Trade Compliance Weekly · Week 41, 2026 · Oct 5 – Oct 11
NORTH AMERICA TRADE COMPLIANCE BRIEF
CIT Certifies IEEPA Refund Class as CBP Expands Enforcement and CITT Reviews SIMA
This issue covers October 5 to October 11, 2026. In the United States, the Court of International Trade certified an importer class in a suit seeking refunds of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, while CBP continued to issue penalty and enforcement actions and the USITC launched a new AD/CVD investigation. In Canada, the CITT issued an injury finding on corrosion-resistant steel sheet and initiated a review of normal values for photovoltaic modules. The measures point to continued active trade-remedy and enforcement activity on both sides of the border, with litigation over IEEPA tariff refunds advancing in the U.S. courts.
CIT Certifies IEEPA Tariff Refund Class
Section summaryThe U.S. Court of International Trade certified a class of importers who paid tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act between Feb. 1, 2025, and Feb. 19, 2026, excluding those who filed separate lawsuits, in a slip order issued Thursday. The certification allows the refund suit to proceed on a class-wide basis in the U.S. court.
CIT certifies importer class in IEEPA tariff refund suit
The U.S. Court of International Trade certified a class of importers who paid tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act between Feb. 1, 2025, and Feb. 19, 2026, excluding those who filed separate lawsuits, in a slip order issued Thursday. The court set an Oct. 22 deadline for proposed scheduling of additional filings and a closed conference for Oct. 13, and said certification is intended to lead to liquidation or reliquidation of entries and refunds to importers of record.