CBP Provides Glimpse of IEEPA Refund Programming AND USTR Initiates New Section 301 Investigation

CBP’s IEEPA Refund Claim Process As ordered by Judge Eaton of the CIT, CBP provided an update today on the status of their solution for importers to obtain IEEPA refunds. They are developing a new functionality in ACE called the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CASE). CASE will have four features: 1.) Claim Portal The Claim…

Reciprocal Tariffs Update 7 Day Delay in Implementation

President Trump finally posted his update for Reciprocal Tariff implementation. Note that the following information applies to shipments from all countries except China. Implementation Date The Reciprocal Tariff was supposed to increase on August 1, 2025. The latest update postpones the increased reciprocal tariff in the following important ways: The updated reciprocal tariff will now be…

U.S. Court of Appeals Agrees to Keep IEEPA Fentanyl & Reciprocal Tariffs Active for the Time Being

On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a decision invalidating the IEEPA Fentanyl and Reciprocal tariffs. As expect, the Trump Administration immediately appealed the CIT decision and also requested a stay in implementation of the decision. On June 10, 2025, the Court of Appeals, having read arguments by both the plaintiffs and the…