On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) published new procedures in the Federal Register for certain steel and aluminum producers to obtain tariff adjustments pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 10984. Proclamation 10984 authorized the Secretary of Commerce to reduce certain Section 232 metals tariffs implemented under Proclamations 9704 and 9705, as amended, for certain steel and aluminum producers in Canada and Mexico.
A nationwide blockade conducted by Mexican trucking and agricultural transport groups on April 6, 2016—due to concerns with fraud and theft in the supply chain—disrupted major freight corridors across at least 20 Mexican states, impacting highways connecting Mexico City, industrial centers, ports, and key U.S.-Mexico border crossings. Though the blockade ended in only two days
On March 18, 2026, the Trump Administration announced a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act, which requires that cargo transported between U.S. ports be carried on vessels that are U.S.-built, U.S.-flagged, and U.S.-crewed. Pursuant to Cargo Systems Messaging Service (“CSMS”) Message No. 68096516, the waiver took effect March 18, 2026, and is currently scheduled
On March 12, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) filed a declaration with the Court of International Trade providing an update on the portal to be used for CBP to issue International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) tariff refunds. According to the declaration, there will be a claim portal for users to interface with
ITC Finds Strawberry Imports from Mexico Harming US
On March 12, 2026, the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) determined that imports of fresh winter strawberries from Mexico, under Harmonized Tariff Schedule 0810.10.40, are injuring the U.S. domestic industry. The ITC will issue a further update announcing the final phase of the investigation via a scheduling notice
To address disruption in the global energy flow resulting from the conflict with Iran, the White House is considering a temporary waiver of the Jones Act—the law requiring cargo moving between U.S. ports to be carried on U.S.-built vehicles. If this waiver goes into effect, it will have important implications for ocean shipping stakeholders.
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Several major ocean carriers have recently announced new Energy Fuel Surcharges (EFS) in response to sharply rising bunker fuel costs resulting from the latest geopolitical disruption in the Middle East.
Despite the sudden nature of the announcements, these surcharges will still need to comply with tariff and publishing requirements established by the U.S. Federal Maritime
On February 25, 2026, RealTruck, Inc., Laurmark Enterprises, Inc. (d/b/a “BAK Industries”), Undercover, Inc., Retrax Holdings, LLC, Truxedo, Inc., Extang Corporation, A.R.E. Accessories LLC, and Roll-N-Lock Corporation (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of Antidumping Duties and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Truck Bed Covers from China.
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On February 24, 2026, Resonac Graphite America Inc. and Tokai Carbon GE LLC (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of Antidumping Duties and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes from China and India.