Here’s a recap of the most recent customs and worldwide commerce legislation information:
Courts
On Might 12, the Court docket of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a keep of the CIT’s resolution discovering Part 122 tariffs are illegal. The keep suspends the implementation of the CIT’s order whereas the attraction proceeds.
Customs and Border Safety (CBP)
CBP filed an up to date IEEPA refund progress report with the CIT. Since April 20, 2026, 126,237 CAPE declarations have been filed. Of these, 1,880 weren’t issued refunds as a result of ACH account data was not offered.
CBP reported a 22% go fee of the April 2026 customs dealer license examination. Examination takers reported discrepancies between solutions they recorded on their very own scratch paper and the digital rating experiences. CBP acknowledged a problem with reply recording, however says it was resolved previous to the exams being graded. Reporting courtesy ITT.
CBP, in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard and the FDA, seized greater than 18 million models of digital nicotine supply programs (vapes) valued at over $175 million, as a part of a focused initiative referred to as Operation Purple Mist.
CBP officers in Norfolk, VA, seized 105 scooters and a pair of,600 folding chairs that violated car or client security requirements.
CBP officers in Louisville seized 1,622 items of counterfeit designer jewellery. The cargo would have had a mixed Producer’s Instructed Retail Worth of over $14.1 million, had the products been real.
CBP introduced 37 extra partnerships for brand new and expanded companies underneath the Reimbursable Providers Program.
CBP launched an HTSUS replace that features new data concerning Part 232 tariffs on USMCA-qualifying Medium- and Heavy-Responsibility Autos (MHDVs).
Workplace of Overseas Belongings Management (OFAC)
OFAC designated 10 people and corporations throughout the Center East, Asia, and Japanese Europe for allegedly enabling Iran’s efforts to safe weapons and uncooked supplies for its UAV and ballistic missile applications.
OFAC designated 12 people and entities for his or her roles enabling the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) sale and cargo of Iranian oil to the Folks’s Republic of China.
Division of Commerce
On Might 11, 2026, the U.S. Division of Commerce printed the procedures for firms to use for agreements with the U.S. authorities to scale back Part 232 tariffs on imported patented pharmaceutical merchandise by onshoring manufacturing.
Division of Justice (DOJ)
Perfectus Aluminum and Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions, together with 4 affiliated warehousing firms, agreed to pay $549.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they evaded antidumping responsibility and countervailing responsibility orders on aluminum extrusions from China.
Federal Maritime Fee (FMC)
A FMC small claims officer dismissed a declare towards CMA CGM, saying Alaska-based Saharan Sustenance failed to indicate that the provider charged unfair detention charges for a refrigerated container shipped from Algeria to Los Angeles.
The FMC is looking for remark on proposed adjustments to its rulemaking procedures, together with consolidation of its rulemaking petition necessities, and a change that may permit for sure ex parte communications with the company. Feedback are due June 12.
Congress
USTR Ambassador Greer testified earlier than the Home Methods and Means Committee, the place he famous that the commerce deficit has fallen 24% since “Liberation Day” in April 2025.
Twenty members of Congress despatched a letter to USTR Ambassador Greer on Might 11, requesting that USTR provoke a Part 301 investigation into unfair commerce practices by international seafood importers, together with points associated to the usage of pressured labor in seafood provide chains.
Worldwide
China will implement revised inspection and quarantine guidelines for imported and exported cosmetics on December 1, 2026. The brand new framework will standardize main procedures, together with on-site inspections and import declarations, and strengthen coordination between customs authorities and different regulators.
