On June 11, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) granted the federal government’s motion for a stay pending appeal, pausing enforcement of a U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) injunction on...more
6/12/2026
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The U.S. Government withdrew its petition for a writ of mandamus at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”). On June 9, 2026, the Federal Circuit granted the Government’s request to withdraw the...more
6/12/2026
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On June 1, 2026, President Trump issued a proclamation reducing tariff rates on certain agricultural equipment, mobile industrial equipment and machinery, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) equipment under...more
6/8/2026
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On June 1, 2026, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) proposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”) to impose tariffs on imports of goods from Brazil due to Brazil’s practices involving...more
6/8/2026
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On June 3, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order (“EO”) directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to reform many of its enforcement provisions. Titled “Strengthening Customs Enforcement,” the EO targets...more
6/4/2026
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In the latest developments regarding tariffs paid under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (“IEEPA”), the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has formally appealed the U.S. Court of International Trade’s (“CIT”)...more
6/3/2026
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On May 29, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced it initiated an investigation of Vietnam under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”) regarding the country’s intellectual property...more
On May 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) indicated that it will appeal the U.S. Court of International Trade’s (“CIT”) universal injunction ordering U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to reliquidate...more
6/1/2026
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On May 27, 2026, following a closed-door conference in Euro-Notions Florida v. United States (CIT # 25-00595) (“Euro-Notions”), Judge Eaton issued two (2) orders which will require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”)...more
5/29/2026
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On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced reduced tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, (“Section 232...more
5/28/2026
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On May 20, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) denied the Government’s request to pause the CIT’s May 7 ruling during the appeals process. For now, Section 122 duties remain unlawful, and U.S. Customs & Border...more
5/22/2026
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Beginning in February 2025, President Trump imposed new tariffs on imported goods through a series of executive orders, relying on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as the claimed authority for imposing...more
5/20/2026
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On May 7, 2026, LANXESS Corporation (“Petitioner”) filed petitions requesting the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of N-Cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-Sulfenamide (“CBS”) from the People’s Republic of...more
5/20/2026
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On May 7, 2026, the United States Court of International Trade (“CIT” or “Court”) invalidated Proclamation No. 11012 in The State of Oregon, et al. v. United States, et al. and Burlap and Barrel, Inc., et al. v. United...more
5/8/2026
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On April 30, 2026, Mat Industries, LLC (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on stationary and portable air compressors from Malaysia, The People’s Republic of China, and...more
5/4/2026
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On April 21, 2026, Advancion Corporation (“Petitioner”) filed companion antidumping and countervailing duty petitions for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of...more
4/27/2026
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On April 15, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) to sit for depositions in a case filed...more
4/17/2026
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This update covers three key developments this week: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) filed its latest status update in Euro-Notions on April 14, 2025; (2) Judge Eaton thereafter issued another order; and (3)...more
4/16/2026
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On April 9, 2026, United States Steel Corporation (“U.S. Steel”) and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Union (“USW”) (collectively “Petitioners”), filed a...more
4/13/2026
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued guidance Friday explaining importers may utilize the Automated Commercial Environment (“ACE”) portal to request consolidated refunds of tariffs imposed under the International...more
4/13/2026
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On April 8, 2026, BASF Corporation (“Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on the import of polytetramethylene ether glycol (“PTMEG”) from China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam....more
4/8/2026
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On April 6, 2026, Charter Steel, Commercial Metals Company, Liberty Steel USA, Nucor Corporation and Optimus Steel, LLC (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of countervailing duties on Imports of Carbon and...more
4/8/2026
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On April 6, 2026, Atmus Filtration filed a notice of dismissal in its challenge to the IEEPA tariffs. Atmus Filtration v. United States, CIT #26-01259 (“Atmus”) was selected as the lead case by the U.S. Court of...more
4/8/2026
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued guidance on how importers need to report and classify goods subject to the revised steel, aluminum, and copper tariffs announced by the Trump Administration on April 2, 2026....more
4/6/2026
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On April 2, 2026, the Trump Administration issued a proclamation imposing Section 232 tariffs on imports of patented pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”) pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade...more
4/6/2026
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