Commerce issues preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination on air compressors from Malaysia

Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stationary and portable air compressors from Malaysia, with the period of investigation January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, applicable October 1, 2026. Commerce also aligns the final countervailing duty determination with the final antidumping duty determination. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination.

USITC institutes five-year review of the AD duty order on alloy magnesium from China

The USITC instituted on October 1, 2026 a five-year review under the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on alloy magnesium from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Interested parties must respond to the notice by November 2, 2026 to be assured of consideration, and comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed by December 8, 2026.

USITC institutes five-year reviews of aluminum foil orders on Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia and Turkey

The USITC instituted five-year reviews on October 1, 2026, to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty orders on aluminum foil from Oman and Turkey and the antidumping duty orders on aluminum foil from Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia and Turkey would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Interested parties must respond to the notice by November 2, 2026, to be assured of consideration, and comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed by December 8, 2026.

CBP seeks comments on revised Entry information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act

CBP will submit a revised Entry information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and is taking public comments on the revision. Comments must be submitted no later than November 2, 2026, through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, where the collection appears under "Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments." The notice does not state what the revision changes in the collection.

CBP seeks comments on revision to Entry Summary information collection

CBP will submit a revision to the Entry Summary information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and is taking public comments on the collection. Comments must be submitted no later than November 2, 2026, through www.reginfo.gov by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments" or using the search function. The notice does not state what the revision changes in the collection.

CBP updates ACE CATAIR Entry Summary with FY27 Customs COBRA user fees

CBP states in CSMS # 70086122 that the ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update has been updated to include the Fiscal Year 2027 Customs COBRA User Fees, posted under the Current Capabilities tab. The adjusted fee amounts and limitations are effective October 1, 2026. Technical questions go to the assigned Client Representative; other inquiries go to the Entry Summary Accounts & Revenue Division (ESAR) at esar@cbp.dhs.gov.

Alberta Recycling Management Authority: Phase II of Alberta EPR for packaging and paper products begins October 1, 2026

The Alberta Recycling Management Authority states that Phase II of Alberta's Extended Producer Responsibility system for single-use products, packaging and paper products (PPP) begins October 1, 2026, standardizing recycling province-wide and expanding collection to eligible multi-family buildings. Phase I began in April 2025 and covered PPP and hazardous and special products. ARMA says the 2025 PPP program contributed more than $160 million to GDP, $75 million in wages, $10.1 million in taxes and supported 1,230 full-time equivalent jobs.

CBP seizes 200 counterfeit Cartier watches worth $28 million in Chicago

CBP's Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team at Chicago O'Hare International Airport seized two shipments containing 200 counterfeit Cartier watches on September 18; the shipment from Hong Kong was headed for California. CBP's Centers of Excellence and Expertise deemed the watches inauthentic, and they were seized for bearing counterfeit versions of registered and recorded trademarks. CBP valued the shipment at a combined manufacturer's suggested retail price of $28 million had the items been genuine.

CBP moves Entry Type 13 ACE implementation guides from draft to current chapters

CBP states in CSMS # 70076746 that it implemented the Entry Type 13 (ET13) test through ACE enhancements on September 22, 2026, and moved the related ACE implementation guides from the "Draft Chapters: Future Capabilities" section of CBP.gov to the sections for deployed functionality. The Cargo Release guides moved are the ACE CATAIR Cargo Release Chapter and the PGA Flag Enforcement Table, both to "Chapters: Current Capabilities" and "PGA Message Set Documents" respectively, along with the ACE CATAIR Stand-alone Filing for Prior Notice Data (PE/PX).

White House announces $15 billion Mesabi Metallics steel complex in Iowa

The White House announced that a $15 billion Mesabi Metallics steel complex is coming to Iowa, described as the largest steel plant ever built in the United States, with 1,750 permanent jobs, up to 6,000 construction jobs and an estimated $95 billion in U.S. economic output over construction and the first decade of operations. Mesabi Metallics CEO Joe Broking said the project combines direct-reduction grade iron ore pellet from Minnesota's Iron Range with DRI to EAF steelmaking in Iowa. The announcement does not state an effective date, a start of construction or any change to tariff or entry requirements.

Energy Vault tracks implementation of Trump executive order restricting foreign-made bulk power components

Energy Vault Chief Revenue Officer Marco Terruzzin told Utility Dive that the energy storage company is closely following implementation of President Donald Trump's recent executive order restricting the use of foreign-made bulk power components and is assessing its impacts on a project-by-project basis as it diversifies its supply chain. The company said last week it would acquire a 2.3-GW development portfolio from Goshe Energy Storage, including 350 MW of ready-to-build capacity that could come online in early 2028, and secured up to $40 million in credit from S2G Investments to back development, construction and operation of that portfolio.

Utility Dive: Facilities use Section 48E investment tax credits for energy projects

Utility Dive reports that facilities are using Section 48E federal investment tax credits to finance renewable and storage projects, citing a Colorado hospital that expects $4 million to $8 million in credits on a $65 million project. The article says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act cut the credit for several technologies, but solar remains eligible when paired with battery storage and geothermal credits were left in place, and that nonprofits and public facilities receive the benefit as a direct Treasury payment while private companies can sell credits at roughly 85 to 93 cents on the dollar.

A1 SolarStore report: U.S. solar hardware market tightens as buyers race tariff deadlines

The Q2 2026 A1 Solar Index report by distributor A1 SolarStore says U.S. solar hardware inventory rose close to historic highs as importers rushed to beat incoming tariff deadlines and federal tax credit milestones, with average daily listed inventory reaching 932,000 units (491 MW), up 126% from Q1.

Toyo announces $240 million in module supply agreements ahead of Texas factory ribbon cutting

Toyo Co., Ltd. announced binding module supply agreements with multiple U.S. offtakers worth approximately $240 million, with the modules to be manufactured at its Humble, Texas facility for utility-scale, commercial and industrial, community solar and data-center projects. The company will hold a ribbon cutting on Oct. 6 for the start of work on its 1.5 GW HJT solar cell plant and full-scale operation of its co-located 2 GW module assembly facility, an event that will include a speech by U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Jeffrey Kessler.

OFAC issues final rule adding Cuba sanctions regulations under May 1, 2026 executive order

OFAC is issuing a final rule adding regulations to implement a May 1, 2026 Cuba-related Executive order, effective September 30, 2026. OFAC states it intends to supplement these regulations with a more comprehensive set, which may include additional interpretive guidance and definitions, general licenses and other regulatory provisions. The rule does not state the specific Cuba-related measures, entities or products covered.

OFAC final rule amends Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations

OFAC is adopting a final rule amending the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations to implement certain provisions of a January 10, 2020 Iran-related Executive order, effective September 30, 2026. The amendment also revises an existing definition and an existing exemption and incorporates two exemptions from that Executive order. The rule does not state which provisions, definition, exemption or Executive order number are involved.

OFAC publishes seven Venezuela Sanctions Regulations general licenses

OFAC is publishing seven general licenses issued under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations: GLs 46C, 47A, 48B, 50B, 51B, 52A, and 54A, each previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 46C was issued on June 10, 2026; the Federal Register notice's supplementary information gives the additional relevant dates. The notice does not state the activities or entities each license authorizes.

OFAC publishes web general licenses 52 through 58 under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations

OFAC is publishing seven general licenses issued under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations — GLs 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58 — each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 52 was issued on March 18, 2026; OFAC's supplementary information gives the additional relevant dates. The notice does not state the authorizations each license grants.

OFAC publishes eight Venezuela Sanctions Regulations general licenses

OFAC is publishing eight general licenses issued under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations: GLs 46D, 47B, 48C, 50C, 51C, 52B, 54B, and 61A, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 46D was issued on August 27, 2026; the notice's supplementary information gives the additional relevant dates.

OFAC publishes Iran-related web general licenses GL X and GL X1

OFAC is publishing two Iran-related general licenses, GL X and GL X1, which were previously made available on OFAC's website. GL X was issued on June 21, 2026, and was revoked and superseded by GL X1; GL X1 has expired. The Federal Register notice directs readers to its supplementary information for additional relevant dates.

OFAC publishes web General License 2 under Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions Regulations

OFAC is publishing General License 2 issued under the Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions Regulations; the license was previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 2 was issued on June 23, 2026. The notice does not state the activities or persons the license authorizes.

OFAC publishes Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions general licenses 131E, 131F and 131G

OFAC is publishing three general licenses issued under the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations — GLs 131E, 131F and 131G — each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website. GL 131E was issued on April 29, 2026; the Federal Register notice's supplementary information gives the additional relevant dates. The notice does not state the scope or the authorizations of the three licenses.

OFAC adds persons to the SDN List and blocks their U.S.-jurisdiction property

OFAC is publishing the names of one or more persons placed on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) after determining that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The action was issued on August 7, 2026; the notice does not name the persons or state the legal criteria or program tags.

Commerce amends LWRPT dumping margins from Mexico after CIT remand in Consol. Court No. 23-00091

Commerce is amending the final results of the 2020-2021 antidumping duty administrative review of light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico, applicable September 24, 2026, after the CIT's September 14, 2026 final judgment in Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. and Tecnicas de Fluidos S.A. de C.V. and Perfiles LM, S.A. de C.V. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 23-00091, Slip Op. 26-111, sustained Commerce's second remand results and was not in harmony with the final results. The amended margins apply to Maquilacero/TEFLU, reviewed as a single collapsed entity, and to non-selected companies Perfiles L.M., S.A. de C.V. and Productos Laminados de Monterrey S.A. de C.V.

Commerce amends welded line pipe order from Korea after CIT remand ruling

Commerce states that, applicable September 25, 2026, it is amending the final determination and the antidumping duty order on welded line pipe from the Republic of Korea, covering the period October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, after the U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's fourth remand redetermination in Stupp Corp. v. United States, Court No. 15-00334, Slip Op. 26-113 (September 15, 2026). The amendment changes the estimated weighted-average dumping margin assigned to SeAH Steel Corporation and to all other producers and exporters. The notice does not state the revised margin.

Commerce issues preliminary results and partial rescission in AD review of utility scale wind towers from Korea

Commerce preliminarily determines that Dongkuk S&C Co., Ltd. did not make sales of utility scale wind towers from the Republic of Korea at less than normal value during the period of review, August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025, and is rescinding the review with respect to eight companies. The preliminary results are applicable September 30, 2026, and interested parties are invited to comment. The notice does not state a cash deposit rate for Dongkuk.

Commerce issues preliminary affirmative LTFV determination on large diameter graphite electrodes from China

Commerce preliminarily determines that large diameter graphite electrodes from the People's Republic of China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, applicable September 30, 2026, for a period of investigation of July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Commerce also made a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination.

Commerce issues preliminary affirmative LTFV determination on large diameter graphite electrodes from India

Commerce preliminarily determines that large diameter graphite electrodes from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less-than-fair-value, with a period of investigation of January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, applicable September 30, 2026. Commerce also made a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances and postponed the final determination, extending provisional measures. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination.

Commerce issues final results of expedited fifth sunset review of suspended AD investigation on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Ukraine

Commerce issued the final results of the expedited fifth sunset review of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation of Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from Ukraine, finding that termination of the Agreement and the suspended antidumping duty investigation would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the Final Results of Review section of the notice. The results are applicable September 30, 2026.

USITC votes to continue investigations on linear hydraulic cylinders from Canada, China, India, Mexico and South Korea

The USITC determined on September 30, 2026 that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by imports of linear hydraulic cylinders from Canada, China, India, Mexico and South Korea that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of China, India and Mexico. The affirmative vote, in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-802-804 and 731-TA-1799-1803 (Preliminary), means Commerce will continue its investigations of these imports. The USITC's public report, USITC Publication 5800, will be available on the USITC website by November 16, 2026.

MOFCOM says Brazil beef safeguard trigger reached; 55% additional tariff from October 1

CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-303 for 2027 raw sugar cane allocations

CBP states in CSMS # 70064688 that Quota Bulletin 26-303, covering 2027 raw sugar cane allocations, has been published, with a quota period of October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 and an opening date of Thursday, October 1, 2026. The commodity is raw sugar as provided in HTSUS Chapter 17 subheadings, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 5. Entries submitted after 12:01 am local port time and before 08:30 am Eastern Time on the opening date receive an entry time of 08:30 am for quota qualification, and if any HTSUS group exceeds its limit at 08:30 am ET, all accepted entries will be prorated.

CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-407 for 2027 AGOA apparel limits

CBP states in CSMS # 70064651 that Quota Bulletin 26-407, covering 2027 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) limits, has been published. The quota covers apparel goods under HTSUS Chapter 98 and Chapter 61, 62, 64 and 65 subheadings from designated sub-Saharan African countries that have satisfied AGOA requirements, for the quota period October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. Entries submitted after 12:01 am local port time and before 08:30 am Eastern Time on the October 1, 2026 opening date receive an entry time of 08:30 am for quota qualification, and if any HTSUS group total exceeds its limit at 08:30 am ET, all accepted entries will be prorated.

CBP issues WROs on palm oil from Indonesia's Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation

CBP issued two Withhold Release Orders under 19 U.S.C. § 1307 against palm oil and its derivative products produced in Indonesia by Mitra Aneka Rezeki (MAR) and Hardaya Inti Plantation (HIP), effective immediately, and CBP personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain shipments of those goods on evidence reasonably indicating forced labor in their production. CBP cited ILO forced-labor indicators including debt bondage, withholding of wages, deception, excessive overtime, abusive working and living conditions, intimidation and threats, and abuse of vulnerability, with retention of identity documents and isolation also found at MAR.

OPIS reports China and U.S. TOPCon module prices hold ahead of Section 232 minimum import prices

OPIS's Global Solar Markets Report of Sept. 22 assessed the Chinese Module Marker for TOPCon modules below 645W from China unchanged at $0.108/W FOB China, and U.S. delivered duty paid prices for TOPCon modules 645W and below unchanged at $0.290/W, with Southeast Asian cargoes at $0.277/W and Indian cargoes at $0.332/W. Section 232 minimum import prices are set to take effect Dec. 4, and OPIS reports uncertainty over whether the proclamation's "first arm's-length sale" rule would subject U.S.-assembled modules using imported cells to the $0.38/W module MIP.

USITC makes affirmative sunset determinations on non-refillable steel cylinders from China

The USITC determined on September 29, 2026 that revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on non-refillable steel cylinders from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time, so the existing orders remain in place. The vote was affirmative by Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser and David Foley Jr.; Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate. The reviews are Inv. Nos. 701-TA-644 and 731-TA-1494 (Review), instituted April 1, 2026 and conducted on an expedited basis; the public report, USITC Publication 5799, will be available on the USITC website by November 8, 2026.

CBP accredits Laboratory Services, Inc. (Kemah, TX) as a commercial gauger and laboratory

CBP states in a Federal Register notice that Laboratory Services, Inc. (Kemah, TX) has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 22, 2025. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2028.

USITC finds Section 337 violation on ink cartridges, issues general exclusion order

The U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed, with supplemental findings and modified reasoning, an initial determination (Order No. 16) finding a violation of Section 337, and issued a general exclusion order barring importation of certain ink cartridges and components thereof that infringe claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,540,347, 9,061,508, 11,535,037, 11,820,150 and 12,246,539. The Commission also issued cease and desist orders against respondents Mountain Peak, Inc. and Straightouttaink, LP, and terminated the investigation.

CBP accredits Intertek USA in Carteret, NJ, as commercial gauger and laboratory

CBP states in a Federal Register notice that Intertek USA, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of August 28, 2025. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2028.

USITC determines revocation of oil country tubular goods orders would likely injure U.S. industry

The USITC determined in five-year reviews that revoking the countervailing duty orders on oil country tubular goods from India and Turkey and the antidumping duty orders on oil country tubular goods from India, South Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to a U.S. industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. The reviews cover Investigation Nos. 701-TA-499-500 and 731-TA-1215-1216 and 1221-1223 (Second Review), with the Commission's views in USITC Publication 5790 (September 2026). Commissioner Jason E. Kearns voted in the negative on the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods from Ukraine.