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The Way of Customs: U.S. Customs Practice and Supply Chain Compliance Guide is a professional reference on U.S. customs brokerage, international trade compliance, and supply chain management. Rather than serving as a legal treatise or an examination manual, the book presents more than three decades of practical experience in customs brokerage, customs compliance, and professional […]

If we only look at this $170 billion tariff refund as just money, it’s easy to misunderstand it. In 2026, after a Supreme Court ruling that previous tariffs were unlawful, the U.S. started refunding about $170 billion to around 330,000 importers, covering over 53 million customs entries. This money will return to businesses in a […]

CBP Deploys Phase 1 of CAPE for IEEPA Refunds on April 20,2026 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on April 20 will launch the first phase of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the ACE Secure Data Portal. “CAPE will simplify International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duty refund requests made pursuant […]

In April 2, 2026, the President issued a Proclamation, “Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper into the United States,” under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862).  This proclamation imposes 10-50% additional duties on the full customs value of certain imports of steel, […]

The purpose of this message is to provide guidance regarding the February 20, 2026 Presidential Proclamation, “Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems,” issued pursuant to Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 122), which imposed an additional 10% ad valorem duty on imported articles of every country for […]

As part of current U.S. trade measures, certain products may be excluded from reciprocal tariffs. Below is a simplified list of qualified exclusions that importers should be aware of: Annex II Exclusion List 232 Steel HS list 232 Aluminum HS List Questions regarding this message should be directed to the Trade Remedy inbox at traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov. https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-3db9e55?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2 […]