Over the last several weeks, there have been several significant antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions, investigations, and decisions.

If you have entries flagged for reconciliation and a reconciliation deadline inside the next 30 days, the order in which you file has just become a decision that can cost you your IEEPA refund. Under CBP’s June 29, 2026, CAPE deployment, once you file the reconciliation entry (Type 09), the underlying entries are locked out of CAPE in this phase. File the recon first, and you have stripped your own entries of the consolidated IEEPA refund path — permanently, for now.

While there are several categories of export controls, the two most important are the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

Another busy month in international trade news – new tariffs, copper & lumber investigation, WTO disputes, and more. Here's the full roundup:

The DOJ and DHS have jointly published a new Resource Guide to Trade Fraud Enforcement, highlighting the government’s coordinated approach to combating customs fraud and strengthening import compliance. The guide explains key enforcement authorities, common trade fraud schemes, and the government’s expectations for importers, customs brokers, and others participating in global supply chains.

Topline summary: On June 1, 2026, President Trump amended the Section 232 tariff framework for aluminum, steel, and copper. Importers of agricultural, industrial, and mobile equipment may qualify for temporarily reduced rates of 10–15%, while certain furniture parts, lithographic plates, and steel racks are newly dutiable for the first time. With a December 31, 2027, sunset on all temporary reductions, importers should audit their HTS classifications now to avoid overpaying or underpaying.

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:

Customs valuation is a procedure to determine the customs value of imported goods.

On June 16, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order against copper and copper products manufactured in Serbia by Serbia Zijin Copper D.O.O.—the fourth WRO of Fiscal Year 2026 and the second targeting a Serbian operation in roughly six months. Effective immediately, CBP personnel at every U.S. port of entry will detain shipments of copper and copper products from this company.

As the poverty rate in China continues to decline, and annual income per capita surpassed the $10,000 mark in 2019, the Chinese market has grown into the second-largest export market...

If a company or individual believes it has violated the Export Administration Regulations and the Bureau of Industry & Security is unaware of this violation, proactively and voluntarily disclosing the potential wrongdoing ...

If a company or individual believes it has violated the AECA or the ITAR and the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is unaware of this violation, proactively and voluntarily disclosing the potential wrongdoing can substantially reduce penalties.

In January of this year, CBP quietly released a ruling (January 16, 2026/CEE.HQ H350722) that demarcates clear boundaries of where AI is permitted to facilitate Customs filings and where such artificial tools cross the “human-brokers-only” line.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released its Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report to Congress, providing a detailed look at the agency’s export control, licensing, and enforcement activity.

Editor's Notes: Participation in CBP's Recordation Program is one of the most effective ways for intellectual property rightsholders to protect their brand at the border.

Recordkeeping requirements have been part of Customs regulations since the beginning of the Federal government. Over time, Congress and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have modernized the requirements.

On June 16, 2017, President Trump gave a speech in Miami and announced he was reversing some of President Obama's Policy on Cuba.

This week's customs and international trade law news.

All parties involved in the importation of merchandise into the US, such as importers, customs brokers, exporters, shippers, and foreign suppliers and manufacturers, can file a Prior Disclosure with Customs and Border Protection ...

Since 2008, importers and domestic manufacturers of CPSC-regulated consumer products have been required to maintain a Certificate of Compliance: a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) for children’s products, or a General Certificate of Conformity (GCC) for regulated general-use products, and produce it on request.