The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to start enforcing the requirements of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) on July 1, 2024.

Effective August 22, 2026, the United States began imposing additional 50% tariffs on certain products of Canada under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

Over 95% of the world's population lives outside of the US, which presents significant sales opportunities for US companies seeking to export.

The production of goods using forced labor remains an issue around the world. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has made clear that they will continue to prioritize forced labor enforcement.

Another busy month in customs & international trade news:

Another busy month in international trade news. Here’s the roundup:

All imports and exports are regulated by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP or US Customs; formerly the US Customs Service), which is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Another busy month in international trade news. Here’s the roundup:

US economic and trade sanctions are administered and enforced by the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

The two most important categories of export controls are the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

Quick Summary: On April 24, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade did something importers rarely see – it stepped in mid-investigation and blocked U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from enforcing interim measures in an Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) evasion case.

On April 27, 2026, the Department of Commerce published a Federal Register notice adding a new duty-free code in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The addition resolves a discrepancy for goods classified under HTSUS Chapters for steel, aluminum, and copper that were subject to 232 tariff classification even though they did not contain any of these elements.

On August 13, 2026, President Trump issued a new proclamation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act imposing tariffs on certain imported unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their components. The Administration concluded that the United States’ dependence on foreign-manufactured UAS and critical UAS components threatens to impair national security by limiting the domestic industrial base and creating vulnerabilities in critical supply chains.

Forced labor is a severe violation of human rights and a persistent global issue affecting millions of individuals. According to the ILO, 27.6 million men, women, and children are in forced labor globally.

As tariffs climb and global trade becomes more complex, a growing number of importers are testing the limits, or outright breaking the law, to reduce or avoid duty payments and other compliance costs. U.S. enforcement agencies, including Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), have made it clear that customs fraud will not be tolerated and is a top enforcement priority.

On September 2, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking that would fundamentally change what importers must know, keep, and disclose about the parties behind every shipment entering the United States

On August 10, 2026, the Department of Justice filed its opening brief in the consolidated Federal Circuit appeal challenging the Court of International Trade’s universal injunctions governing IEEPA duty refunds. The government’s own brief concedes that those injunctions now matter to exactly one group: importers with finally liquidated entries who have not filed suit. If the Federal Circuit vacates, that group has no administrative path to a refund, because CBP has told the court it lacks statutory authority to reliquidate finally liquidated entries on its own initiative.

On June 3, 2026, President Trump signed the Executive Order “Strengthening Customs Enforcement,” directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to overhaul the rules that govern importers of record (IORs).

Landing on the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) is one of the most consequential things that can happen to a company or individual doing business in or with the United States.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requires importers to maintain and produce specific records related to their entries. Under 19 C.F.R. § 163.12, CBP offers a Recordkeeping Compliance Program—a voluntary and free certification program designed to help importers strengthen their internal controls, improve record management, and demonstrate a proactive commitment to compliance