Commerce's International Trade Administration issued a notice continuing the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain small vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc, and parts thereof, from the People's Republic of China. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates, the scope of covered products beyond the engine size range, or an effective date.
The USITC has scheduled expedited five-year reviews of melamine from China. The notice does not state the case numbers, the schedule or the date the reviews take effect.
The USITC scheduled the final phase of its countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations into large diameter graphite electrodes from China and India. The notice does not state the rates, the schedule dates or the scope details.
USTR has published a Federal Register request for comments on further suspension of the Section 301 action on China's targeting of the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors for dominance. The notice text was not available; the document does not state the scope of the suspension, the rate or the effective date.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation following a Section 232 investigation into wind turbine imports, launched by the Commerce Department in August 2025, directing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to open or continue talks with trading partners and report progress within 180 days. The order imposes no new tariffs on wind turbines or their components, and existing duties on steel, copper and aluminum content are unaffected. Trump said he would consider alternative remedies based on the results of the negotiations.
A proclamation President Donald Trump signed Friday changes the list of Canada goods covered by the 50% Section 338 tariffs, effective October 30: plywood, certain industrial machinery, and select packaging and paper materials come off the list, while cocoa powder, carpets and air conditioners are added. Trump invoked Section 338 of the Trade Act of 1930 in August after negotiations with Canada broke down, and the proclamation says senior executive branch officials advised that the change would still offset the alleged discrimination while serving the public interest.
The United States announced the resolution of the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism matter at the Amphenol Optimize México, S.A. de C.V. facility in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, which manufactures automotive and aerospace connectors, cables and components, after the remediation plan addressing employer interference in union activity and retaliatory dismissals was implemented. The facility reinstated nine workers with full backpay and benefits, adopted a neutrality statement and guidelines on freedom of association and collective bargaining, and set up a worker complaint mechanism, while Mexico delivered training, monitored the facility and maintained anonymous reporting channels.
President Trump issued a proclamation modifying the scope of the 50% additional ad valorem duties imposed under Proclamation 11048, as amended, on certain products of Canada: products listed in Annex I, Part A are no longer subject to the duty, and products listed in Annex I, Part B become subject to it, effective for goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on October 30, 2026. The duties apply in addition to duties imposed under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and the HTSUS is modified as provided in Annex II on the same effective date.
CBP officers at Dallas Fort Worth intercepted 11 counterfeit Richard Mille watches in shipments from China headed to locations in the southeast United States, and seized them for bearing counterfeit versions of registered and recorded trademarks. CBP's Centers of Excellence and Expertise determined the watches were inauthentic; CBP states the shipment would have had a combined manufacturer's suggested retail price of $2.6 million had the items been genuine.
EnergySage's Home Electrification Marketplace Report states that the median quoted U.S. residential solar price rose 3.2% to $2.57/W in the first half of 2026, from $2.49/W in the second half of 2025, based on quotes submitted through its marketplace between January and June 2026. Solar-only pricing stayed flat at $2.62/W, while the solar portion of solar-plus-storage quotes rose nearly 5% to $2.55/W, excluding battery cost. The share of installers quoting third-party ownership products rose from about 14% in January to 41% by the end of June, after the Section 25D residential tax credit expired at the end of 2025.
China's TOPCon module export prices held steady for a second week despite a proposal by eight major polysilicon manufacturers, discussed at an October 11 meeting in Hangzhou, for minimum selling prices of CNY 0.79/W for TOPCon modules and CNY 0.86/W for back-contact modules, alongside a minimum polysilicon price of CNY 43/kg inclusive of tax. The OPIS Global Solar Markets Report released October 20 put the Chinese Module Marker for TOPCon modules below 645 W at $0.107/W FOB China, unchanged, with Q1 2027 forward prices at $0.106/W.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation following a Section 232 investigation, launched by the Commerce Department in August 2025, into imports of wind turbines and their components, directing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to open or continue negotiations with trading partners and report on progress within 180 days. The proclamation states the U.S. is reliant on wind turbine and part imports and that foreign-made turbines and parts present unique cybersecurity risks, citing inverters in particular.
China's TOPCon module export prices held steady for a second week, with the OPIS Chinese Module Marker for TOPCon modules below 645 W from China unchanged at $0.107/W FOB China in the Oct. 20 OPIS Global Solar Markets Report, despite a proposal by eight major polysilicon manufacturers at an Oct. 11 meeting in Hangzhou for minimum selling prices of CNY 0.79/W for TOPCon modules, CNY 0.86/W for back-contact modules and CNY 43/kg for polysilicon, inclusive of tax. Trade sources questioned whether the floors could be sustained, since industry self-discipline agreements are not legally enforceable price controls.
T1 Energy, a Texas-based module maker, announced it received a Department of Commerce waiver allowing it to import up to 1.725 GW of solar cells for its module assembly operations in Wilmer, Texas, without penalty for stockpiling under the Section 232 tariffs that take effect December 4, 2026, when polysilicon and silicon-based solar products become subject to a 15% tariff alongside minimum import prices. Ahead of that date, Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued an emergency rule setting criteria for evidence of stockpiling, import prohibition penalties for noncompliance and a process for companies to obtain a waiver.
President Trump issued a proclamation finding that imports of wind turbines and their components and subcomponents threaten to impair U.S. national security under section 232, and directing the Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative to jointly pursue or continue negotiations of agreements with foreign trading partners to address the threat. The Secretary and the Trade Representative must provide at least one update on the negotiations within 180 days of the proclamation.
Helen of Troy, owner of Hydro Flask, Osprey and Drybar, said on an October 8 earnings call that it plans to spend part of a projected $80.5 million in tariff refunds this fiscal year on cleaning up its inventory and redesigning packaging to comply with U.S. and foreign environmental laws. The company recognized $26.9 million of the expected refund in the quarter ended August 31 and expects the remainder by the end of FY2027, ending February 28, 2027. The refunds follow the Supreme Court's February ruling that invalidated tariffs the Trump administration imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
CBP states in CSMS # 70261629 that ACE will accept entries under the conforming amendment to five Section 301 China product exclusions from 6 pm on October 23, 2026, reflecting USTR's Federal Register notices 91 FR 56538 and 91 FR 64211 and the July 1, 2026 changes to ten-digit HTSUS statistical reporting categories. The amendment revises U.S. notes 20(vvv)(i)(4), (i)(5), (i)(6), (i)(20) and (iv)(4) to subchapter III of chapter 99, all reported under 9903.88.69, replacing classifications 8413.91.9065, 8413.91.9085, 8413.91.9096, 3926.90.9910 and 8479.90.9596 with 8413.91.9039, 8413.91.9046, 8413.91.9059, 8413.91.9099, 3926.90.9915, 3926.90.9920 and 8479.90.9591. Importers must not submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTSUS number for Section 301 China duties when 9903.88.69 is submitted.
T1 Energy announced that the Department of Commerce granted it a waiver allowing it to import up to 1.725 GW of solar cells for its module assembly operations in Wilmer, Texas, without penalty for stockpiling under the Section 232 tariffs that take effect December 4, 2026, when polysilicon and silicon-based solar products become subject to a 15% tariff and minimum import prices. Ahead of that date, Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued an emergency rule setting criteria for evidence of stockpiling, import prohibition penalties for noncompliance and a process for companies to obtain a waiver.
Commerce's International Trade Administration has continued the antidumping duty orders and countervailing duty orders on oil country tubular goods from India, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Türkiye, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Ukraine. The Federal Register notice does not state the cash deposit rates, the scope of covered products or the effective date of the continuation.
CBP issued a notice on the indefinite suspension of the de minimis exemption for mail shipments and a new postal informal entry process, with a delayed compliance extension. The notice's text was not available beyond its title, so the effective date, the HTS codes affected and the terms of the compliance extension are not stated here.
The USITC determined on October 21, 2026 that revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on chassis and subassemblies 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 reviews cover Inv. Nos. 701-TA-657 and 731-TA-1537 and were conducted on an expedited basis. The USITC's report, USITC Publication 5806, will be available on its website by November 27, 2026.
The USITC determined on October 21, 2026 that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on diamond sawblades and parts thereof from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time, so the order remains in place. The review is Inv. No. 731-TA-1092 (Third Review), instituted March 2, 2026 and conducted on an expedited basis after the USITC found the respondent interested party group response inadequate on June 5, 2026. The USITC's report, USITC Publication 5807, will be available on its website by November 25, 2026.
CBP states in CSMS # 70253915 that Quota Bulletin 26-412 sets the 2027 absolute quota for fine denier polyester staple fiber (PSF) as described in chapter 55, entered temporarily free of duty under bond using chapter 98 of the HTSUS, for the quota period November 23, 2026, through November 22, 2027. The quota opens Monday, November 23, 2026; entries submitted after 12:01 am local port time and before 08:30 am ET on the opening date receive an entry time of 08:30 am for quota qualification purposes. If the total for any HTSUS group exceeds the limit at 08:30 am ET, all accepted entries will be prorated.
JOC reports that regulatory moves and peak season prices are weighing on US importers, in an item whose body carries only DSV's third-quarter earnings, which reflected continued momentum from synergies in the ongoing integration of Schenker's business while a portfolio-cleanup process weighed on activity. The item does not name the regulatory measures, the products or HTS codes affected, any rate or any effective date.
LevelTen Energy reports that the average solar power purchase agreement price rose 4.9% to $64.23/MWh in the third quarter of 2026, up 6% year-over-year, with tariffs driving most of the recent increase. Sarah Wolf, LevelTen's director of North America transactions, said the Section 232 tariffs announced in early August could add $3/MWh to $7/MWh once they take effect later this year, and that much of the quarterly increase is anticipatory as buyers try to secure contracts before then. Wind PPA prices were relatively flat in the quarter but up 13.8% year-over-year, held back by federal permitting challenges.
The Philippines notified the WTO Committee on Safeguards that it initiated a safeguard investigation on imports of pork on October 9, 2026, with the notification circulated as G/SG/N/6/PHL/25. Interested parties must submit written comments, evidence and positions within five working days from the date of publication of the Notice, and parties required to complete an investigation questionnaire must submit complete responses within the prescribed period. The Notice does not specify an intended public hearing date.
Gellert Global Group filed suit at the U.S. Court of International Trade on October 20, 2026, asking the court to strike down the 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods imposed under Section 338 of the Trade Act of 1930, block their collection and order refunds. The suit alleges Trump did not adequately identify Canadian policies justifying Section 338, that Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 supersedes it, and that tariffs were placed on products not tied to alleged discrimination and later expanded without the mandatory 30-day waiting period.
NeoVolta Power, a joint venture between NeoVolta and PotisEdge, a LONGi Green Energy company, opened a 4-GWh lithium battery energy storage system manufacturing site in Pendergrass, Georgia, in September, with a second line planned to reach 8 GWh as orders warrant. CEO Ardes Johnson said the site is designed to support FEOC-compliant and domestic content-eligible solutions, that NeoVolta holds the controlling interest and 100% of the board, and that the FEOC rules are still being finalized by the IRS. He said U.S.-made cells are not yet available at the needed volume or price, so Chinese-sourced cells have bridged the gap in the near term.
Commerce issued a final affirmative determination that hardwood and decorative plywood from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is being sold at less than fair value, together with a final negative determination of critical circumstances. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates or an effective date.
The USITC published a revised schedule for the subject investigations into wooden fence pickets from China. The notice gives no further details on the schedule, the investigation stage or the products covered.
The U.S. Court of International Trade, in Slip Op. 26-129 in Court No. 23-00136, sustained in part and remanded in part Commerce's remand redetermination in the tenth administrative review of the countervailing duty order on multilayered wood flooring from China, for the period of review January 1 through December 31, 2020. Plaintiffs Baroque Timber Industries (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. and Riverside Plywood Corporation challenged Commerce's inclusion of non-grade-specific UN Comtrade data in the tier two plywood benchmark and its use of adverse facts available to find certain input suppliers to be government authorities. The court sustained in part and remanded in part the Remand Results.
The U.S. Court of International Trade, in Slip Op. 26-130 in Court No. 22-00047, reversed its conclusions in KG Dongbu I, KG Dongbu II and KG Dongbu III to conform to the Federal Circuit's opinion in KG Dongbu IV, 181 F.4th 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2026), and held that Commerce's reconsideration of the first three equity infusions, its determination of a countervailable benefit and its finding that the benefit passed through on KG Consortium's acquisition were supported by substantial evidence and not contrary to law.
CBP officers in Norfolk, Virginia seized 2,772 ceramic sinks bearing a counterfeit UPC certification mark and 543 automotive radiators imported using a victim's stolen identity, both shipments originating from China and seized on Oct. 6. The sinks, destined for Irvine, Calif., were appraised at $462,501 manufacturer's suggested retail price if authentic; the radiators, destined for Los Angeles, were appraised at $120,296. CBP states the sinks' UPC shield and design mark were verified as used without authorization, and that stolen identities and shell companies are used to evade tariffs or smuggle contraband.
A White House release states that President Trump imposed Section 232 tariffs on imported wood products, including 25% on upholstered wooden furniture, 25% on kitchen cabinets and vanities, and 10% on softwood timber and lumber. The release does not give the effective date, the HTS codes or the countries covered. The rest of the document is a political roundup of crime statistics, tax provisions and investment announcements in North Carolina.
CBP states in CSMS # 70240656 that Quota Bulletin 26-232 covers beef under HTSUS Chapter 2 subheadings addressed in Additional U.S. Note 3 and in the Presidential Proclamation and Annex "Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer" published on August 26. Tranche 3 runs from October 31, 2026 to November 30, 2026, with an opening date of Monday, November 2, 2026; Tranche 1 (September 1–September 30, 2026) and Tranche 2 (October 1–October 30, 2026) have expired.