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
The Trump Administration has officially reduced tariffs on patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients imported from the United Kingdom (UK) from 10% to 0%. This change, effective July 31, 2026, is the result of an agreement between the United States and the UK, which created a carve out for UK origin pharmaceutical products from the recent national security tariffs imposed on patented pharmaceuticals pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232).
On August 4, 2026 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a notice seeking public comments on expanding tariffs applicable to certain steel, aluminum and copper derivative products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) to fourteen (14) additional derivative products.
The list of products proposed to be subject
On July 15, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued CSMS #69252300, providing guidance on the new reporting requirements for the countries of smelt and cast for imports of certain copper articles under Proclamation 11021. Beginning July 30, 2026, importers of specified copper wire and cable products will be required to submit smelt and cast country information through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has issued new guidance addressing technical corrections to recently imposed Section 232 duties on imports of aluminum, steel and copper. Following a Notice of Technical Corrections issued by the Department of Commerce on April 29, 2026, CBP, on May 6, 2026, released CSMS #68554727 clarifying the application of these
IEEPA Refund Updates: CBP Targets May 11 for First IEEPA Duty Refunds
On April 28, 2026, Judge Richard K. Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade issued an Order in Euro-Notions Florida, Inc. v. United States, et al. (Court No. 25-00595) addressing early implementation progress for CBP’s new Automated Commercial Environment (“ACE”) functionality designed to refund International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) duties, including interest. The order follows CBP’s rollout of Phase 1 of its Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (“CAPE”) tool on April 20, 2026, and reflects issues raised during a closed conference held on April 28 regarding access, usability, and the treatment of certain categories of entries.
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.
On April 15, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) to sit for depositions in a case filed by an importer seeking refunds of tariffs imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“Section 232”).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued guidance on how importers need to report and classify goods subject to the revised steel, aluminum, and copper tariffs announced by the Trump Administration on April 2, 2026. We encourage importers to review the list of HTS number affected by the metal tariffs to ensure compliance with the below reporting requirements.
On April 2, 2026, President Trump issued a Proclamation modifying the Section 232 tariffs applicable to imports of aluminum, steel, and copper, and derivatives of the same.