USITC to conduct full five-year reviews of methionine AD orders from France, Japan and Spain

The U.S. International Trade Commission gives notice that it will proceed with full five-year reviews under the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on methionine from France, Japan and Spain would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. The Commission states that a schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later date. The notice is dated September 4, 2026.

BIS renews temporary denial of export privileges for URAL Airlines JSC

BIS renewed for one year the temporary denial order against URAL Airlines JSC, Utrenniy Lane 1-g, Yekaterinburg, Russia 620025, first issued October 13, 2022 and last renewed September 30, 2025, finding Ural engaged in a pattern of repeated, ongoing apparent violations of the EAR. The order bars Ural and any person from participating in transactions involving items subject to the EAR, including exports, reexports and in-country transfers to or on behalf of Ural, except activity directly related to safety of flight and authorized by BIS under Section 764.3(a)(2).

USITC determines revocation of boltless steel shelving orders from China would likely injure U.S. industry

The USITC determined in its second five-year reviews that revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from China 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-523 and 731-TA-1259 (Second Review), with views published in USITC Publication 5793 (September 2026). The Commission instituted the reviews on April 1, 2026 (91 FR 16234), chose expedited reviews on July 6, 2026 (91 FR 52082), and filed its determinations on September 24, 2026. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate.

USITC institutes antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on wooden fence pickets from China

The USITC gives notice of the institution of preliminary-phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701-TA-807 and 731-TA-1808 (Preliminary) into wooden fence pickets from China provided for in HTS subheadings 4404.10.00, 4407.19.00 and 4421.99.70, alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Government of China. The Commission must reach its preliminary determination by November 9, 2026, unless Commerce extends the time for initiation, and must transmit its views to Commerce by November 17, 2026. The notice is dated September 24, 2026.

CBP accredits Intertek USA (Chelsea, MA) as commercial gauger and laboratory

CBP states in a Federal Register notice that Intertek USA, Inc. (Chelsea, MA), 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, 2024. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2027.

Norfolk CBP officers seize three shipments of automotive radiators imported using stolen identities

CBP issues updated Section 232 guidance on pharmaceutical imports under Proclamation 11020

CBP states in CSMS # 70054007 that updated guidance covers Section 232 duties on pharmaceutical articles and ingredients under Proclamation 11020 and the September 23, 2026 Federal Register notice (91 FR 60360), with duties effective July 31, 2026 for Annex III companies and September 29, 2026 for all other companies. Entries use HTSUS headings 9903.04.60–9903.04.70, including 100% for patented articles under 9903.04.60, 15% for Japan, EU member countries, South Korea, Switzerland and Liechtenstein under 9903.04.62, and 0% for the United Kingdom under 9903.04.63. The notice makes five technical corrections to Annex I and one to Annex IV, removing 2937.23.50, 3002.13.00, 3002.14.00, 3002.15.00 and 3004.49.00 from Annex IV.

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

The White House announced that President Trump is backing a $15 billion Mesabi Metallics steel mill in Iowa, which will produce 7.5 million tons of steel per year in its first phase, rising to about ten million tons, using iron ore from the company's newly opened Minnesota mine. The release says the project will create 1,750 permanent Iowa jobs and support up to 6,000 construction jobs, and states that the administration reversed prior policies that had blocked mining projects, including the 2016 denial and 2022 cancellation of federal lease renewals for a northern Minnesota copper-nickel mine and a 20-year mining ban across 225,504 acres of the Superior National Forest.

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

CBP issued two Withhold Release Orders against palm oil and its derivative products produced in Indonesia by Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation, effective immediately, and personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain those shipments. CBP found violations of 19 U.S.C. § 1307, which prohibits goods made with forced labor from entering the United States, after a review citing nine International Labour Organization indicators of forced labor at MAR and seven at HIP. CBP now oversees and enforces 60 WROs and eight Findings under 19 U.S.C. § 1307.

CBP seizes five shipments in Virginia over counterfeit, unsafe and fraudulently imported goods

CBP officers in Norfolk, Virginia seized five shipments of imported consumer goods — including dry-fit t-shirts from Morocco, rugs from Turkey, ceramic tiles and Land Rover parts from China, ceramic sinks from China and carpet rolls from China — for counterfeit certification marks, violations of the Flammable Fabrics Act and importation using stolen identities, with a combined value of nearly $856,000. The most recent seizure, on Tuesday, covered 697 cartons of t-shirts valued at $61,240; the largest, 1,176 rolls of carpet bearing counterfeit OEKO-TEX labels, was valued at $686,000 had it been authentic. The shipments were destined to Albany, N.Y., Tustin, Calif., San Francisco and Atlanta.

CBP: certain Canadian products excluded from U.S. importation under Proclamations 11061, 11062 and 11063 from September 29, 2026

CBP states in CSMS # 70050970 that, effective September 29, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, certain covered products of Canada identified in the Annexes to Presidential Proclamations 11061, 11062 and 11063 are excluded from importation into the United States, covering certain commodities under HTSUS headings 0404, 1702, 1703, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208 and 8711. Exclusion precludes admission into a Foreign Trade Zone or bonded warehouse, in-bond transportation and entry for consumption, and any entry containing covered products will be unconditionally rejected; entries filed in ACE that have not been released will be cancelled as of that time. Covered products imported before September 29, 2026, 12:01 a.m.

CBP adds ACE Cargo Release and FTZ error codes for restricted Canadian products under Proclamations 11061, 11062 and 11063

CBP states in CSMS # 70050117 that it has added error codes 239 (e214 FTZ admissions) and 335 (ACE Cargo Release) for designated imports originating from Canada entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on September 29, 2026, covering certain products under HTSUS headings 0404, 1702, 1703, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208 and 8711, including alcohol packed in bottles, cans, boxes, kegs or other direct-to-consumption containers. The codes were added as part of the implementation of Proclamations 11061, 11062 and 11063. Non-compliant submissions will be rejected with those error codes.

Trade groups urge USTR to extend pause on China-linked ship fees

U.S.-China Board of Trade proposes reduced tariffs on non-sensitive goods

The U.S.-China Board of Trade has recommended reduced tariff treatment for non-sensitive goods covering roughly $30 billion in imports for each country, the Trump Administration announced. USTR Jamieson Greer said the arrangement covers about 30 percent of U.S. exports to China, including agricultural products and medical devices, and U.S. imports of household goods, toys and other products generally not imported from other countries. The White House documentation did not specify reduction amounts or an implementation date, and the terms of reference state future duty reductions will be determined and implemented in accordance with each side's domestic legal processes.

USITC institutes Section 337 investigation into powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms

The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted a Section 337 investigation on a complaint filed August 21, 2026 by Ultra-Mek, Incorporated of Denton, North Carolina; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated of Carthage, Missouri; and L&P Property Management Company of Carthage, Missouri, alleging that imports of certain powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms and seating units containing same infringe claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,398,165, 8,398,168, 8,016,348 and 8,297,693. The complaint also alleges a domestic industry exists, and the complainants request a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders after the investigation. The complaint, except confidential information, is available on the Commission's EDIS docket.

Commerce rescinds in part its AD administrative review of frozen warmwater shrimp from India

Commerce is rescinding, in part, the antidumping duty administrative review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India for the period February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026, with respect to companies that had no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the period of review. The review was initiated on March 31, 2026, for 393 companies; the companies whose reviews are rescinded are listed in Appendix I and those whose reviews continue are listed in Appendix II. The rescission is applicable September 28, 2026.

USITC schedules final phase of AD/CVD injury investigations on tin mill products from China, Taiwan and Turkey

The USITC gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701-TA-792 and 731-TA-1786-1788 (Final) into whether a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry is materially retarded, by reason of imports of tin mill products from China, Taiwan and Turkey. The products are provided for in HTSUS subheadings 7210.11.00, 7210.12.00, 7210.50.00, 7212.10.00 and 7212.50.00, if of non-alloy steel, and under HTSUS subheadings 7225.99.00 and 7226.99.01. Commerce preliminarily determined the China imports to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value; its preliminary determinations for Taiwan and Turkey, alleged to be sold at less-than-fair-value, are pending.

White House releases U.S.-China "30-for-30" lists of products recommended for reduced tariff treatment

The White House released on September 27, 2026, "30-FOR-30" lists of U.S. products for import into China and Chinese products for import into the United States that the two countries will consider for reduced tariff treatment on a reciprocal basis, consistent with their respective domestic laws and processes. The release does not name the products, HTS codes, rates or an effective date.

CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-222 for 2027 mixes and doughs quota period

CBP states in CSMS # 70024711 that Quota Bulletin 26-222 covers Mixes and Doughs under HTSUS Chapter 19, Additional U.S. Notes 1 and 3, for the quota period October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, opening Thursday, October 1, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification. If any HTSUS group exceeds its limit at 8:30 a.m.

CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-134 for 2027 Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) apparel quota

CBP states in CSMS # 70023995 that Quota Bulletin 26-134 for the 2027 Haiti Economic Lift Program Act (HELP) has been published, covering apparel goods under HTSUS Chapter 98, subchapter XX, and Chapter 61 and 62 subheadings, for the quota period October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the October 1, 2026 opening date receive an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification purposes. If the total for any HTSUS group exceeds the limit at 8:30 a.m.

CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-215 for 2027 cocoa powder quota

CBP states in CSMS # 70023967 that Quota Bulletin 26-215 covers cocoa powder under HTSUS Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 1, for the quota period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, opening Thursday, October 1, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification. If any HTSUS group exceeds its limit at 8:30 a.m.

CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-221 for 2027 condiments and mixed seasonings

CBP states in CSMS # 70023947 that Quota Bulletin 26-221 covers condiments and mixed seasonings under HTSUS Chapter 21, Additional U.S. Note 4, for the quota period October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, opening October 1, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification. If the total for any HTSUS group exceeds the limit at 8:30 a.m.

CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-226 for 2026 Argentina beef tranche 4

CBP states in CSMS # 70023787 that Quota Bulletin 26-226 covers the fourth 2026 tranche of Argentina beef, allowing an additional 80,000 metric tons of beef product of Argentina to be entered between 12:01 a.m. February 13, 2026 and December 31, 2026 under statistical reporting numbers 0201.30.5091, 0201.30.5097, 0202.30.5091 and 0202.30.5097, as provided in U.S. note 7 to subchapter 2 and addressed in the Presidential Proclamation and Annex "Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer" published on February 6, 2026. The quota period runs October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, opening Thursday, October 1, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m.

CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-510 for 2026 UK automobile fourth-quarter tariff rate quota

CBP states in CSMS # 70023767 that Quota Bulletin 26-510 covers the 2026 United Kingdom automobile fourth-quarter tariff rate quota, for automobiles from the United Kingdom under HTSUS Chapter 87 subheadings specified in Executive Order 14309, 90 FR 26419. The quota period runs October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, opening Thursday, October 1, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification, and if any HTSUS group exceeds its limit at 8:30 a.m.

USITC makes affirmative final injury determinations on van-type trailers and subassemblies from China

The USITC determined on September 25, 2026 that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of van-type trailers and subassemblies from China that Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China, in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-781 and 731-TA-1768. As a result, Commerce will issue an antidumping order and a countervailing duty order on these products from China. The USITC's public report, USITC Publication 5797, will be available on the USITC website by November 5, 2026.

OFAC adds consolidated Sanctions Penalties Regulations in final rule

OFAC is adding the Sanctions Penalties Regulations, which consolidate previously existing information on penalties applicable to multiple sanctions programs OFAC implements, according to a final rule effective September 25, 2026. The rule applies across those sanctions programs rather than to a single program, and the Federal Register document does not state penalty amounts or list the programs covered.

USITC institutes Section 337 investigation into DRAM devices on Netlist complaint

The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted an investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on a complaint filed August 11, 2026, as supplemented August 25, 2026, by Netlist, Inc. of Irvine, California, alleging that certain dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices, products containing the same, and components thereof infringe claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,025,731, U.S. Patent No. 10,217,523, U.S. Patent No. 12,373,366 and U.S. Patent No. 12,675,407. The complaint also alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established. Netlist requests a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders after the investigation.

Commerce finds no dumping for Korean superabsorbent polymers in 2023-2024 administrative review

Commerce determined in the final results of an antidumping duty administrative review that certain superabsorbent polymers from the Republic of Korea were not sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024. The results are applicable September 25, 2026. The review follows the preliminary results published at 91 FR 30278 and the amended antidumping duty order at 90 FR 302.

USITC to conduct full five-year reviews of tire orders on South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam

The USITC gives notice that it will proceed with full five-year reviews under the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Vietnam and the antidumping duty orders on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. The notice is dated September 4, 2026, and the Commission states that a schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later date.

Commerce issues final results of AD administrative review on large diameter welded pipe from Türkiye

Commerce determines in the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review that large diameter welded pipe from the Republic of Türkiye was sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review, May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025. The final results are applicable September 25, 2026. The review follows the preliminary results published at 91 FR 31420 (May 27, 2026), and the rate also applies to HDM Spiral Kaynakli Celik Boru A.S., the English name of which is HDM Spirally Welded Steel Pipe Inc.

CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-305 for 2027 specialty sugar quota

CBP states in CSMS # 70015464 that Quota Bulletin 26-305 covers the 2027 specialty sugar quota, for HTSUS Chapter 17 and 21 subheadings under Additional U.S. Note 5, with a quota period of October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 and an opening at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time on October 1, 2026. CBP says the quota is expected to oversubscribe at the opening moment, and that quota entry summaries may be transmitted in ACE on October 1, 2026 only from 12:00 A.M. midnight local port time until 12:00 P.M. noon ET.

CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-304 for 2027 sugar-containing products

CBP states in CSMS # 70014436 that Quota Bulletin 26-304 for 2027 sugar-containing products has been published, covering sugar-containing products under HTSUS Chapter 17, 18, 19 and 21 subheadings, Additional U.S. Note 8. The quota period runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with an opening date of Thursday, October 1, 2026. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the opening date receive an entry time of 8:30 a.m. for quota qualification, and if any HTSUS group exceeds its limit at 8:30 a.m.

CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-301 for 2027 refined sugar quota

CBP states in CSMS # 70014324 that Quota Bulletin 26-301 covers the 2027 refined sugar quota for HTSUS Chapter 17 and 21 subheadings under Additional U.S. Note 5, with a quota period of October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027 and an opening at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time on October 1, 2026. The quota is expected to oversubscribe at the opening moment. Quota entry summaries may be transmitted in ACE on October 1, 2026 only from 12:00 A.M. midnight local port time until 12:00 P.M. noon ET; early or late transmissions will not be processed for the opening, though early transmissions may be retransmitted within that window.

CBSA charges Ontario man with firearm smuggling after Essex County seizure of 53 firearms

The Canada Border Services Agency states that its Ontario Firearms Smuggling Enforcement Team arrested Frank Charette of Cottam, Ontario and charged him with smuggling controlled goods, importing goods without a permit and multiple Criminal Code firearm offences after an investigation into the smuggling of firearm parts from the United States. Search warrants executed in Essex County on July 15, 2026 with the RCMP and Ontario Provincial Police resulted in the seizure of 53 firearms, including six unlawfully possessed handguns, two unregistered sub-machine guns, 116 cartridge magazines, 39 of them over capacity, and one auto-sear. He is scheduled to appear at the Windsor courthouse on November 16, 2026.

Commerce issues preliminary affirmative countervailing duty determination on Tris from China

Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) from the People's Republic of China, with a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances, in part, applicable September 24, 2026. The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, and Commerce has aligned the final determination with the final antidumping duty determination. Commerce found Jining Yacoo New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. and Yacoo Science (Anqing) Co., Ltd. to be cross-owned with Suzhou Yacoo. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination.

Commerce issues final affirmative LTFV determination on freight rail couplers from the Czech Republic

Commerce determines that certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof from the Czech Republic are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, with the period of investigation running July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The determination applies as of September 24, 2026. The notice does not state a cash deposit rate.

USITC institutes Section 337 investigation into wearable breast pumps and milk storage containers

The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted an investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on a complaint filed August 20, 2026 by Willow Innovations, Inc. of Mountain View, California and Willow Blossom HoldCo Ltd. of the United Kingdom. The complaint alleges that imports and sales of certain wearable breast pumps, associated milk storage containers, and components thereof infringe claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,660,380, U.S. Patent No. 12,370,292, U.S. Patent No. D1,053,344, U.S. Patent No. 11,813,388 and U.S. Patent No. D1,031,993, and that a U.S. industry exists or is being established. The complainants request a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders after the investigation.

Commerce postpones preliminary determination in AD investigation of N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide from China

Commerce's Enforcement and Compliance office postponed the preliminary determination in the less-than-fair-value investigation of N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide from the People's Republic of China, applicable September 24, 2026. The investigation was initiated in the Initiation Notice, 91 FR 32941 (June 2, 2026), on a petition by LANXESS Corporation, which requested a partial extension of the preliminary determination by letter dated August 25, 2026. The notice does not state a new preliminary determination date or any cash deposit rate.

USITC reviews in part ALJ finding of Section 337 violation in glass substrates for LCDs

The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in part a final initial determination issued by the presiding administrative law judge on July 23, 2026, which found a violation of section 337 in the investigation into certain glass substrates for liquid crystal displays, products containing the same, and methods for manufacturing the same. The Commission requests written submissions from the parties on the issues under review and from the parties, interested government agencies and other interested persons on remedy, the public interest and bonding, under the schedule set out in the notice.

Commerce issues final results of 2023-2024 AD administrative review on OCTG from Korea

Commerce determined in the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review that oil country tubular goods from the Republic of Korea were sold at less than normal value during the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024, applicable September 24, 2026. The review covers mandatory respondents SeAH and NEXTEEL, and Commerce applied a simple average of their calculated dumping margins as the rate for non-examined companies listed in Appendix II. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates.