September 2026

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CPB”) has notified the Court of International Trade (“CIT”) that Phase 3 of its Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (“CAPE”) will deploy on October 6, 2026.

Phase 3 of CAPE, which is CBP’s automated systems for processing refunds of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”)

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a rule clarifying how Charge Complaints under 46 U.S.C. § 41310 may be filed. Shippers are not limited to the FMC’s no-fee interim email process. They may also pursue Charge Complaints through the commission’s traditional formal or small claims complaint procedures. No matter which route is used, complaints

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently issued guidance via the Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) on filing entries for imports from Canada subject to duties under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (Section 338). We previously covered President Trump’s imposition and subsequent modification of these Section 338 tariffs here, here, and here.

In Husch Blackwell’s August 2026 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions
  • U.S. International Trade Commission – Section 701/731 proceedings
  • Customs and Border Protection case summaries
  • Summary of decisions from the Court of International Trade

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On September 9, 2026, the American Pizza Boxes Manufacturers Coalition (comprised of Smurfit Westrock plc and Pratt Industries, Inc.) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW) (collectively Petitioners) filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of corrugated pizza boxes from the People’s Republic of China (China), Malaysia, and the Republic of Türkiye (Turkey), and countervailing duties on imports from Turkey.

On September 8, 2026, President Trump issued five Proclamations that banned imports of certain products from Canada and modified the scope of products subject to 50% tariffs under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (Section 338) including subjecting new products to the tariffs. 

CBP Issues Section 232 Filing Guidance for UAS and Components (CSMS #69738151)

On September 2, 2026, CBP issued CSMS #69738151 providing guidance on Section 232 duties for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS components under Presidential Proclamation 11055. The proclamation imposes additional duties of 10%–100% on covered UAS/UAS components effective for entries on or

On September 1, we posted on the Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations Report about how a Taiwan-based LED manufacturer and its U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay $5.15 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they evaded Section 301 tariffs by transshipping Chinese-origin LEDs through Taiwan. The settlement, announced August 5, 2026 by the U.S. Attorney’s