Importers who have paid tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act should look to affirmatively safeguard their right to receive refunds should the Supreme Court vacate in some form President Donald Trump's tariffs imposed under the statute, various law firms said. The attorneys issued the alerts in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to hear two cases on the legality of IEEPA tariffs on an expedited basis (see 2509090058).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
As the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee winds down amid CBP's plans to restructure the format to realign COAC with CBP's focus on national security, the protection and promotion of domestic industry, and the closure of “revenue and enforcement gaps” caused by unfair trade practices (see 2507010077), the Intellectual Property Rights Process Modernization Working Group within COAC's Intelligent Enforcement Subcommittee urged CBP to continue to protect intellectual property rights.
To facilitate the flow of information between ACE and foreign-trade zones and bonded warehouses, the foreign trade/warehouse working group with the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee is offering 18 recommendations to CBP ahead of COAC's quarterly meeting on Sept. 17.
As CBP winds down the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee in its current iteration (see 2507010077), the COAC's de minimis working group offered proposed recommendations to CBP to bolster entry processing in ACE amid the end of the de minimis exemption on Aug. 29. These recommendations include treating postal shipments similarly to how CBP handles low-value shipments via other transportation modes.
CBP may expand its National Customs Automation Program to test pipeline oil from Canada and Mexican steel in 2025, as well as test natural gas, food safety and medical devices under the heading of import processing in 2026, according to an issue paper prepared by CBP for the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee's Sept. 17 meeting.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP posted the following documents for the September 17 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting:
Tariff cuts for Japanese automobiles and auto parts and civil aircraft will take effect Sept. 16, according to a notice released by the Commerce Department.
An ACE functionality automatically rejecting manifest filings with insufficient cargo information will deploy Sept. 27, CBP reminded ACE users in a Sept. 12 cargo systems message that also contains an information notice for the trade outlining the specifics of the functionality.