Here’s a recap of the newest customs and worldwide commerce legislation information:
Court docket of Worldwide Commerce (CIT)
On March 4, 2026, Decide Eaton issued a robust and detailed order requiring the refunds for entries of each plaintiff earlier than the CIT who has challenged these IEEPA Tariffs. It isn’t clear whether or not he’s additionally ordering the refunds for everybody else not in court docket, which can unquestionably be additional litigated. We proceed to imagine that submitting litigation on the CIT is the surest guess to get refunds of IEEPA duties and to get refunds shortly.
New York Lawyer Common Letitia James and prosecutors from 23 different states filed a lawsuit within the CIT to dam President Trump’s world tariff regime and order refunds to states.
Administration
In an interview with CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mentioned that the Part 122 tariff price will improve from 10% to fifteen% “someday this week.”
Customs and Border Safety (CBP)
CBP officers in Philadelphia seized 36 copper-alloy brief swords and 50 copper-alloy arrowheads that date again to the Bronze Age, nearly 4,000 years in the past.
Division of Commerce
A brand new antidumping and countervailing responsibility motion has been filed in opposition to large-diameter graphite electrodes from China and India. The allegation is that imports from China and India are unfairly sponsored and are being dumped.
Congress
U.S. Home Consultant Steube launched a invoice that may ban the import of vitality storage methods that embrace distant monitoring capabilities, if they’re made by Chinese language-owned corporations, or made with know-how licensed from Chinese language corporations.
A gaggle of democrat U.S. Home Representatives launched a invoice referred to as the Tariff Free Farming Act to finish larger tariffs on farming merchandise, together with metal, lumber, fencing, tractors, combines, substitute elements, animal feed, fertilizer, and extra.
Bureau of Business and Safety (BIS)
BIS introduced an Administrative Enforcement Settlement with Teledyne FLIR LLC and its associates for 19 EAR violations involving the corporate’s export of thermal imaging cameras to China.
United States Commerce Consultant (USTR)
Consultant Greer delivered President Trump’s 2026 Commerce Coverage Agenda and 2025 Annual Report back to Congress. The Report presents a complete account of USTR’s actions to assist President Trump’s commerce agenda, together with negotiations with key buying and selling companions to guard U.S. jobs and broaden market entry for U.S. exporters.
USTR launched the findings of its 2025 Assessment of Infamous Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (the Infamous Markets Checklist). The listing recognized 37 on-line markets and 32 bodily markets which can be reported to have interaction in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy.
USTR revealed 4 Federal Register notices requesting functions for 4 committees: the Advisory Committee for Commerce Coverage and Negotiations, the Intergovernmental Coverage Advisory Committee on Commerce, the Commerce Advisory Committee on Africa, and the Commerce and Setting Coverage Advisory Committee. Nominations are due by March 25.
Meals and Drug Administration (FDA)
On March 5, 2026, the FDA revealed a Remaining Rule adopting a brand new format for the Nationwide Drug Code (NDC). The rule takes impact on March 7, 2033.
Workplace of International Belongings Management (OFAC)
OFAC issued six new Venezuela-related Steadily Requested Questions.
Federal Maritime Fee (FMC)
The FMC dismissed a declare in opposition to NVOCC Clear Worldwide, saying claimant Persimmon August failed to point out that the agency acted unreasonably when it shipped an vintage grand piano from Germany to the U.S. The piano arrived within the U.S. in September 2024 however remained in a warehouse for a number of months after the Fish and Wildlife Service flagged the container for holding undisclosed ivory.
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