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51 topics by measure, product and industry, and country and region, each gathering recent focus and top picks.
Measures
Follow a legal tool: Section 232, Section 301, AD/CVD, UFLPA, export controls, OBBB, and Canada's surtaxes, SIMA and CARM.
- Section 232National-security tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962: additions to and removals from the steel, aluminum and copper derivative lists, rate changes, presidential proclamations and Chapter 99 code changes, and requests and decisions under the inclusions process.View 7 top picks →
- Section 301Section 301 tariffs on China under the Trade Act of 1974: list changes, the four-year review, rate increases and reductions, the granting, extension and expiry of exclusions, and USTR investigations and comment procedures.View 4 top picks →
- Section 201 SafeguardsGlobal safeguard measures: USITC injury investigations and recommendations, the President's implementing proclamations, tariff-rate quota (TRQ) volumes and extension reviews. Solar cells and modules are the main products covered.View 1 top pick →
- Section 122 Balance-of-Payments SurchargeThe balance-of-payments import surcharge under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974: its rate and duration, scope, expiry and extension, and how it stacks with other tariff measures.View 0 top picks →
- IEEPA & Reciprocal TariffsTariffs and related executive orders issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, country rates and effective dates of the reciprocal tariffs, and the litigation over their legal authority and the measures that replace them.View 0 top picks →
- Chapter 99 Reporting CodesNew, amended and deleted reporting codes in Chapter 99 of the HTSUS (9903 and others), and USITC's HTS revisions and annual editions, which decide which additional line a broker reports on the entry.View 3 top picks →
- AD/CVD: Antidumping & Countervailing DutiesAntidumping and countervailing duty proceedings from start to finish: petitions and initiations, preliminary and final determinations, ITC injury determinations, administrative and sunset reviews, cash deposit rate changes, scope rulings and circumvention findings.View 77 top picks →
- Tariff Exclusions & ExemptionsExclusions and exemptions under each measure: request windows, grants and denials, extensions and expiry, retroactive periods, and the Chapter 99 codes that claim an exclusion.View 2 top picks →
- UFLPA & Forced LaborThe Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and forced-labor enforcement: additions to and removals from the UFLPA Entity List, how the rebuttable presumption is applied, detention and release statistics, WROs, and the traceability evidence importers must produce.View 2 top picks →
- USMCA & OriginRules of origin, regional value content, certification and verification under USMCA (CUSMA in Canada) and other preferential arrangements, including CBSA origin verifications, and non-preferential origin (substantial transformation) where tariff measures depend on it.View 8 top picks →
- Export Controls: EAR & Entity ListBIS export controls: EAR rule changes, additions to and removals from the Entity List and the Unverified List, licensing policy and exceptions, and enforcement and penalties, with a focus on import supply chains and suppliers in China.View 4 top picks →
- OFAC Sanctions & SDNOFAC sanctions programs, SDN list updates, general licenses and enforcement actions, with a focus on what affects import supply chains, payments and carriers.View 0 top picks →
- OBBB & FEOCThe One Big Beautiful Bill Act's effects on imports and supply chains: the FEOC / prohibited foreign entity rules, material assistance requirements, changes to the 45X, 45Y and 48E clean-energy credits, the end of de minimis, and Treasury / IRS implementing guidance.View 1 top pick →
- Classification & ValuationHTSUS classification, dutiable value, First Sale for Export, the treatment of assists and royalties, and changes in classification positions through CROSS rulings and court decisions.View 2 top picks →
- Entry & Clearance OperationsEntry practice: ACE system changes and filing fields, liquidation and extensions, protests, post summary corrections (PSC), prior disclosures, drawback, and the operational positions CBP gives in CSMS messages.View 21 top picks →
- CBP EnforcementCBP's enforcement side: EAPA evasion investigations, section 592 penalties and seizures, examinations and detentions, trade partnership programs such as C-TPAT, and shifts in enforcement priorities.View 2 top picks →
- Trade Litigation & DecisionsTrade decisions of the U.S. CIT and CAFC: challenges to the legality of tariff measures, judicial review of AD/CVD determinations, refunds and retroactive application, and what a decision means for goods in transit and entries already made. Canadian decisions are under "CITT & Canadian Federal Courts".View 3 top picks →
- CROSS RulingsCBP's administrative rulings on classification, origin and valuation (CROSS): new rulings, revocations and modifications, and the limits on relying on a ruling issued to another party.View 0 top picks →
- USITC ProceedingsUSITC injury investigations, Section 201 safeguard proceedings, Section 337 investigations and exclusion orders, and HTS revision recommendations and annual reports.View 19 top picks →
- Canada: Surtaxes & RemissionCanada's surtax orders and remission orders: counter-tariffs on U.S. goods, surtaxes on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum, changes to the lists of affected tariff items, the conditions and periods for remission, and the related CBSA Customs Notices.View 11 top picks →
- Canada: SIMA Antidumping & CountervailingAntidumping and countervailing duties under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA): CBSA initiations, preliminary and final determinations, re-investigations and normal values, scope and anti-circumvention proceedings, CITT injury inquiries and expiry reviews, and changes to measures in force.View 27 top picks →
- CBSA Operations & CARMCBSA's filing and enforcement requirements: Customs Notices, revisions to D-Memoranda, CARM accounts and financial security, enforcement positions on classification, valuation and origin, AMPS penalties and corrections to declarations.View 51 top picks →
- CITT & Canadian Federal CourtsCITT injury inquiries, expiry reviews and customs appeal decisions (classification, valuation, origin), and trade decisions of the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.View 29 top picks →
- Canada: Export Controls & SanctionsGlobal Affairs Canada's Export Control List and permit policy, Notices to Importers and Exporters (for example steel and aluminum import permits), and listings and delistings under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and other sanctions laws.View 16 top picks →
Products & Industries
By what you import: solar, energy storage, steel, aluminum and copper, EVs and batteries, semiconductors.
- Solar & Clean EnergyAll tariff and compliance developments for solar and clean-energy imports: AD/CVD, Section 201, 232 and 301, UFLPA, FEOC, clean energy credits and filing requirements for modules, cells, polysilicon, solar glass, inverters and energy storage systems.View 11 top picks →
- SolarAll tariff and compliance developments for solar imports: AD/CVD, Section 201, 232 and 301, UFLPA, FEOC and filing requirements for modules, cells, polysilicon, solar glass and inverters.View 11 top picks →
- Solar Modules & CellsModules and cells themselves: the four-country circumvention findings and the newer AD/CVD cases, the Section 201 safeguard and its quota, bifacial modules, Chapter 99 codes and certification requirements.View 10 top picks →
- Polysilicon & Solar ComponentsUpstream and balance-of-system inputs: polysilicon traceability and UFLPA evidence, Section 301 exclusions and classification of solar glass, and how the measures apply to inverters, racking and other BOS components.View 1 top pick →
- Energy Storage & BESSImports of energy storage systems and cells: the Section 301 rate schedule, coverage as Section 232 derivatives, FEOC and 45X credit conditions, and the classification and valuation of containerized systems.View 0 top picks →
- Steel & AluminumSection 232 on steel, aluminum and their derivatives: list changes, duty assessed on metal content, melt-and-pour and smelt-and-cast reporting, quotas and negotiated arrangements, and what derivative coverage means for downstream products.View 39 top picks →
- CopperThe Section 232 copper measure: its scope and derivative list, the line between refined copper and copper products, effective dates and filing requirements.View 0 top picks →
- EVs & BatteriesTariffs and credits for electric vehicles, traction batteries and battery materials: Section 301 rates, FEOC and material assistance, and AD/CVD on graphite and other battery materials.View 3 top picks →
- SemiconductorsImports and controls on semiconductors and related equipment: Section 232 investigations and measures, Section 301 rates, EAR controls and the Entity List, and how downstream products containing semiconductors are covered.View 2 top picks →
- Critical MineralsImport measures on rare earths, graphite and other critical minerals, retaliatory export controls, and sourcing requirements in the clean-energy credits.View 1 top pick →
- Wood Products & FurnitureSection 232 measures, AD/CVD orders and circumvention findings on timber, wood products and furniture, and Lacey Act and other declaration requirements.View 4 top picks →
- Textiles & ApparelRules of origin for textiles and apparel, cotton traceability under UFLPA, entry changes after the end of de minimis, and verifications under preferential trade arrangements.View 2 top picks →
- Agricultural ProductsTariff measures, AD/CVD and tariff-rate quotas on agricultural products and food, and FDA, USDA and other partner government agency (PGA) filing requirements.View 16 top picks →
Countries & Regions
By country of origin and trading partner: China, Southeast Asia, Canada, Mexico, the EU.
- ChinaEvery measure that applies to goods of Chinese origin: Section 301, AD/CVD, UFLPA, export controls and sanctions, de minimis, and China's countermeasures and trade remedy investigations.View 40 top picks →
- VietnamGoods of Vietnamese origin: circumvention findings and certification requirements, the newer AD/CVD cases, reciprocal tariffs and transshipment enforcement.View 7 top picks →
- MalaysiaAD/CVD, circumvention, reciprocal tariffs and semiconductor-related controls that apply to goods of Malaysian origin.View 3 top picks →
- ThailandAD/CVD, circumvention findings and reciprocal tariffs that apply to goods of Thai origin.View 0 top picks →
- CambodiaAD/CVD, circumvention findings and reciprocal tariffs that apply to goods of Cambodian origin.View 0 top picks →
- IndiaAD/CVD, reciprocal tariffs and changes in preferential treatment that apply to goods of Indian origin.View 8 top picks →
- IndonesiaAD/CVD, new investigations and reciprocal tariffs that apply to goods of Indonesian origin.View 5 top picks →
- LaosAD/CVD, new investigations and reciprocal tariffs that apply to goods of Lao origin.View 2 top picks →
- South KoreaSection 232 steel and aluminum quotas, AD/CVD, KORUS preferential treatment and reciprocal tariffs that apply to goods of Korean origin.View 1 top pick →
- TaiwanAD/CVD, semiconductor-related measures and reciprocal tariffs that apply to goods of Taiwanese origin.View 1 top pick →
- CanadaCanada in both directions: Section 232 and USMCA treatment of Canadian goods entering the United States, and Canada's own import and control rules: surtaxes and remission, SIMA antidumping and countervailing duties, CBSA Customs Notices and CARM, CITT and Federal Court decisions, export controls and sanctions.View 68 top picks →
- MexicoGoods of Mexican origin and goods transshipped through Mexico: USMCA origin verifications, Section 232 and reciprocal tariff treatment, and compliance questions raised by IMMEX and nearshoring.View 2 top picks →
- European UnionSection 232 arrangements, reciprocal tariffs and bilateral agreements that apply to goods of EU origin, and the EU's countermeasures against U.S. measures.View 0 top picks →
- JapanSection 232 arrangements, reciprocal tariffs and bilateral agreements that apply to goods of Japanese origin.View 1 top pick →