Revenue generated from audits totaled $117 million in April, down 62% from March's audit revenue total of $310 million but 228% higher than the $13 million generated in April 2024, according to CBP's monthly update.
CBP has issued a final rule setting emergency import restrictions for certain categories of archaeological and ethnological material of Lebanon, according to a notice released May 13. "Importation of covered material from Lebanon will be restricted until January 23, 2029, unless the conditions set forth in 19 U.S.C. 2606 and 19 CFR 12.104c are met," CBP said.
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead CBP, Rodney Scott, was recommended by the Senate Finance Committee on a 14-13 vote on May 13. All Republicans supported his nomination, and all Democrats voted against Scott.
Companies are starting to feel their way into a long-range import plan while still coping with a number of unknowns in the near term, according to a DHL official speaking during a May 12 company webinar on U.S. tariff updates.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website May 9, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP clarified what facilities can be considered bonded warehouses, in a May 12 cargo systems message.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website May 8, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP has released its May 7 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 19). While it contains no ruling notices, it includes nine Court of International Trade slip opinions and five U.S. Court of Appeals decisions.
An exemption from reciprocal tariffs for U.S. content that rises above 20% should be calculated only on the basis of a good’s physical characteristics, CBP said in an update to its FAQ on International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs. “Non-physical elements” like research and development, intellectual property rights and royalties can’t be included toward exempt U.S. content, CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: