Public Hearings Regarding Section 301 Investigations Relating to Failures to Take Action on Forced Labor

April 24, 2026

WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will hold public hearings on April 28 and April 29, 2026, regarding the Section 301 investigations into 60 economies' acts, policies, and practices related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor.

The hearings will take place in the main hearing room of the U.S. International Trade Commission, at 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC, starting at 10:00 am ET.

Please consult the USTR website for the hearing schedule.

Note: The hearings are on the record but no external cameras or video recording will be allowed in the hearing room. The hearings will not be livestreamed. A full transcript of the hearings will be posted on ustr.gov after the hearings. Please contact media@ustr.eop.gov with questions or for more information on media arrangements.

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National Marine Fisheries Service Lifts Yellowfin Tuna Import Prohibition for Panama under the Tuna Tracking and Verification Program

AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice; new 5-year affirmative finding for Panama.

SUMMARY:

The NMFS Assistant Administrator (Assistant Administrator) has issued a new 5-year affirmative finding for the Government of Panama under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This affirmative finding will allow the importation into the United States of yellowfin tuna and yellowfin tuna products harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP), in compliance with the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP), by purse seine vessels operating under Panamanian jurisdiction or exported from Panama. NMFS bases the affirmative finding determination on reviews of documentary evidence submitted by the Government of Panama and of information obtained from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).

DATES:

This new affirmative finding is effective for the 5-year period of April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031. Read More→

USITC Makes Determination In Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol From China [CORRECTED]

The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping order on imports of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determination, the existing order on imports of this product from China will remain in place. 

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative. 

Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on this five-year (sunset) review.

The Commission’s public report, Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol from China (Inv. No. 731-TA-1046 (Fourth Review), USITC Publication 5731, (April 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the review.

The report will be available by May 26, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website. 

BACKGROUND

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

The Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.

The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.

The five-year (sunset) review concerning Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol from China was instituted on October 1, 2025.

On February 23, 2026, the Commission determined to conduct an expedited five-year review. Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns concluded that the domestic interested party group response was adequate and the respondent interested party group response was inadequate. Chair Karpel and Commissioner Kearns voted for an expedited review, while Commissioner Johanson voted for a full review*.  

A record of the Commission’s vote to conduct an expedited review is available on the investigations page for Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol from China; Inv. No. 731-TA- 1046 (Fourth Review). 

Correction: As of 2:45 p.m. EST, April 16, 2026, this statement has been corrected. The text now reflects Commissioner Johanson’s vote for a full review regarding the adequacy determination.

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Updated Guidance #3: Implementation of Jones Act Waiver issued to the Department of War, dated March 17, 2026 CSMS #68448732

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is providing updated guidance to CSMS #68096516, CSMS #68180454, and CSMS #68370692. This guidance serves as notice that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has approved an extension of the waiver, dated March 17, 2026, at the request of the Department of War (DOW). The waiver will be extended for a period of 90-days commencing on May 18, 2026 at 12 a.m. Thus, CBP has determined that to be compliant with the extended waiver, any covered product must be loaded onboard the relevant vessel before the deadline expires at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Time on Sunday, August 16, 2026. With notice of this extension, CBP is also providing an updated list of potentially covered products (attached) as of April 24, 2026.

CBP is adding an additional data element to initial request to jonesact@cbp.dhs.gov which is a Pdf copy of the CBP Form 1302.

Therefore, any member of the trade community who intends to conduct transportation of commodities listed in the attachment on a foreign-flag vessel, authorized by and within the parameters of the March 17, 2026 waiver, notify CBP at jonesact@cbp.dhs.gov with the following information of any such transportation:

  • Vessel name (including IMO number and flag)

  • Commodity and relevant Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Code

  • Carrier

  • Ports and dates of departure and arrival (include CBP port code)

  • Pdf copy of the CBP Form 1302

Original CSMS Messages #68096516, #68180454, and #68370692 listed below. Read More→

USITC Seeks Public Comments on Proposals to Update the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) wants to hear from interested federal agencies and the public about proposed updates to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).

The Commission has posted its proposed updates to the HTS on the USITC website. Interested federal agencies and the public are invited to submit written comments on the proposed updates by May 18, 2026. All written submissions, except confidential business information, will be available to the public.

Last year, members of the World Customs Organization agreed on about 300 sets of amendments to the Harmonized System (HS), the global system that categorizes products imported and exported around the world. Countries then began their individual processes to incorporate these changes into their own domestic product category systems. The United States and other countries have until January 1, 2028, to implement the changes.

The USITC is the federal agency charged with maintaining and updating the United States' product category system, the HTS. Last August, the USITC instituted an investigation that will lead to recommendations to the President to update the HTS to implement the HS amendments.

HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: All comments must be submitted through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System. Questions regarding electronic filing should be directed to the Office of the Secretary, Docket Services Division, or consult the Commission’s Handbook on Filing Procedures and the Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8).

More information about the USITC investigation and procedures to file comments are available in the Commission’s Federal Register notice soliciting public comments on the preliminary report, dated April 17, 2026, and on the USITC website.

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USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Monosodium Glutamate from China and Indonesia

The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping orders on imports of monosodium glutamate from China and Indonesia would likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of this product from China and Indonesia will remain in place. 

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative. 

Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.

The Commission’s public report, Monosodium Glutamate from China and Indonesia(Inv. Nos. 731-TA-1229-1230 (Second Review), USITC Publication 5734 (May 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.

The report will be available by May 29, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website. 

BACKGROUND

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

The Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires. Read More→

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Duty Refunds

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is developing the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) functionality within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) to streamline the submission and processing of valid refund requests for duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as authorized by court order or applicable law. CAPE is designed to consolidate refunds of IEEPA duties including interest rather than processing refunds on an entry-by-entry basis. CBP plans to implement CAPE through a phased development approach, adding more functionality in subsequent phases for more complicated scenarios.

The CAPE process is being deployed in phases, and CBP will launch the first phase of CAPE on April 20, 2026. Phase 1 is limited to certain unliquidated entries and certain entries within 80 days of liquidation.

Requesting refunds of IEEPA duties requires only the following summarized actions:

  • Importers of Record and authorized Customs brokers have an established ACE Secure Data Portal account (ACE Portal account)

  • Recipients use the ACE Portal account to provide CBP with bank account information

  • Importers of Record and authorized Customs brokers submit CAPE Declarations in the ACE Portal (See below for details)

Visit Applying for an ACE Portal Importer Account and Enrolling in ACH Refunds.

Importers of Record (IORs) and Customs brokers will be able to file a CAPE Declaration, using a Comma-Separated Values (.CSV) file, through their web-based ACE Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal) account. Filers will not use the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) to file a CAPE Declaration. Read More→

USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of Kitchen Appliance Shelving and Racks from China

The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on kitchen appliance shelving and racks from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of these products from China will remain in place. 

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative. 

Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.

The Commission’s public report, Kitchen Appliance Shelving and Racks from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-458 and 731-TA-1154 (Review), USITC Publication 5721, March 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.

The report will be available by April 27,2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.

BACKGROUND

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time. Read More→

https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0319_68304.htm

Implementation of Jones Act Waiver Issued to the Department of War, Dated March 17, 2026

On March 17, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a limited waiver of 46 U.S. C. § 55102 (the "Jones Act") pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 501(a), at the request of the Department of War. The approved waiver covers a 60-day period that expires at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Sunday, May 17, 2026. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requests that any member of the trade community who intends to conduct transportation of commodities listed in the attachment on a foreign-flag vessel, authorized by and within the parameters of the March 17, 2026, waiver, notify CBP at jonesact@cbp.dhs.gov with the following information of any such transportation:

  • Vessel name (including IMO number and flag)

  • Commodity and relevant Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Code

  • Carrier

  • Ports and dates of departure and arrival (include CBP port code)

Per 19 U.S.C. § 1434(a)(2), and as implemented in 19 C.F.R. Part 4, any foreign vessel arriving from a domestic port must file a formal entry (of the vessel), regardless of the cargo carried. As such, foreign-flagged vessels transporting cargo pursuant to this waiver remain subject to vessel entrance and clearance requirements and should use the Vessel Entrance and Clearance System (VECS) in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Per 19 C.F.R. § 4.3a, violations of the arrival or entrance reporting requirements provided for 19 C.F.R. Part 4 may result in the master being liable for certain civil and criminal penalties, as provided under 19 U.S.C. 1436. Read More→

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Ambassador Jamieson Greer Announces U.S.-Japan Action Plan on Critical Minerals

March 19, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer announced the enactment of the U.S.-Japan Action Plan on Critical Minerals. Under this Action Plan, the United States and Japan will develop strategic trade policies and border mechanisms to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities and protect the downstream industries that depend on critical minerals imports.

“The United States and Japan are taking an important step to expand the production and diversity of critical minerals, laying the foundation for a binding plurilateral agreement supported by price floors and other measures,” said Ambassador Greer. “Today’s announcement reinforces our supply chain resilience and energy security with a key partner in the Indo-Pacific region. I thank my Japanese counterparts for their commitment to deepening coordination on critical minerals to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.”

Read the U.S.-Japan Action Plan on Critical Minerals here. Read More→

https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2026/march/ambassador-jamieson-greer-announces-us-japan-action-plan-critical-minerals

Updated Document Image System (DIS) Implementation Guide is Available

Implementation Guide for Messaging Interface between ITDS Trade Partners and CBP Document Image System (DIS). This page provides the message formats and technical specifications necessary to electronically transmit data to CBP's automated systems.

ATTACHMENT:

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/2026-03/ace_dis_xml_implementation_guide_508.pdf

PDF FORMAT | 1.14 MB | DATE: 3/11/2026

CBP Publication Number

0875-0419

  • Topics

  • Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)

  • Trade

Last Modified: Mar 12, 2026

https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-dis-implementation-guide

USITC Makes Determinations Concerning Imports of Silicon Metal from Angola, Laos, and Thailand [CORRECTED]

The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of silicon metal from Angola and Laos that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value by Angola and Laos and subsidized by the government of Laos. 

The Commission further found that the imports of these products from Thailand that Commerce has determined are subsidized are negligible and voted to terminate the countervailing duty investigation concerning Thailand.

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative for Angola and Laos. They made a finding of negligibility with respect to the countervailing duty investigation involving Thailand. 

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue antidumping duty orders on imports of this product from Angola and Laos and a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from Laos.  As a result of the finding of negligibility, the countervailing duty investigation regarding imports from Thailand will be terminated. 

The Commission’s public report on Silicon Metal from Angola, Laos, and Thailand (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-761, 701-TA-763, 731-TA-1743 and 731-TA-1745 (Final), USITC Publication 5720, April 2026) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.

The report will be available by April 29, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.

Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the Commission’s Investigations Database System (IDS).

NOTE: Title has been corrected as of 3:15 p.m. ET on March 17, 2026.

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https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0317_68292.htm

Float Glass Products from China and Malaysia Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC [UPDATED]

March 23, 2026

News Release 26-038a

Inv. No(s). 701-TA-748-749 and 731-TA-1726-1727 (Final)

Contact: Claire Huber, 202-205-1819

Float Glass Products from China and Malaysia Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC [UPDATED]

The United States International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of float glass products from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China, as well as by reason of imports of float glass products from Malaysia that Commerce has found to be subsidized by the government of Malaysia.

The Commission further found that the imports of these products from Malaysia that Commerce has determined are sold at less than fair value are negligible and voted to terminate the antidumping duty investigation concerning Malaysia.

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioner Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative in the antidumping investigation concerning China and in the countervailing duty investigations concerning China and Malaysia, and Commissioner David S. Johanson voted in the negative in the antidumping investigation concerning China and in the countervailing duty investigations concerning China and Malaysia. Chair Amy A. Karpel, Commissioner David S. Johanson, and Commissioner Jason E. Kearns found imports from Malaysia to be negligible in the antidumping duty investigation.

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order on these products from China and countervailing duty orders on imports of these products from China and Malaysia. As a result of the finding of negligibility, the antidumping duty investigation regarding imports from Malaysia will be terminated. 

The Commission’s public report on Float Glass Products from China and Malaysia (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-748-749 and 731-TA-1726-1727 (Final), USITC Publication 5715, March 2026) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.

The report will be available by April 17, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.

Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the Commission’s Investigations Database System (IDS).

 

CORRECTION: This news release corrects the version issued on March 5, 2026. Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns and David S. Johanson voted to reconsider their votes in these investigations on March 20, 2026. On March 23, 2026, following this decision to reconsider, the Commission changed its determination in the antidumping duty investigation of imports from Malaysia from affirmative to negative based on negligibility grounds. The title and date of this news release were also updated on March 23, 2026.                   

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https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0323_68244.htm

Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1.  Background.  In several Executive Orders, including Executive Order 14193 of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border), as amended; Executive Order 14194 of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border), as amended; Executive Order 14195 of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China), as amended; Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025 (Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits), as amended; and Executive Order 14324 of July 30, 2025 (Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries), I declared or described national emergencies with respect to unusual and extraordinary threats to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States and took action to deal with those threats, including suspending duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C) for certain imports.

As relevant here, in section 3 of Executive Order 14324, I set forth the duty rates applicable to shipments sent to the United States through the international postal network that would otherwise qualify for the de minimis exemption under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C).  These duty rates were based on the additional duty rates imposed by Executive Orders issued under IEEPA, including Executive Order 14193, as amended; Executive Order 14194, as amended; Executive Order 14195, as amended; and Executive Order 14257, as amended. Read More→

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/continuing-the-suspension-of-duty-free-de-minimis-treatment-for-all-countries/

The United States and Mexico Launch Review Process of the USMCA

March 05, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard announced the first round of bilateral discussions in preparation for the Joint Review of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The ministers instructed negotiators to begin a scoping discussion on the necessary measures to ensure the benefits of the Agreement accrue primarily to the parties, including by reducing dependence on imports from outside the region, strengthening rules of origin, and enhancing the security of North American supply chains.

Ministers expect negotiators to hold the first meeting the week of March 16 and meet regularly thereafter as part of the Joint Review.

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USITC to Investigate Impact of USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin on the United States in Third Factfinding Report in Series [UPDATED]

The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) is seeking input for its third factfinding investigation on the automotive rules of origin (ROOs) under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and the ROOs’ impact on the U.S. economy, effect on U.S. competitiveness, and relevancy considering recent technology changes. 

The Commission instituted this investigation, USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2027 Report (Inv. No. 332-608), for the purpose of preparing the third of five reports required by section 202A(g)(2) of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. The report will be transmitted to the President, the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means no later than July 1, 2027.

As required, the USITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, will examine the USMCA automotive ROOs and their impact on the United States in an investigation and produce a report. The report will provide information on:

  • The economic impact of the USMCA automotive ROOs on U.S. gross domestic product (GDP); U.S. exports and imports; U.S. aggregate employment and employment opportunities; production, investment, use of productive facilities, and profit levels in the U.S. automotive industries and other pertinent industries; wages and employment of workers in the U.S. automotive sector; and the interests of U.S. consumers

  • The operation of the ROOs and their effects on the competitiveness of the United States with respect to production and trade in automotive goods, considering developments in technology, production processes, or other related matters

  • Whether the ROOs are relevant in light of technological changes in the United States; and

  • Other matters identified by the Commission as relevant to the economic impact of the ROOs, including prices, sales, inventories, patterns of demand, capital investment, obsolescence of equipment, and diversification of production in the United States

As part of its investigation, the Commission intends to conduct a survey and will post the associated questionnaire on its website at a later date. Read More→

https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0219_68151.htm

USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Beverage Brewing Products and Components Thereof

The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain beverage brewing products and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.

The investigation is based on a complaint filed on behalf of Adrian Rivera Maynez Enterprises, Inc. of La Mirada, California, on January 23, 2026. An amended complaint was filed on February 3, 2026. The complaint, as amended, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain beverage brewing products and components thereof that infringe certain claims of the patents asserted by the complainant. The complainant requests that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. 

The USITC has identified the following respondent in this investigation as Denys Orlov d/b/a GoodCups of Alpine, California.

By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1485), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission. 

The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.

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https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0224_68185.htm

USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Parts Thereof from China

February 25, 2026
Bulletin 26-014

Inv. No(s). 731-TA-1153

Contact: Jennifer Andberg, 202-205-1819

USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Parts Thereof from China

The U.S. International Trade Commission has made an affirmative determination in its expedited five-year (sunset) reviews concerning certain tow-behind lawn groomers and parts thereof from China.

Note to Users:  This bulletin will be replaced by the news release when the release is available. News releases are generally issued approximately three hours after a Commission vote.

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https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2026/er0225_68190.htm

Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Judgment - International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) Tariffs- CSMS # 67823350

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has issued its decision regarding the President’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs [ 24-1287 Learning Resources, Inc. et al v. Trump et al (02/20/2026)].

CBP is working with other government agencies to fully examine the implications of the SCOTUS decision.

CBP will provide additional information and technical guidance for ACE filers as soon as it becomes available.

Questions regarding this message may be directed to CBP’s Office of Trade Relations at traderelations@cbp.dhs.gov.

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