CBP reports 14 straight months of zero border releases and June enforcement statistics

CBP announced 14 consecutive months of zero releases at the border, with nationwide encounters in June at 31,626, 4% lower than May, and southwest border apprehensions 94% below the monthly average of the Biden administration. In trade enforcement, CBP processed $330 billion in imports in June 2026 and identified $22.9 billion in duties for collection. CBP also stopped 372 shipments valued at more than $38 million for potential forced labor violations and seized nearly 2 million counterfeit goods valued at over $1.4 billion.

CIT sustains ITC's second remand results in phosphate fertilizer injury case

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained the International Trade Commission's second remand results in OCP S.A. v. United States, Consol. Ct. No. 21-00219, Slip Op. 26-75, upholding the Commission's finding that subsidized imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco and Russia materially injured U.S. producers. The court held that an agency may disagree with a remand order so long as its conclusions on the remanded issues are supported by substantial evidence, and found the Commission's findings on domestic reshipment capacity, import volume, price effects and causation supported by the record.

CIT sustains in part and remands in part Commerce's chlorinated isocyanurates review from China

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained in part and remanded in part Commerce's final results in the antidumping duty administrative review of chlorinated isocyanurates from China for the period June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023, in Bio-Lab, Inc. v. United States, Court No. 25-00054, Slip Op. 26-74. The court upheld Commerce's determination that Mexico was not at the same level of economic development as China during the period of review and remanded on whether chlorinated isos are unusual or unique merchandise under Policy Bulletin 04.1 and whether calcium hypochlorite and sodium hypochlorite are comparable merchandise for surrogate country selection.

CIT denies dismissal and preliminary injunction in challenge to NMFS 2026 comparability findings on New Zealand fisheries

The U.S. Court of International Trade, in Slip Op. 26-73, Court No. 26-02462, denied the government's motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and denied Maui and Hector's Dolphin Defenders NZ Inc.'s motion for a preliminary injunction that would have enjoined NMFS's March 11, 2026 comparability findings and imposed an import ban on New Zealand set net and trawl fisheries. The plaintiff challenges the 2026 Comparability Findings, 91 Fed. Reg. 11,962, as arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law under 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A), and alleges the failure to implement an import ban is agency action unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed under 5 U.S.C. § 706(1).

CIT dismisses third challenge to CBP denial of customs broker license over CBLE Question No. 27

The U.S. Court of International Trade granted the government's motion to dismiss in Byungmin Chae v. United States, Slip Op. 26-72, Court No. 26-00788, holding that the plaintiff's third challenge to CBP's denial of credit for Question No. 27 on the April 2018 Customs Broker License Examination is barred by claim preclusion. The opinion, dated July 8, 2026, was issued by Judge Timothy M. Reif. The court found the action arises from the same transactional facts as the earlier litigation, in which the plaintiff's score reached 73.75 percent, below the 75 percent passing score required by 19 C.F.R. § 111.11(a)(4).

Tribunal Finds Injury—Truck Bodies from China

Global Affairs Canada sets out CPTPP beef and veal TRQ administration under Notice to Importers Serial No. 1164

Global Affairs Canada's Notice to Importers Serial No. 1164 sets out the policies and practices for administering Canada's tariff rate quota for imports of beef and veal under the CPTPP, covering fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal under headings 02.01 and 02.02, and remains in effect until further notice. The notice states that over-access tariffs on CPTPP-originating beef and veal were fully eliminated on January 1, 2023, and that such goods meeting CPTPP rules of origin are now duty-free.

CITT initiates expiry review RR-2026-004 of refined sugar orders from the U.S., Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the U.K. and the EU

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review (RR-2026-004) of its orders made on August 6, 2021, in expiry review RR-2020-003, to determine whether expiry of the orders is likely to lead to continued or resumed dumping of refined sugar originating in or exported from the United States, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, or subsidizing of those goods originating in or exported from the European Union, and is likely to result in injury to the domestic industry.

CIT denies USW challenge to Commerce's AD order on truck and bus tires from Thailand

The U.S. Court of International Trade, in Slip Op. 26-71 dated July 1, 2026, denied the USW's motion for judgment on the agency record in Court No. 25-00004, sustaining Commerce's final affirmative antidumping determination on truck and bus tires from Thailand, 89 Fed. Reg. 83636. The union had argued that Commerce failed to explain why it did not apply an adverse inference to Prinx Chengshan Tire (Thailand) Co., Ltd.'s reporting of financial expenses when calculating the financial expense ratio. The court held that Commerce's decisional path was reasonably discernible and that the determination was supported by substantial evidence and in accordance with law.

CIT remands Commerce's final determination on brass rod from India over cost adjustments

The U.S. Court of International Trade granted plaintiffs' motion for judgment on the agency record in American Brass Rod Fair Trade Coalition v. United States, Slip Op. 26-70, Court No. 24-00119, and remanded Commerce's final affirmative less-than-fair-value determination on brass rod from India for further consideration and explanation of adjustments relating to Rajhans Metals Private Limited's cost of manufacturing. The court found Commerce did not reasonably address concerns about the work-in-progress inventory adjustment and the scrap offset methodology. The remand concerns the final determination published at 89 Fed. Reg. 29,300.

CIT sustains in part and remands in part Commerce's second remand redetermination in fluid end blocks review

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained in part and remanded in part Commerce's second remand redetermination in the less-than-fair-value investigation of forged steel fluid end blocks from Germany, in Ellwood City Forge Co. v. United States, Slip Op. 26-69, Consol. Court No. 21-0007. BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH asked the court to reject Commerce's particular market situation adjustments for subsidized electricity rates and imported ferrochrome inputs, and Ellwood asked the court to reject Commerce's construction of 19 U.S.C. § 1677b(f)(1)(A) and to remand for reconsideration of that pathway. The court sustained in part and remanded in part the second remand redetermination.

MOFCOM adds 20 Japanese entities to watch list for dual-use item exports

MOFCOM Announcement No. 28 of 2025 adds 20 Japanese entities, including Mitsui E&S Co., Ltd., Terra Drone Corporation and Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited, to a watch list for dual-use item exports, effective from the date of publication on June 29, 2026. Exporters may not use general licenses or registration-based export credentials for these entities; single-item license applications must include a risk assessment report and a written commitment that the items will not be used for any purpose that helps enhance Japan's military strength.

CITT finds injury in NQ-2025-008 on thermoformed molded fibre tableware from China

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found in inquiry NQ-2025-008 that the dumping and subsidizing of thermoformed molded fibre tableware originating in or exported from China have caused injury to the domestic industry, and anti-dumping and countervailing duties will therefore be collected by the Canada Border Services Agency. The complainant was CKF Inc. of Hantsport, Nova Scotia. The Tribunal will issue the reasons for its findings on July 13, 2026.

CBSA lays criminal charges after seizing prohibited firearms at Lansdowne port of entry

The Canada Border Services Agency has laid multiple charges against two individuals after seizing eight firearms, including four prohibited firearms, 13 magazines, including seven prohibited over-capacity magazines, 1,500 rounds of ammunition and personal amounts of suspected narcotics at the Lansdowne (Thousand Islands Bridge) port of entry on May 23, 2026. Daniel Sargent (59) of Virginia and Danette Garrelts (56) of California were each charged under the Customs Act, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Cannabis Act and the Criminal Code, including counts of smuggling, failing to report goods and unauthorized importation of a firearm.

Canada and Uruguay Sign Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement to Strengthen Trade Security

RCMP charges St. John's man after CBSA intercepts prohibited device at Mississauga mail centre

The RCMP's Federal Policing – Eastern Region charged 38-year-old Lee Ballett of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on June 24, 2026, after CBSA officers at the International Mail Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario intercepted a package from an international shipper containing a device prohibited under the Criminal Code. The charges include unauthorized importing or exporting, two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited device, five counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a Schedule III substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and keeping, acquiring or disposing of illegally imported goods and smuggling into Canada under the Customs Act.

CIT remands Commerce's final determination in ferrosilicon from Kazakhstan AD investigation

The U.S. Court of International Trade remanded Commerce's final determination in the 2023 antidumping investigation of ferrosilicon from Kazakhstan, Slip Op. 26-68, Court No. 25-00100, dated June 23, 2026. The court addressed YDD Corporation's challenges to Commerce's inclusion of sales destined for Canada in its dumping margin calculation, its application of partial adverse facts available, its use of zeroing, and its AFA-based margin calculation, and TNC Kazchrome's challenge to Commerce's selection of the shipment date as the date of sale. The opinion does not state the remand results or any revised rates.

CIT sustains Commerce remand redetermination in AD review of steel racks from China

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's remand redetermination in the antidumping duty administrative review of certain steel racks from China for the September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 period of review, in Nanjing Dongsheng Shelf Manufacturing Co. v. United States, Slip Op. 26-67, Court No. 24-00085. On remand Commerce accepted Nanjing Dongsheng's Separate Rate Certification, treated the company as a mandatory respondent and assigned it a 25% weighted-average dumping margin. The court held that Nanjing waived its challenge to Commerce's denial of a scrap offset because it failed to exhaust its administrative remedies by not raising the issue during the remand proceeding.

CBSA: GIP 83 aluminum import reporting of smelt and cast countries mandatory October 1, 2026

The Canada Border Services Agency states in Customs Notice 26-15 that, when the Order Amending the General Import Permit No. 83 — Aluminum Products comes into force on October 1, 2026, importers must submit the country of largest smelt (CLS), country of second-largest smelt (C2S) and country of most recent cast (CRC) to the CBSA via the Single Window Initiative Integrated Import Declaration; until then submission is optional. The requirements apply to all aluminum HS codes in Global Affairs Canada's SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria Table, and cover goods containing primary aluminum for CLS and C2S and all goods covered by GIP 83 for CRC.

CITT initiates preliminary injury inquiry into wheat gluten from Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a preliminary injury inquiry (PI-2026-003) into a complaint by ADM Agri-Industries Co. of Candiac, Québec, that it has suffered injury from the dumping of wheat gluten from Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom, following the Canada Border Services Agency's initiation of a dumping investigation under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA). On August 18, 2026, the Tribunal will determine whether there is a reasonable indication that the alleged dumping has caused injury or retardation, or threatens to cause injury; if so, the CBSA will continue its investigation and make a preliminary determination by September 17, 2026.

CBSA issues summer travel tips for entering Canada

The Canada Border Services Agency on June 22, 2026 reminded travellers to plan ahead when crossing into Canada this summer, listing tips that include having travel documents ready, using Advance Declaration up to 72 hours before arrival at participating airports, checking border wait times and port-of-entry hours, and declaring all goods. The CBSA said construction at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle port of entry may cause higher than normal wait times and suggested alternative ports.

CBSA initiates SIMA dumping investigation into wheat gluten from Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom

The CBSA announced on June 19, 2026 that it is initiating an investigation into whether wheat gluten from producers operating in or exporting from Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom is being sold at unfair prices in Canada, following a complaint filed by ADM Agri-Industries Co. supported by Permolex Ltd. The CITT will begin a preliminary inquiry into injury and issue a decision by August 18, 2026, while the CBSA will make a preliminary dumping decision by September 17, 2026. A statement of reasons with additional details will be available on the CBSA's website within 15 days of the launch.

CITT finds reasonable indication of injury in steel racks from China dumping and subsidy case

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined on June 18, 2026, in preliminary injury inquiry PI-2026-002, that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of certain steel racks from China have caused injury to the domestic industry. The inquiry followed the Canada Border Services Agency's initiation of dumping and subsidizing investigations under the Special Import Measures Act. CBSA will continue its investigations and issue preliminary determinations by July 17, 2026.

CIT sustains Commerce's third remand results in AD case on common alloy aluminum sheet from Turkey

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's Third Remand Results in the antidumping duty proceeding on common alloy aluminum sheet from Turkey, Consol. Court No. 21-00246, Slip Op. 26-65. The court held that Commerce properly removed Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.'s untimely supplemental information from the record, that the record lacked sufficient information to calculate a duty drawback adjustment, and that Commerce's cancellation of verification was not an abuse of discretion. The dispute concerns the application of a duty drawback adjustment under Turkey's Inward Processing Regime.

CIT remands Commerce's negative dumping determination on melamine from Qatar over Turkey proxy selection

The U.S. Court of International Trade, in Slip Op. 26-64, Court No. 25-00005, sustained in part and remanded in part Commerce's negative dumping determination on melamine from Qatar, holding that the agency failed to adequately explain its selection of Turkey as the third-country proxy for normal value. The court sustained Commerce's refusal to adjust the cost of natural gas inputs from affiliated supplier QAFCO, because the transactions were above the Qatari-market price. The case is Cornerstone Chemical Company v. United States, with Qatar Melamine Company and QatarEnergy Marketing as defendant-intervenors; the opinion is dated June 17, 2026. The remand is for reconsideration of the Turkey proxy selection.

CIT grants default judgment against Franco Tire Distribution in Section 1592 penalty case

The U.S. Court of International Trade granted the government's motion for default judgment against Franco Tire Distribution, Inc., a U.S. importer, in a civil penalty case under 19 U.S.C. § 1592, entering judgment of $55,882.98 plus interest in Slip Op. 26-66, Court No. 24-00161, dated June 17, 2026. The government alleged that Franco negligently omitted the antidumping case number A-570-040-000 and countervailing case number C-570-041-000 from entry summaries for two entries of truck and bus tires from China, and failed to pay estimated AD/CVD duties at importation. Franco later corrected the summaries and paid $27,941.49 in duties but did not pay the penalty of two times that amount.

CIT sustains Commerce's denial of double remedies adjustment in aluminum foil review from China

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's remand redetermination denying Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co., Ltd. and affiliated plaintiffs a double remedies adjustment under 19 U.S.C. § 1677f-1(f)(1) in the 2021–2022 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on aluminum foil from China. In Slip Op. 26-63, Court No. 23-00264, Judge Claire R. Kelly held that Commerce's finding that Dingsheng provided insufficient evidence of a subsidy-to-cost link and a cost-to-price link is supported by substantial evidence, and that 19 U.S.C. § 1677m(d) did not require Commerce to give notice of deficiencies in the Double Remedies Questionnaire Response.

CIT sustains Commerce's second remand redetermination in wind towers AD case against Marmen

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's Second Remand Redetermination in the antidumping duty investigation on utility scale wind towers from Canada, in Marmen Inc. v. United States, Slip Op. 26-62, Consol. Court No. 20-00169, issued June 15, 2026. The remand followed the Federal Circuit's decision in Marmen III, 134 F.4th 1334 (Fed. Cir. 2025), which vacated Commerce's use of the Cohen's d test and required it to accept Marmen's price reconciliation information.

Global Affairs Canada replaces steel goods import notice, adjusts TRQ volumes from June 28, 2026

Global Affairs Canada's Notice to Importers Serial No. 1163, effective June 13, 2026, replaces Serial No. 1160 and sets out the policies and procedures for administering the tariff-rate quotas on certain steel goods in item 82 of the Import Control List, above which a 50% surtax applies. The Third Amending Surtax Order, effective June 28, 2026, adjusts TRQ volumes for the Hot-Rolled Sheet, Cold-Rolled Sheet, Hot-Rolled Bar, Structural Steel and Stainless Steel Billets and Blooms classes from non-FTA partners and the Hot-Rolled Sheet, Steel Plate and Cold-Rolled Sheet classes from non-CUSMA FTA partners, and reassigns certain tariff classification numbers from the Hot-Rolled Sheet to the Cold-Rolled Sheet class.

CIT sustains Commerce's amended final results in seventh AD review of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China

The U.S. Court of International Trade denied Giti Tire Global Trading Pte. Ltd. and affiliates Giti Radial Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd. and Giti Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd.'s motion for judgment on the agency record and sustained Commerce's amended final results in the seventh administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China, covering August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022 (Slip Op. 26-61, Court No. 24-00083, dated June 12, 2026).

Extension of Operational Measures to Support Expedited Release of Commercial Goods in the Courier Low Value Shipment (CLVS) Program

CBP officers in Cincinnati seize 111 counterfeit watches and fashion accessories from Colombia

CBP officers at the port of Cincinnati stopped a shipment on June 3 containing 111 pieces of counterfeit items, including 44 Rolex watch models, 4 Richard Mille watches, 10 Cartier watches, 20 hats from Prada, ALO, Gucci and Coach, and 62 pairs of designer branded sunglasses and glasses. The shipment from Colombia was headed for a residence in Puerto Rico; CBP's Centers of Excellence and Expertise deemed the items inauthentic and seized them for bearing counterfeit versions of registered and recorded trademarks. Had the items been genuine, CBP states the shipment would have had a combined Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of over $19.26 million.

CIT remands Commerce's final determination and AD order on paper plates from China

The U.S. Court of International Trade remanded Commerce's final determination and antidumping duty order in the 2024 investigation of paper plates from China, in Fuzhou Hengli Paper Co. v. United States, Slip Op. 26-59, Court No. 25-00064, dated June 11, 2026. The court held that Commerce's application of total adverse facts available, which produced a 515.40% dumping margin for Fuzhou, was not supported by substantial evidence or otherwise in accordance with law. The case concerns the Final Determination published at 90 Fed. Reg. 8,271 (Jan. 28, 2025), covering certain paper plates from China, Thailand and Vietnam.

CITT finds reasonable indication of injury in plywood from China, CBSA preliminary determinations due July 9

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined in preliminary injury inquiry PI-2026-001 that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of decorative and other non-structural plywood from China have caused injury or are threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry. The inquiry followed the Canada Border Services Agency's initiation of dumping and subsidizing investigations under the Special Import Measures Act. CBSA will continue its investigations and issue preliminary determinations by July 9, 2026.

CIT denies summary judgment to LANXESS on classification of Axion CA 1330 catalyst mixture

The U.S. Court of International Trade, in Slip Op. 26-58, Court No. 23-00073, denied LANXESS Corporation's motion for summary judgment and granted in part and denied in part the government's cross-motion on the classification of Axion CA 1330, a liquid mixture of toluene, methylaluminoxane and trimethylaluminum. The court weighed HTSUS subheading 3208.90.00 as a paint or varnish at 3.2% ad valorem, subheading 3815.19.00 as a supported catalyst at 0% (LANXESS's position), and subheading 3824.99.28 as a preparation of the chemical or allied industries at 6.5% (the government's position).

CIT sustains in part and remands in part USITC brass rod injury determinations on Israel

The U.S. Court of International Trade, in Slip Op. 26-57, Court No. 24-00197, sustained in part and remanded in part the U.S. International Trade Commission's final affirmative material injury determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of brass rod from Israel, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-687 and 731-TA-1614. The Government of Israel, Ministry of Economy and Industry challenged the Commission's treatment of out-of-period information, its volume, pricing, negative-impact and non-attribution analyses. Judge Lisa W. Wang granted the motion for judgment on the agency record in part and denied it in part.

White House issues executive order strengthening CBP customs enforcement

President Donald Trump signed the executive order "Strengthening Customs Enforcement" on June 3, 2026, directing CBP to require importers, domestic and foreign, to provide more detailed information about their ownership, business operations and supply chain and to maintain good standing with CBP to keep importing. Customs brokers will be held to higher standards and must conduct greater due diligence on their importers, foreign importers face heightened import restrictions, and bond rules are being updated to set new minimums and leverage against risk. The order does not state effective dates or the specific information importers must submit.

Tribunal Continues Order—Concrete Reinforcing Bar from China, Korea and Türkiye

Alberta launches Canada's first solar panel recycling program with C$14 eco-fee from October 1, 2026

Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) states that Alberta will launch Canada's first formal solar recycling program on October 1, 2026, with a $14 environmental fee applying to crystalline silicon (monocrystalline, polycrystalline, perovskite-silicon tandem), thin-film (cadmium telluride, CIGS, amorphous silicon) and gallium arsenide panels of 1 square metre or larger used in residential, commercial, industrial and utility installations. Supplier registration opens June 1, 2026, with registration webinars on June 25, 2026, and environmental fee reporting, remittance and collection of end-of-life panels begin at program launch. Businesses already contacted by ARMA have an ARMA Connect account and should not create a new one.

State Council approves temporary waiver of customs guarantee and ship-registration rules for Hong Kong and Macao yachts in nine Greater Bay Area mainland cities

China's State Council, in State Council Letter No. 45 of 2026 (国函〔2026〕45号), approved from the date of the reply the temporary adjustment of the Customs Affairs Guarantee Regulations and the Vessel Registration Regulations in nine mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area — Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing — so that Hong Kong and Macao yachts entering and leaving the mainland temporarily through designated ports and limited to free travel within those nine cities are exempt from guarantee and may use temporary vessel nationality registration.