On October 28, 2026, Precision Wire Products, Inc. and Wanzl North America (Petitioners) filed petitions requesting the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of certain shopping carts and parts thereof from the People’s Republic of China.
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.
President Trump Issues New Executive Order Waiving Certain Russia Sanctions Imposed Under Graham Act
On Friday, October 16, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order implementing the Graham Act, passed back in September 2026. The Order waived most of the sanctions, restrictions, and duties the statute would otherwise impose.
The Order implements the Graham Act
CBP Extends Entry Type 13 Implementation Date
On October 14, 2026, CBP announced that it was extending the compliance date for the new informal entry procedures for international mail from Oct. 22, 2026, to Jan. 20, 2027. CBP stated that the 90-day extension would provide importers, brokers, and logistics providers additional time to update their processes and avoid disruptions for U.S. bound international postal shipments.
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has proposed new restrictions after Spain denied port access to certain U.S.-flagged vessels. The proposal would impose a $200,000 fee each time a Spanish-flagged vessel enters a U.S. port and restrict certain imports from Spain, including olive oil, sugar and confectionery, perfumery and cosmetics, articles of stone, and ceramics.
On October 15, 2026, Tenaris USA, Vallourec Star LP, and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (collectively Petitioners), filed petitions for the imposition of antidumping duties on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe (SSLPP) from Georgia and India and countervailing duties on imports from India.
On October 14, 2026, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued guidance regarding calculation of “U.S. content” for purposes of the application of Section 232 metal tariffs to mobile industrial equipment and machinery qualifying for preference under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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 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.