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Breaking Trade News: Trump Lowers India Tariffs, New UFLPA Dashboard

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:    

Administration 

  • Via a Truth Social Post, President Trump announced that after speaking with Indian Prime Minister Modi, the U.S. will drop reciprocal tariffs on India from 25% to 18%. 
  • During a meeting at the State Department, Vice President Vance said that the U.S. is seeking to organize a preferential trade zone for critical minerals. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

  • CBP announced a new and improved Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Enforcement Statistics Dashboard that provides a more detailed view of CBP’s enforcement actions.  
  • CBP issued a Withhold Release Order against coffee harvested by Finca Monte Grande, a Mexican coffee farm. Effective immediately, CBP at all U.S. ports of entry will detain coffee harvested by Finca Monte Grande. 

Department of Commerce 

  • A new antidumping and countervailing duty action has been filed against certain fatty acids from Indonesia and Malaysia. The allegation is that imports from Indonesia and Malaysia are unfairly subsidized and are being dumped. 

United States Trade Representative (USTR) 

  • U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer joined Guatemala’s Minister of Economy Adriana Gabriela Garcia in signing the United States–Guatemala Agreement on […]
By |2026-02-06T15:05:44-05:00February 6, 2026|news, Snapshot, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Breaking Trade News: New Tariffs on South Korea, 232 Lawsuit, FMC Investigation

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news: 

Administration 

  • President Trump threatened, via Truth Social, that he is increasing South Korean tariffs from 15% to 25% because that country’s legislature has not approved the trade deal that was announced over the summer. 
  • President Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs if Canada “makes a deal with China.”  

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

  • According to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), CBP did not fully follow through on addressing security incidents involving some participants in the agency’s Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) program. 
  • CBP published a quick reference guide on submitting withhold release order and finding modification requests to the new forced labor portal. 
  • Upcoming CBP webinar: New World Screwworm (NWS) Impact to U.S. – February 3, 1:00 PM EST. Register here. 

Court of International Trade 

  • Importer Express Fasteners filed a lawsuit challenging the application of informal CBP guidance on Section 232 steel and aluminum content valuation, claiming CBP failed to follow required “notice and comment” rulemaking procedures.  
  • The CIT ruled
By |2026-01-30T10:11:30-05:00January 30, 2026|news, Snapshot, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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CBP Launches New Forced Labor Portal 

On January 21, 2026, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched its new Forced Labor Portal. The Portal provides a central system for submitting review requests for shipments detained or excluded for forced labor enforcement.

Effective, January 21, 2026, importers MUST use the portal to submit the following for review:

  • Withhold Release Order/Finding admissibility reviews.
  • Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act applicability reviews.
  • Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act requests for exception; and
  • Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act exception requests.

All detained or excluded shipments requiring review must be submitted through this Portal, and users must have a login.gov account to access it. Depending on the type of review submitted, submission will be reviewed by CBP personnel in Forced Labor Division, or Port of Entry, or the Center of Excellence and Expertise.

Diaz Trade Law has confirmed with CBP that responses to CBP Form 28 (Request for Information) and CBP Form 29 (Notice of Action) should not be submitted through the Forced Labor Portal.

The Portal is available at https://flportal.cbp.gov/s/login/ and CBP has provided an instructional video on how to submit a request here.

This change reflects another step forward in how CBP interacts with the trade community, transitioning from […]

By |2026-01-29T08:26:11-05:00January 29, 2026|Enforcement, Forced Labor, Import, news, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments
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Breaking Trade News: Greenland Related Tariffs Withdrawn, CBP Rolls out Forced Labor Portal, New UFLPA Data

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news: 

Administration 

  • President Trump withdrew his threat of tariffs on European allies over Greenland, citing a productive meeting with the Secretary General of NATO. 
  • In his speech at Davos, President Trump briefly touched on trade, mentioning the tariffs he imposed on Switzerland. 
  • In a speech at the White House, President Trump reiterated the Administration’s position that if the Supreme Court rules against them in the IEEPA case, they will use another tool to impose tariffs. The President suggested licenses as a possible alternative. 
  • Speaking to reporters, President Trump threatened a 200% tariff on French goods if French President Macron does not join Trump’s Board of Peace. The Board is expected to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

  • CBP released new data on UFLPA enforcement. In FY26 Q1 (Oct – Dec 2025), CBP flagged 721 shipments, valued at $69.16 million, for potential violations. 
  • CBP launched its new Forced Labor Portal. All review requests for shipments detained or excluded for forced labor enforcement must now be submitted through […]
By |2026-01-23T08:07:57-05:00January 23, 2026|news, Snapshot|0 Comments
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FDA Takes Action to Improve Gluten Ingredient Disclosure in Foods

On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) regarding labeling and preventing cross-contact of gluten in packaged food.

Background

The FDA received a citizen petition requesting that the FDA act to protect consumers with celiac disease by better enabling them to identify, through labeling, whether a food includes gluten-containing grains (GCGs), and to address cross-contact with GCGs. FDA subsequently reviewed available data and reports, which indicated that serious data gaps are limiting the agency’s ability to fully evaluate the public health importance of these ingredients, including data on adverse reactions.

Request for Information

The FDA is taking this action as a first step to improve transparency in disclosures of ingredients that impact certain health conditions, such as gluten for those with celiac disease, and other established food allergens.

The agency is inviting comments concerning adverse reactions due to “ingredients of interest” ( i.e., non-wheat GCGs and oats) in the United States. The RFI also aims to collect data on labeling issues or concerns with identifying ingredients of interest on packaged food products in the United States.

The FDA is particularly interested in:

  • Data and information on IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated food allergies and adverse reactions to non-wheat GCGs (including prevalence, severity, and potency).
  • Data and information on gluten in oats (including frequency and amounts of gluten in oats), and the prevalence, severity, and potency of IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated allergy and adverse reactions to oats.
  • Data and information on undisclosed ingredients of interest (including their prevalence and usage amounts […]
By |2026-01-23T07:58:08-05:00January 23, 2026|FDA Issues, Food, Gluten Free, news, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)|0 Comments
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