in one place. The practical effect: ignorance of the process is no longer a defensible position. 

The one-line summary every importer needs 

CBP detains or excludes goods it suspects were made, wholly or in part, with forced labor — and the burden is on you to prove they weren’t, on a clock that can […]

By |2026-06-17T10:00:59-04:00June 17, 2026|CTPAT, Enforcement, Forced Labor, Import, International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments
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Customs Bulletin Update – Vol. 56, October 19, 2022, No. 41

Below is a recap for last week’s Custom’s Bulletin.

  • Revocation of three ruling letters, modification of one ruling letter, and revocation of treatment relating to the tariff classification of certain step stools
    • Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1625(c)(1), CBP is revoking NY N294603, dated March 2, 2018, NY N196451, dated December 27, 2011, NY M84487, dated June 27, 2006, and modifying NY N235681, dated December 5, 2012, and revoking or modifying any other ruling not specifically identified to reflect the analysis contained in HQ H305377, set forth as an Attachment to this notice. Additionally, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1625(c)(2), CBP is revoking any treatment previously accorded by CBP to substantially identical transactions.
    • It is now CBP’s position that a one-step step stool is classified according to its constituent material in heading 3924, if made of plastics or in heading 4421, if made of wood. Accordingly, pursuant to GRI’s 1 and 6, the plastic one-step step stools in NY N294603 and NY N196451 are classified in subheading 3924.90.56, which provides for “Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics: Other: Other”. The one-step step stool made of MDF in NY N235681 and the wooden step stool in NY M84487 are classified in subheading 4421.99.97, which provides for “Other articles of wood: Other: Other: Other: Other
  • Proposed modification of one ruling letter and proposed revocation of treatment relating to the tariff classification of paper face masks
    • Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1625(c)(1), CBP is proposing to […]
By |2022-10-21T17:33:22-04:00October 24, 2022|CTPAT, Customs Expert, Import, Intellectual Property Rights, International Law, International Trade, IPR, Trademarks and Logos, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Uncategorized|0 Comments
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How to Build and Maintain an Effective Import Compliance Plan

CBP enforcement is on the rise.  If your business is importing into the U.S., or wants to start, our one-hour, NEI accredited, webinar on “Building & Maintaining an Effective Import Compliance Plan”  will provide best practices and TOP tips to build an import compliance plan.

Register today to to hear directly from Senior Trade Advisor, Don Woods, DTL’s president, Jennifer Diaz, and Associate Attorney, Denise Calle as they discuss real life stories, current trends/risks associated with the import process, proactive ways to stay compliant, and the importance of training to avoid costly encounters with CBP. […]

By |2021-10-01T09:44:43-04:00October 1, 2021|ACE, Best Practices, Brokers, CBP 28, CBP 29, CEE, Counterfeits, Country of Origin, CTPAT, Currency Seizure, Customs Broker, Customs Expert, Detention, Enforcement, Forced Labor, Freight Forwarding, Import, Intellectual Property Rights, International Trade, IPR, Trademarks and Logos, ISF, Labeling, Liquidated damages, penalty, Pre-compliance, Reasonable Care, Seizure, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments
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