CBP publishes advance traveler information rule for rail

CBP low-value shipments notice unavailable in Federal Register feed

The Federal Register entry for CBP's "Low-Value Shipments" document could not be retrieved; the page returned an automated-access notice rather than the document text.

CBP seeks comments on court-ordered refunds worksheet under IEEPA

CBP will submit an information collection request to OMB for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 covering the Court-Ordered Refunds Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act Worksheet. Comments must be submitted no later than November 4, 2026, through www.reginfo.gov by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments" or using the search function. The notice does not state the worksheet's contents, the refund process it supports or any change to entry or refund procedures.

Commerce issues final results of 2024 countervailing duty review on corrosion inhibitors from China

CBSA requires country of melt and pour information for steel imports under GIPs 80 and 81

CBSA states that, as of November 5, 2024, importers using GIP Number 80 – Carbon Steel and GIP Number 81 – Specialty Steel Products must provide country of melt and pour (COM) information in the form and manner determined by CBSA when completing customs declarations through the Single Window Integrated Import Declaration. The requirement is a term and condition of using the GIPs, and CBSA notes the conditional COM rules are not expected to be implemented in the SW IID on November 5, though the COM field has been available on an optional basis since February 2024.

CBSA seeks new Saskatoon highway sufferance warehouse operator after license surrender

The Canada Border Services Agency states in Customs Notice 25-06 that, effective December 1, 2024, the company at 3030 Cleveland Ave, Saskatoon, SK S7K 8B5 surrendered its "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse license, and the CBSA is advertising for a new highway sufferance warehouse in the area. The CBSA is inviting applications for a license to operate a public "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse under the authority of the Saskatoon CBSA office, and the successful applicant must meet the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations and store in-bond goods.

CBSA: DFO export and possession licences required for American eel elvers from March 1, 2025

CBSA states that, effective March 1, 2025, an export licence and a possession licence are required for American eel elvers (Anguilla rostrata), with no exemptions from the export licence and limited exemptions from the possession licence, such as commercial transporters and airport personnel. Elvers are a restricted good under section 5 of the Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations, and shipments for export must be reported electronically to the CBSA, with the licence number, DFO shipment identification number, scientific name, common name and life stage on the export declaration.

CBSA seeks new highway sufferance warehouse operator in Saskatoon after license surrender

The Canada Border Services Agency states in Customs Notice 25-14 that, effective December 1, 2024, the company at 3030 Cleveland Ave, Saskatoon, SK S7K 8B5 surrendered its "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse license, and the CBSA is inviting applications for a license to operate a public "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse under the authority of the Saskatoon CBSA office. The successful applicant must provide a facility meeting the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations and operate it as a public sufferance warehouse to store in-bond goods. Applications must be submitted through the CARM portal and received no later than 14 calendar days after the publication date of the notice; Memorandum D4-1-4 applies.

CBSA invites licence applications for a public highway sufferance warehouse in Hamilton, Ontario

The CBSA is inviting applications for a licence to operate a public "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse under the authority of the Hamilton CBSA office, for a facility that meets the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations and stores in-bond goods. Applications must be submitted through the CARM Client Portal and received no later than 14 calendar days after the publication date of this notice. Further information is in Memorandum D4-1-4, Customs Sufferance Warehouses.

CBSA invites licence applications for public highway sufferance warehouse in Fort Erie, Ontario

The CBSA is inviting applications for a licence to operate a public "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse under the authority of the Fort Erie CBSA office. The successful applicant must provide a facility meeting the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations and operate it as a public sufferance warehouse to store in-bond goods. Applications must be submitted through the CARM Client Portal and received no later than 14 calendar days after the publication date of this notice; further information is in Memorandum D4-1-4, Customs Sufferance Warehouses.

CBSA advertises for new highway sufferance warehouse in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

CBSA states in Customs Notice 25-27 that, effective June 30, 2025, the company at 1109 Ominica St. E., Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan surrendered its "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse licence, and CBSA is advertising for a new public "BW" type highway sufferance warehouse under the authority of the Winnipeg CBSA office. Applicants must submit a complete application through the CARM Client Portal, and applications must be received or postmarked no later than 14 calendar days after the publication date of the notice. The successful applicant must provide a facility meeting the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations and operate it as a public sufferance warehouse to store in-bond goods.

CBP seeks comments on new Client Representative Technical Assistance Portal information collection

CBP is submitting a new information collection, the Client Representative Technical Assistance Portal (CR-TAP), to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments must be submitted no later than November 2, 2026, through www.reginfo.gov by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments." The notice does not state what information the collection requires or who must report it.

CBP seeks comments on revised Entry information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act

CBP will submit a revised Entry information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and is taking public comments on the revision. Comments must be submitted no later than November 2, 2026, through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, where the collection appears under "Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments." The notice does not state what the revision changes in the collection.

CBP seeks comments on revision to Entry Summary information collection

CBP will submit a revision to the Entry Summary information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and is taking public comments on the collection. Comments must be submitted no later than November 2, 2026, through www.reginfo.gov by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments" or using the search function. The notice does not state what the revision changes in the collection.

CBP seizes 200 counterfeit Cartier watches worth $28 million in Chicago

CBP's Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team at Chicago O'Hare International Airport seized two shipments containing 200 counterfeit Cartier watches on September 18; the shipment from Hong Kong was headed for California. CBP's Centers of Excellence and Expertise deemed the watches inauthentic, and they were seized for bearing counterfeit versions of registered and recorded trademarks. CBP valued the shipment at a combined manufacturer's suggested retail price of $28 million had the items been genuine.

CBP accredits Laboratory Services, Inc. (Kemah, TX) as a commercial gauger and laboratory

CBP states in a Federal Register notice that Laboratory Services, Inc. (Kemah, TX) has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 22, 2025. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2028.

CBP accredits Intertek USA in Carteret, NJ, as commercial gauger and laboratory

CBP states in a Federal Register notice that Intertek USA, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of August 28, 2025. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2028.

CBP accredits Intertek USA (Chelsea, MA) as commercial gauger and laboratory

CBP states in a Federal Register notice that Intertek USA, Inc. (Chelsea, MA), has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of August 28, 2024. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2027.

CBP issues Withhold Release Orders on palm oil from Indonesia's Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation

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.

CBP seizes five shipments in Virginia over counterfeit, unsafe and fraudulently imported goods

CBP officers in Norfolk, Virginia seized five shipments of imported consumer goods — including dry-fit t-shirts from Morocco, rugs from Turkey, ceramic tiles and Land Rover parts from China, ceramic sinks from China and carpet rolls from China — for counterfeit certification marks, violations of the Flammable Fabrics Act and importation using stolen identities, with a combined value of nearly $856,000. The most recent seizure, on Tuesday, covered 697 cartons of t-shirts valued at $61,240; the largest, 1,176 rolls of carpet bearing counterfeit OEKO-TEX labels, was valued at $686,000 had it been authentic. The shipments were destined to Albany, N.Y., Tustin, Calif., San Francisco and Atlanta.

BIS issues temporary final rule on polysilicon stockpiling under Proclamation 11052

BIS issued a temporary final rule, effective September 22, 2026 through December 3, 2026, setting the criteria and process it will use to monitor existing companies for evidence of stockpiling polysilicon and polysilicon derivatives ahead of import adjustments effective December 4, 2026 under Proclamation 11052. The rule limits a newly established importer's ability to stockpile, imposes import limitations on new importers that register with CBP on or after August 6, 2026, and subjects companies found to be stockpiling to an import prohibition if necessary. It also establishes the process for such companies to obtain a waiver from any import prohibitions imposed under the rule.

CBP announces voluntary ACE Electronic Export Manifest test for truck cargo

CBP announces in a general notice that it will conduct a voluntary ACE Electronic Export Manifest for Truck Cargo Test, in which truck export participants agree to submit limited export manifest data electronically at least 24 hours before departure from the United States to a foreign destination, complemented by the complete export manifest filing no later than two hours before arrival at the final port of export. The test begins October 23, 2026 and will run for approximately two years, subject to extension, modification or early termination announced in the Federal Register.

CBP intercepts first-in-nation plant pathogen Davisoniella eucalypti at Houston airport

CBP states that its agriculture specialists at George Bush Intercontinental Airport intercepted eucalyptus leaves carrying the plant pathogen Davisoniella eucalypti in the baggage of a traveler from New Zealand, and that USDA plant pathologists confirmed the identification. CBP says this is the first time this pathogen has been intercepted at a U.S. port of entry. The intercepted leaves were destroyed in accordance with USDA protocols.

Commerce issues final results of countervailing duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks from Italy

Commerce issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review of forged steel fluid end blocks from Italy for the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, determining that certain producers and exporters received countervailable subsidies, applicable September 22, 2026. The review follows the preliminary results at 91 FR 19105 and the 2021 countervailing duty orders at 86 FR 7535. Commerce found Lucchini RS S.p.A., Lucchini Industries Srl and Bicomet S.p.A. cross-owned with Lucchini, and Adamello Meccanica S.r.l. and B.S. S.r.l. cross-owned with Metalcam.

CBP keeps quarterly IRS interest rates for customs duty underpayments and refunds unchanged from October 1, 2026

CBP states in a general notice that the quarterly IRS interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties will remain the same from the previous quarter. For the calendar quarter beginning October 1, 2026, the underpayment rate is 7 percent for both corporations and non-corporations, and the overpayment rate is 7 percent for non-corporations and 6 percent for corporations. The rates are applicable as of October 1, 2026.

CBP intercepts first-in-nation giant scale insects at Detroit airport

CBP states that its agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport intercepted a first-in-nation batch of giant scale insects, tentatively identified in February and confirmed by the USDA on Aug. 7 as belonging to the Aspidoproctus species. The roughly 5-mm insects were found feeding on fresh pine bark brought in for medicinal purposes during a baggage examination of a passenger in transit from Cameroon to Illinois. The scales and bark were seized for further analysis, and the traveler, a citizen of Cameroon, was advised of applicable regulations and released. Records indicate this was the first time the species had been encountered at a U.S. port of entry.

Commerce rescinds 2025-2026 antidumping administrative review of R-32 from China

Commerce is rescinding the antidumping duty administrative review of the order on difluoromethane (R-32) from the People's Republic of China for the period March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2026, because there are no reviewable suspended entries for the companies subject to the review. The rescission is applicable September 18, 2026. Commerce referred the petitioner's letter regarding transshipment to CBP.

CBP seeks comments on revised information collection for exportation of used self-propelled vehicles

CBP is submitting a revised information collection on the exportation of used self-propelled vehicles, OMB Control Number 1651-0054, to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Comments must be submitted no later than November 16, 2026, to CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov, with the OMB Control Number 1651-0054 in the subject line. The notice does not state what changes the revision makes to the collection.

CBP hosts 2026 Trade and Cargo Security Summit in Dallas

U.S. Customs and Border Protection hosted the 2026 Trade and Cargo Security Summit in Dallas, Texas from Sept. 8-10, with 1,300 in-person and 3,000 virtual participants, under the theme "Knowing Your Supply Chain to Remain Compliant and Mitigate Risk." CBP Deputy Commissioner Ron Vitiello's opening remarks covered the Strengthening Customs Enforcement Executive Order, illegal transshipment, forced labor enforcement, ACE modernization, Enforce and Protect Act investigations and supply chain security. CBP encouraged attendees to file formal comments on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Heightened Import Disclosures for Supply Chain Visibility."

CBP accredits Bennett Testing Service as a commercial gauger and laboratory

CBP states in a Federal Register notice that Bennett Testing Service, Inc. (Rahway, NJ), has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of August 28, 2025. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2028.

CBP approves Saybolt LP (Pittsburgh, PA) as a commercial gauger

CBP states in a Federal Register notice that Saybolt LP (Pittsburgh, PA) has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of September 3, 2025. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 2028.

CBP accredits Saybolt LP in Deer Park, TX, as commercial gauger and laboratory

CBP states in a Federal Register notice that Saybolt LP (Deer Park, TX) has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years, as of October 29, 2025. The approval and accreditation cover gauging and testing of petroleum and certain petroleum products. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for October 2028.

USTR amends four Section 301 China product exclusions to conform to USITC HTSUS changes

USTR is making conforming amendments to four product exclusions associated with the Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property and innovation, after the USITC implemented changes to HTSUS statistical reporting categories effective July 1, 2026. The conforming amendments in the Annex to the notice are effective as of July 1, 2026. CBP will issue instructions on entry guidance and implementation.

CBP seeks comments on advance rule for heightened import supply chain disclosures

CBP issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking stating it is considering amending its regulations to require greater visibility into the supply chains of goods imported into the United States, including information on the parties involved in importation, technical solutions for tracing supply chains, and foreign export documentation that foreign exporters must submit to their customs authority before export to the United States. CBP says the proposals aim to detect and interdict illicit importations, especially goods illegally transshipped to evade U.S. customs and trade laws. Comments are due on or before December 1, 2026, under docket number USCBP-2026-1058.

Global Affairs Canada sets EV import quota rules for China-origin vehicles under Serial No. 1168

Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers Serial No. 1168 that imports of electric vehicles originating in China under Import Control List items 195(1) to (3), classified in tariff items 8702.20.10 through 8704.90.00 or a Chapter 99 tariff item, require a shipment-specific import permit and are administered under a first-come, first-served quota, with 24,500 vehicles available for the second period of Quota Year 1 from September 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027, plus unused volumes from the first period. Eligible EVs enter at a most-favoured-nation rate of 6.1%, and importers must be Canadian residents that are EV original equipment manufacturers or their appointed Canadian-resident agents.

CBP publishes Rail Electronic Export Manifest final rule requiring advance electronic manifests

CBP published the Rail Electronic Export Manifest Final Rule on August 26, 2026, requiring advance submission of electronic rail export manifests in the Automated Commercial Environment's Electronic Export Manifest system. The rule makes EEM mandatory for electronic rail manifest processing, moving beyond the current EEM Pilot. The notice does not state an effective date or compliance deadline.

CBP seizes 875 counterfeit jewelry pieces from Hong Kong shipment in Indianapolis

CBP officers at Indianapolis' express consignment facility seized a shipment from Hong Kong containing 875 pieces of jewelry and five designer handbags bearing suspected Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Versace, Gucci, Tiffany & Company, Cartier and Van Cleef and Arpels trademarks, deemed inauthentic by CBP's Centers of Excellence and Expertise. The shipment, headed to a residence in Georgia, was seized on August 18 for bearing counterfeit versions of registered and recorded trademarks; CBP states the items would have had a combined manufacturer's suggested retail price of over $3.7 million had they been genuine.

CBP seizes 300 counterfeit Audemars Piguet watches in Louisville

CBP states that on July 31 its officers at the Port of Louisville, Kentucky intercepted a shipment from Hong Kong containing 300 Audemars Piguet watches, which CBP's Centers of Excellence and Expertise deemed inauthentic; the watches were seized for bearing counterfeit versions of registered and recorded trademarks. CBP says the shipment was headed for a residence in Houston and would have had a combined manufacturer's suggested retail price of over $43 million had the watches been genuine.

CBP seizes nearly $4 million in counterfeit MLB, Nike, Louis Vuitton and Jaguar goods at Houston airport

CBP states that officers from the George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Trade Enforcement Team seized nearly $4 million in counterfeit goods, including fake MLB and Nike apparel, Louis Vuitton bags, Cartier sunglasses and Jaguar Land Rover computer systems, with a Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price of $3.7 million. Most shipments originated from China and were destined for locations both within and outside the United States. CBP's Centers of Excellence and Expertise deemed the items inauthentic, and they were seized for bearing counterfeit versions of registered and recorded trademarks.

CBP Office of Field Operations launches OFO Strategy 2026-2030

CBP's Office of Field Operations unveiled the "OFO Strategy 2026-2030," a roadmap setting four goals for its ports-of-entry operations: national security, economic security, integration and workforce cultivation. The strategy covers intelligence-based targeting, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, modernization of port infrastructure and technology, and industry awareness. CBP states that in Fiscal Year 2025 OFO processed approximately 380 million travelers and $3.6 trillion in import cargo.