On Friday, October 23, President Trump issued a Proclamation (the Proclamation) modifying the scope of products from Canada subject to Section 338 tariffs. Please see our previous post on Section 338 tariffs here.
The Department of Justice has sent another clear message that global trade fraud sits at the top of its enforcement agenda. Following the release of an August 2026 memo and rule that created the National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED or Division) and described its priorities, Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued a follow-on directive on October 1, 2026, that sharpens and formalizes how trade and customs fraud will be investigated and prosecuted going forward, particularly where corporations are involved.
On October 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License No. 135, “Authorizing Transactions Related to the Sale, Delivery, Offloading, and Importation of Diesel Fuel of Russian Federation Origin,” temporarily easing sanctions on Russian diesel. The move followed discussions between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir
On October 8, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) granted Plaintiff Freestyle World, Inc.’s (Freestyle World) motion for class certification and appointment of class counsel. The relief sought by Freestyle World, on behalf of itself and the proposed class, is an injunction directing liquidation or reliquidation of entries without regard to unlawfully imposed International Emergency Economic Act (IEEPA) duties.
On October 5, 2026, a group of importers led by V.O.S. Selections filed a brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit urging the Court to uphold the Court of International Trade’s (CIT) universal injunction directing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to refund duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to all affected importers. The government, appealing the CIT’s nationwide order, has argued that the CIT is barred from issuing universal injunctions after the Supreme Court’s Trump v. CASA, Inc., 606 U.S. 831 (2025) decision and contended that the CBP cannot reliquidate finally liquidated entries to issue refunds without importer-specific court orders, relying in part on a narrower view of CBP’s reliquidation authority under 19 U.S.C. § 1501.
OFAC Makes Iran-related Updates to SDN List
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) took additional actions as part of “Operation Economic Outcast”, the Administration’s sanctions campaign against Iran. OFAC announced the addition of an Iranian national (Reza Mohammad Taeedi) and a Hong Kong based company (Kameng Trading Limited) to the Specifically Designated Nationals and Blocked
On August 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced numerous actions related to Iran sanctions. These actions are deemed “Operation Economic Outcast” and are meant to align with changes in the foreign policy of the United States towards Iran.
On the same day, the U.S. Department of
As previously reported, on August 22, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will impose dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs in response to the Section 338 additional duties that went into effect following the suspension of trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada.
On August 25, 2026, the Canadian Government unveiled the finalized list
In the latest development in United States-Canada trade relations, 50% additional duties, announced in three separate proclamations issued on July 20, 2026, took effect as of 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 22, 2026. President Donald Trump imposed the additional duties pursuant to Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which empowers the President to impose additional duties (not exceeding 50%) on imports from a foreign country to offset the burden or disadvantage caused by that country’s unequal imposition on or discrimination against U.S. commerce.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the imposition of new Section 301 tariffs under the Trade Act of 1974. Following investigations into global forced labor policies, the USTR has determined that 60 economies have failed to adequately impose or enforce prohibitions on the importation of goods produced with forced labor. The tariffs take effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time beginning July 24, 2026.