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Trade Advisory: What Importers Need to Know About CBP’s Proposed Informal Entry Rule U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) targeting low-value shipments valued at $2,500 or less. If finalized, the regulation will fundamentally alter informal entry procedures, eliminating the longstanding 15-day post-arrival filing window and introducing strict […]

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A high-stakes legal battle before the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) could reshape the scope of U.S. trade enforcement and tariff authority. Following targeted questioning from a three-judge CIT panel, both the federal government and a coalition of commercial importers have submitted supplemental briefs in In Re Section 301 Forced Labor Cases (CIT # […]

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On October 20, a major legal challenge filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade placed the executive branch’s tariff authority back under intense scrutiny. Seeking class-action status on behalf of affected businesses, the suit contests the legality of recently imposed retaliatory duties on northern cross-border imports, directly confronting the administration’s reliance on dormant trade […]

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has officially announced a 90-day extension for the mandatory compliance date of its new informal entry process for international mail: Entry Type 13. Originally scheduled to take effect on October 22, the enforcement deadline has now been moved to January 20. This extension gives customs brokers, importers, and the […]

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Navigating the Supply-Driven Freight Market: Key Takeaways from CSCMP EDGE As the freight and logistics industry gradually crawls out of a protracted downturn, shippers find themselves in an unfamiliar operating environment: overall freight demand has ticked upward without reaching a sustained boom, yet rate volatility and capacity constraints continue to disrupt planning. At the annual […]

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U.S. inbound container volumes reached unprecedented territory this September, climbing 10.3% year-over-year to exceed 2.55 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). While volume registered a modest month-over-month decline of 2.2% compared to August’s seasonal peak, the total represented a remarkable 24.8% expansion over pre-pandemic baselines. More notably, cumulative inbound freight for the first three quarters moved […]

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Beginning October 10, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is rolling out an enhanced security measure within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal. Importers updating their Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) refund banking details will now be required to complete an email or SMS verification step before changes can be finalized. Key Changes for Importers Security […]

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A federal trade judge has cleared the way for importers to collectively seek duty refunds tied to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In an October 8 decision, Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade certified a class under Rule 23(b)(2) in the lead dispute, naming attorneys from Barnes, Richardson & […]

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The regulatory framework governing low-value importations into the United States is undergoing its most fundamental transformation in decades. On October 7, U.S. Customs and Border Protection published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register designed to restructure informal entries valued at $2,500 or less, establish a dedicated electronic entry mechanism for international mail […]

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officially launched Phase 3 of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries refund system in the early morning hours of October 6. Designed specifically to process refunds on finally liquidated entries subject to court-ordered reliquidation, the deployment represents another major step forward in clearing extensive trade-related duty refund backlogs. By […]

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