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Sep 16Wed
  1. CBP · Trade

    CBP hosts 2026 Trade and Cargo Security Summit in Dallas

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection hosted the 2026 Trade and Cargo Security Summit in Dallas, Texas from Sept. 8-10, with 1,300 in-person and 3,000 virtual participants, under the theme "Knowing Your Supply Chain to Remain Compliant and Mitigate Risk." CBP Deputy Commissioner Ron Vitiello's opening remarks covered the Strengthening Customs Enforcement Executive Order, illegal transshipment, forced labor enforcement, ACE modernization, Enforce and Protect Act investigations and supply chain security. CBP encouraged attendees to file formal comments on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Heightened Import Disclosures for Supply Chain Visibility."

Sep 8Tue
  1. CBP · Newsroom

    Baltimore CBP officers seize $142,372 in plywood from China imported with a stolen identity

    CBP officers in Baltimore seized over 8,500 falcata plywood sheets from China on Aug. 27, valued at $142,372, after the importer of record used a fraudulent identity on import documentation, tampered with the shipping invoice and declared the goods as Indonesian-origin and worth nearly $19,000. CBP determined the plywood originated in China and was subject to antidumping and countervailing duties, and seized it as smuggled or clandestinely introduced merchandise under 19 USC 1595a(c)(1)(A). The investigation continues.

Aug 10Mon
  1. CIT · Slip Opinions

    CIT grants partial intervention to vehicle makers coalition in ICON EV EAPA suit

    The Court of International Trade granted in part and denied in part the American Personal Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Coalition's renewed motion for permissive intervention in ICON EV LLC v. United States, Court No. 26-02759, Slip Op. 26-88, dated August 10, 2026. The Coalition may intervene only to challenge Count III of ICON's complaint, which alleges that CBP imposed interim measures without a reasonable suspicion of evasion under the Enforce and Protect Act, and must file an answer within 14 days of the order.

Jul 29Wed
  1. CBP · Trade

    CBP reports record $1 billion in additional duties owed under EAPA

    CBP announced that it has uncovered more than $1 billion in additional duties owed under the Enforce and Protect Act, a first in the program's 10-year history and 300% above the program's annual average. CBP issued 14 notices of determination in 2026 covering products including solar cells, tow-behind lawn groomers, lumber, pipes, xanthan gum, metal lockers and wooden furniture imported from countries across the globe, and investigators traveled to Mexico, Thailand, India, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to inspect production facilities. The agency says EAPA investigations are required by statute to conclude within one year.

May 26Tue
  1. CIT · Slip Opinions

    CIT denies government motion to dismiss ICON EV's EAPA due process challenge

    The U.S. Court of International Trade held in Slip Op. 26-55, issued May 26, 2026, that it has subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1581(i) over ICON EV LLC's Fifth Amendment due process challenge to interim measures CBP imposed under the Enforce and Protect Act, and denied the government's motion to dismiss. The case, Court No. 26-02759, concerns interim measures CBP imposed on April 6, 2026 in EAPA Cons. Case 8247, requiring an over-500% duty rate and live entry cash deposits on ICON's imports of low-speed personal transportation vehicles from China. The court had granted ICON a preliminary injunction on April 24, 2026, effective April 30, 2026.

Apr 24Fri
  1. CIT · Slip Opinions

    CIT grants ICON EV preliminary injunction against CBP EAPA interim measures in LSPTV evasion case

    The U.S. Court of International Trade granted ICON EV LLC a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order on April 24, 2026, in Court No. 26-02759, enjoining CBP's interim measures imposed under the Enforce and Protect Act during its EAPA investigation, EAPA Cons. Case 8247, into alleged evasion of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on low-speed personal transportation vehicles from China. CBP had imposed the measures on April 6, 2026, finding reasonable suspicion of evasion by misclassification and transshipment through Vietnam, including suspension and extension of liquidation and a live-entry requirement at the 519.23 percent ad valorem all-others AD/CVD cash-deposit rate.