Tariff measures, AD/CVD and tariff-rate quotas on agricultural products and food, and FDA, USDA and other partner government agency (PGA) filing requirements.
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.
Why it matters: From October 30, entries of cocoa powder, carpets and air conditioners from Canada fall under the 50% Section 338 tariffs, while plywood, certain industrial machinery, and select packaging and paper materials no longer do.
The Canada Border Services Agency made a preliminary determination on September 17, 2026, under subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, that wheat gluten originating in or exported from Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom is being dumped, and imposed provisional duty on the same date on dumped goods released from that day until the CBSA terminates the investigation or the CITT makes an order or finding.
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.
Why it matters: Entries of palm oil and its derivative products produced in Indonesia by Mitra Aneka Rezeki or Hardaya Inti Plantation are subject to detention at all U.S. ports of entry, effective immediately.
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FTZ admissions) and 335 (ACE Cargo Release) for designated imports originating from Canada entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on September 29, 2026, covering certain products under HTSUS headings 0404, 1702, 1703, 2202, 2203,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.
Why it matters: Filers of e214 FTZ admissions and ACE Cargo Release entries for Canadian-origin goods under those HTSUS headings will receive rejections with error code 239 or 335 for non-compliant submissions on or after September 29, 2026.
CBP states in CSMS # 69990151 that Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2622, created on August 31, 2026, contains 16 harmonized tariff records and 93 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records. The update covers U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Honey Board Assessment changes and new Affordable Beef Quota HTS updates under the proclamation "Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer." CBP directs questions on the HSU to the HTS Administrator and refers to CSMS # 69709647 for more information.
Commerce preliminarily determines that certain fatty acids from Malaysia are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, with the period of investigation running January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, applicable September 22, 2026. Commerce also postpones the final determination and extends provisional measures, and preliminarily determines that Palm-Oleo, Palm-Oleo (Klang) Sdn. Bhd., and KL-Kepong Oleomas Sdn. Bhd. are a single entity.
Commerce preliminarily determines that certain fatty acids from Indonesia are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, with a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances, in part, applicable September 22, 2026. The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. The final determination is postponed and provisional measures are extended; interested parties are invited to comment.
CBSA states that on September 17, 2026, under subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, it made a preliminary determination of dumping respecting wheat gluten originating in or exported from Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom, usually imported under tariff classification numbers 1109.00.10.00 and 1109.00.20.00.
Why it matters: Importers of wheat gluten from Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom must pay provisional duties on goods released from the CBSA on or after September 17, 2026, at the rate set for their exporter.
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Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)Top PickAI score78
Commerce is issuing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on L-lysine from the People's Republic of China, applicable September 16, 2026, based on affirmative final determinations by Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission. Commerce found Inner Mongolia Eppen to be cross-owned with Heilongjiang Eppen Trading Co., Ltd.; Heilongjiang Eppen Biotech Co., Ltd.; Heilongjiang Eppen Energy Co.; Ningxia Eppen Biotech Co. Ltd.; Star Lake Bioscience Co., Ltd Zhaoqing Guangdong; and Guangdong Guangxin Holdings Group Ltd. The orders follow the final AD determination at 91 FR 46406 and the final CVD determination at 91 FR 46399, both published July 23, 2026, and the ITC's final determination at 91 FR 57162.
Why it matters: Entries of L-lysine from China are subject to the AD and CVD orders as of September 16, 2026, with the cross-owned companies listed under Inner Mongolia Eppen covered by the same case.
Canada's Department of Finance states that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal issued its report in the safeguard inquiry into whether global imports of certain canned and frozen vegetables are causing or threatening serious injury to Canadian producers, and that the government will review it and announce its decision in due course. The 10 per cent surtax on global imports of canned vegetables announced on June 10, 2026, remains in place for its maximum duration of 200 days or until it is replaced by final safeguard measures. The inquiry was initiated on March 13, 2026, when the government directed the CITT to examine those imports.
The USITC determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of L-lysine from China, provided for in subheading 2922.41.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that Commerce found sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China. The determinations were made under sections 705(b) and 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) in Investigation Nos. 701-TA-767 and 731-TA-1750 (Final), and the Commission filed them on September 2, 2026; its views are in USITC Publication 5783 (September 2026).
CBP states in CSMS # 69709869 that Quota Bulletin 26-230 covers beef under HTSUS Chapter 2 subheadings and Additional U.S. Note 3, as addressed in the Presidential Proclamation and Annex "Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer" published on August 26. Tranche 1 runs September 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, with Tranche 2 from October 1 to October 30, 2026 and Tranche 3 from October 31 to November 30, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of the Chapter 2 beef subheadings covered by Quota Bulletin 26-230 must file Tranche 1 entries on September 1, 2026, with proration if an HTSUS group is oversubscribed at 08:30 am ET.
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Federal Register · Presidential DocumentsTop PickAI score66
President Trump issued Proclamation 11059 on August 26, 2026, increasing the 2026 aggregate in-quota quantity for certain beef products described in Additional U.S. Note 3 of Chapter 2 of the HTSUS by 300,000 mt, allocated entirely to "other countries or areas."
Why it matters: Importers of lean beef trimmings under HTSUS 0201.30.5091, 0201.30.5097, 0202.30.5091 and 0202.30.5097 can enter the additional 300,000 mt at the in-quota rate in three 30-day tranches beginning September 1, 2026, on a first come, first served basis.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a final injury inquiry (NQ-2025-008) on March 2, 2026 into whether the dumping and subsidizing of thermoformed molded fibre tableware originating in or exported from China have caused injury or retardation or threaten to cause injury. The inquiry follows a notice from the Canada Border Services Agency that preliminary determinations were made on the dumping and subsidizing of the goods. The Tribunal will determine on June 26, 2026 whether the dumping and subsidizing have caused injury or retardation or threaten to cause injury to the domestic industry. Interested persons, associations or governments may participate by filing Form I—Notice of Participation.
Why it matters: Importers of thermoformed molded fibre tableware from China are covered by CITT inquiry NQ-2025-008, which will reach its injury determination on June 26, 2026.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found, in inquiry NQ-2025-004, that the dumping and subsidizing of thermal paper rolls 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 complainants were McDermid Paper Converters Limited of Markham, Ontario, Media Cash Register Inc. of Saint Laurent, Québec, and Custom Paper Ltd. of Richmond, British Columbia. The Tribunal will issue the reasons for its finding on January 23, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of thermal paper rolls from China now face anti-dumping and countervailing duties collected by the Canada Border Services Agency, with the Tribunal's reasons due January 23, 2026.
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Global Affairs Canada · Notices to Importers / ExportersTop PickAI score60
Global Affairs Canada states that certain Export and Import Controls System (EICS) commodity codes change effective January 1, 2022, following World Customs Organization HS code updates and related Customs Tariff updates, and that permit and certificate applications with an entry or exit date after December 31, 2021 for the affected goods must use the new commodity codes.