Trade Compliance Daily · November 1, 2026 · Sunday
NORTH AMERICA TRADE COMPLIANCE BRIEF
Trump modifies scope of Canadian motor vehicle products subject to 50% additional duties
Proclamation 11076 of October 23, 2026 removes certain products of Canada listed in Annex I, Part A from the 50% additional ad valorem duty imposed under Proclamation 11048, as amended, and adds certain products of Canada listed in Annex I, Part B to that duty. Separately, Commerce is issuing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on van-type trailers and subassemblies from China, applicable October 28, 2026. CBP extended to January 20, 2027 the compliance date for formal entry of certain postal shipments under 19 CFR 145.12(a)(2)(v) and (vi).
Tariff & Trade Measures
Federal Register · Presidential DocumentsOfficialTrump modifies scope of Canadian motor vehicle products subject to 50% additional duties
Proclamation 11076 of October 23, 2026 removes certain products of Canada listed in Annex I, Part A from the 50% additional ad valorem duty imposed under Proclamation 11048, as amended, and adds certain products of Canada listed in Annex I, Part B to that duty, effective for goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on October 30, 2026.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.
Federal Register · USTROfficialUSTR seeks comments on two-month extension of Section 301 maritime, logistics and shipbuilding suspension
USTR is proposing to further suspend the Section 301 action on China's targeting of the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors for two months, from 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 10, 2026, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 9, 2027, to allow further negotiation with China. During the suspension, no party would accrue liability for or be required to pay the fees on maritime transport services under Annexes I, II or III of the April 23, 2025 notice, as modified by the October 16, 2025 notice, or the duties in Annex V.A of the October 16, 2025 notice.
AD/CVD
Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)OfficialCommerce issues AD/CVD orders on van-type trailers and subassemblies from China
Commerce is issuing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on van-type trailers and subassemblies thereof from China, applicable October 28, 2026, after affirmative final determinations by Commerce and the ITC. The China-wide entity's weighted-average dumping margin is 130.86%, with a cash deposit rate of 129.73% adjusted for the export subsidy offset, and the CVD subsidy rate is 134.75% for all listed companies and all others. Antidumping duties apply to unliquidated entries on or after June 15, 2026, and countervailing duties to entries on or after June 5, 2026, excluding entries after the provisional measures period and before publication of the ITC's final injury determination.
Federal Register · USITCOfficialUSITC makes final injury determinations on van-type trailers and subassemblies from China
The U.S. International Trade Commission determined in Investigation Nos. 701-TA-781 and 731-TA-1768 (Final) that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of van-type trailers and subassemblies from China provided for in HTS subheadings 8716.39.00 and 8716.90.50, found by Commerce to be sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China. The Commission filed its determinations on October 15, 2026, and its views are in USITC Publication 5797 (October 2026). The countervailing duty investigation on imports from Canada was terminated on June 17, 2026 (91 FR 36615), and the investigations regarding Mexico and Canada remain ongoing.
Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)OfficialCommerce issues final countervailing duty review results on softwood lumber from Canada
Commerce issued final results in the countervailing duty administrative review of certain softwood lumber products from Canada (C-122-858) for the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, finding countervailable subsidies and setting final net subsidy rates of 12.42% for Resolute FP Canada Inc. and its cross-owned affiliates, 15.31% for West Fraser Mills Ltd. and its cross-owned affiliates, and 14.11% for non-selected companies, applicable October 19, 2026. Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits at the company-specific rates on entries made on or after the date of publication, with the all-others rate for other producers and exporters continuing at 14.19%.
Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)OfficialCommerce issues final results of 2024 AD administrative review on certain softwood lumber from Canada
Commerce issued the final results of its 2024 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain softwood lumber from Canada, case A-122-857, assigning weighted-average dumping margins for the January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024 period of review of 17.00% for Canfor, 4.71% for West Fraser, 13.13% for Resolute and 10.64% for non-selected companies, applicable October 19, 2026. Commerce rescinded the review for 93 companies whose requests were timely withdrawn and for 12 companies with no suspended entries during the period of review.
Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)OfficialCommerce issues final affirmative countervailing duty determination on truck bed covers from China
Commerce issued a final affirmative countervailing duty determination in C-570-224 on truck bed covers from China, with rates of 77.17% for Changzhou Sunwood International Trading Co., Ltd, 11.60% for Hangzhou Golden Sun Auto Parts Co., Ltd, 142.11% for seven companies named in the notice, and 43.43% for all others, applicable October 19, 2026. Cash deposits and suspension of liquidation continue on entries made on or after July 31, 2026, the date of the preliminary determination. Commerce will notify the USITC, which has 45 days to determine whether the U.S. industry is materially injured; if it finds no injury, the proceeding is terminated and deposits are refunded.
Federal Register · USITCOfficialUSITC determines revocation of chassis and subassemblies orders from China would likely cause injury
The U.S. International Trade Commission determined in its five-year reviews under Investigation Nos. 701-TA-657 and 731-TA-1537 (Review) that revoking the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on chassis and subassemblies 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 Commission instituted the reviews on April 1, 2026 (91 FR 16223), determined on July 6, 2026, to conduct expedited reviews (91 FR 62745), and filed its determinations on October 29, 2026. The views are in USITC Publication 5806 (October 2026); Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate.
Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)OfficialCommerce issues final countervailing duty review results on hot-rolled steel from Korea
Commerce issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from the Republic of Korea (C-580-884) for the period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, finding net countervailable subsidy rates of 1.28% for Hyundai Steel Company and 3.68% for POSCO, applicable October 9, 2026. Commerce will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits at those rates on entries made on or after the publication date, and to continue collecting deposits for non-reviewed firms at their most recent company-specific rate or the all-others rate. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication.
Federal Register · USITCOfficialUSITC determines revocation of AD/CVD orders on non-refillable steel cylinders from China would likely injure U.S. industry
The U.S. International Trade Commission determined in its five-year reviews, Investigation Nos. 701-TA-644 and 731-TA-1494 (Review), that revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on non-refillable steel cylinders 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 Commission instituted the reviews on April 1, 2026 (91 FR 16220) and on July 6, 2026 determined to conduct them on an expedited basis (91 FR 50894). It filed its determinations on October 8, 2026; the views are in USITC Publication 5799 (October 2026). Commissioner Negatu did not participate.
CBP Enforcement & Import Compliance
Federal Register · CBPOfficialCBP extends to January 20, 2027 the compliance date for formal entry of certain postal shipments
CBP states in a final rule (FR Doc. 2026-21600) that the compliance date for 19 CFR 145.12(a)(2)(v) and (vi) is extended from October 22, 2026 to January 20, 2027. Those provisions require formal entry, rather than the postal informal entry process, for merchandise arriving through the international postal network that is subject to partner government agency requirements, subject to duties under Chapter 98 or Chapter 99 of the HTSUS, or for which duty-free treatment is claimed under Chapter 98 of the HTSUS or pursuant to a Free Trade Agreement.
Rules & Rulings
Federal Register · BIS (EAR / Entity List)OfficialBIS issues guidance to CBP on assessing U.S. content for USMCA-origin goods under Proclamation 11032
BIS issued a notice giving CBP guidance on how to assess "U.S. content" for products of Canada and Mexico that qualify for preferential tariff treatment under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, for purposes of implementing tariffs under clause (2)(d) of Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026 (91 FR 34085). U.S. content means the value of the product attributable to parts wholly obtained, entirely produced or substantially transformed in the United States and, to the extent not otherwise accounted for, the value attributable to steel melted and poured in the United States and aluminum or copper smelted and cast in the United States.
In Brief
- Commerce issues preliminary results and partial rescission in xanthan gum antidumping administrative reviewFederal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)
- USITC makes affirmative preliminary injury determinations on linear hydraulic cylinders from Canada, China, India, Mexico and South KoreaFederal Register · USITC
- Commerce issues final affirmative LTFV determination on high purity dissolving pulp from NorwayFederal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)
- Commerce continues AD/CVD orders on small vertical shaft engines from China after first sunset reviewFederal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)
- Commerce initiates less-than-fair-value investigation of amine compounds from ChinaFederal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)
- Commerce initiates antidumping investigations on corrugated die-cut boxes from China, Malaysia and TürkiyeFederal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)
- Commerce amends CORE from Mexico AD order after CIT sustains remand, setting Galvasid margin at 14.54%Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)
- USITC finds injury would continue if AD/CVD orders on small vertical shaft engines from China are revokedFederal Register · USITC
- Commerce issues preliminary AD review results on corrosion-resistant steel from TaiwanFederal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)
- Commerce issues final affirmative LTFV determination on high purity dissolving pulp from BrazilFederal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)
- Commerce issues final affirmative countervailing duty determination on high purity dissolving pulp from BrazilFederal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)
- Commerce initiates countervailing duty investigation on amine compounds from ChinaFederal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)