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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

• CBP issued a withhold release order against imports manufactured in Mauritius by Firemount Group. Effective November 18, CBP will immediately detain all garments, apparel, and textiles coming from Firemount factories in Mauritius. 
• CBP is accepting applications through December 19 for members of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC).  
• CBP completed a training with True Pedigree, a software provider specializing in detecting counterfeits and gray market diversions. True Pedigree’s AGMA One Device aims to help CBP officers with authenticating products entering the U.S. The tool could be rolled out at U.S. ports early next year. 
• Management of CBP’s drawback program, as well as its drawback specialists, has been moved to the Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Mineral Center of Excellence and Expertise in Houston.  
• CBP is urging customs brokers who filed entries after tariff exemptions on agricultural products retroactively took effect to file corrections as soon as possible.  
• CBP published a Federal Register notice amending its regulations for the Air Cargo Advanced Screening program (ACAS). The new regulations require additional data […]
  

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

Congress

• After 43 days of halted operations, the United States federal government reopened on November 12, 2025. The funding bill, approved by the Senate on November 10 and by the House later that day. The bill funds most government operations through January 30, 2026.
• U.S. House Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, the ranking member of the House Select Committee on China, wrote a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick asking a series of pointed questions about the Administration’s decision to resume chip exports from Nexperia’s China factory.
• All members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The letter urges the agency to delay implementation of the new U.S.-EU trade deal until the EU revises its deforestation reporting requirements, claiming the requirements would harm American timber exports.

Administration 

• President Trump announced trade deals with El Salvador, Argentina, Ecuador, and Guatemala. As part of the deal, the U.S. is eliminating 15% tariffs on Ecuadoran bananas and cocoa, and 10% tariffs on Guatemalan coffee and Argentinian beef.
• In an interview with Fox News, President Trump said that there will be upcoming “surgical” reductions to reciprocal tariffs. When […]
  

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

Administration  

• President Trump issued an executive order on cutting fentanyl tariffs on China to 10%, effective Nov. 10.  
• President Trump issued an executive order extending the suspension of the 34% reciprocal tariff rate on China until Nov. 10, 2026. 

Industry News  

• The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump – the case that challenges whether the President has the authority to impose tariffs under IEEPA.  
• Diaz Trade Law filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, challenging the legal authority to impose tariffs under IEEPA. The case was filed in the CIT on behalf of several importers. 
• A class action lawsuit was filed against the Trump Administration, challenging the legal authority to impose tariffs under IEEPA. The case was brought on behalf of small businesses that import from China and the EU and potentially includes thousands of class members.  

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP issued a Harmonized System Update that covers updates for the Section 232 duties on medium and heavy-duty vehicles.  
• CBP officers […]
  

Another busy month in international trade news. Here’s the full roundup:

Administration 

• On September 5, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14257 modifying the scope of reciprocal tariffs. The EO carves out dozens of items, including nearly 40 minerals.  
• President Trump threatened a 301 investigation of the European Union if it does not stop its “discriminatory actions” of large fines against U.S. tech companies. 
• The Administration published the Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. Several regulations impacting international trade were identified, including regulations from the State Department, FDA, Treasury, USDA, and the FMC. 
• President Donald Trump announced via social media that the Administration will be imposing new tariffs on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, upholstered furniture, brand-name pharmaceuticals, and heavy trucks. The tariffs are set to begin on Oct 1. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

• CBP published a new 2025 tariff requirements cheat sheet. View here.  
• CBP published a press release announcing enforcement and processes for the end of the de minimis exception. 
• CBP announced at the September COAC meeting that the agency is […]