2026

Effective February 6, 2026, Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) will issue refunds electronically via Automated Clearing House (“ACH”). This rule change will affect all refunds, subject to limited exceptions (e.g., certain emergency payments, transactions involving national security or law enforcement concerns, transactions involving individuals who do not have access to banking services or electronic payment systems, etc.). FR Document 2025-24171. Also this rule will apply to all importers, brokers, filers, sureties, service providers, facility operators, foreign trade zone operators, and carriers as well as designated third parties listed on a CBP Form 4811. In short, absent a waiver, after February 5, 2026 CBP will not issue refunds by check. 

On December 31, 2025, the Strawberry Growers for Fair Trade (“SGFT”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. imports into the United States of fresh winter strawberries from Mexico.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION

The physical characteristics of the covered products, which define the scope of this investigation, are as follows:…

On December 31, 2025, President Trump signed proclamation, Amendments to Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber, And Their Derivative Products into the United States, delaying higher tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities until January 1, 2027. The proclamation cited “productive negotiations with trade partners to address trade reciprocity and national security concerns regarding…