CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2529 on Aug. 1, containing 59 Automated Broker Interface records and 16 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2529 includes the adjustments to Section 232 Import duties on copper, the additional duties on imports from Canada and miscellaneous tariff adjustments required by verification of the 2025 Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
CBP recently offered guidance on how customs brokers and importers should apply 40% duties on goods imported from Brazil, following the White House's implementation of stiffer tariffs on the country (see 2507300066).
San Francisco-based Caspian, an ABI software vendor and licensed customs broker, is officially launching its AI-informed advisory services for duty drawback and tariff refund processing, according to a recent announcement. The company, which bills itself as "an AI-driven customs compliance startup," says its tools are able to analyze companies' international shipping records and inventory data to find eligible duty refunds that can be submitted as claims within days. Because Caspian is approved by CBP as a tech provider and customs broker, it says it can file claims with CBP on behalf of clients or in support of others' existing trade advisory work.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2528 on July 25, containing 10 Automated Broker Interface records and two Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. In support of the PGA Message Set, the USDA APHIS tariff flag AQ1 has been removed from HTS 2827.39.90.10 and 2827.39.90.50.
CBP is seeking public comments on an information collection involving an extension of its Section 321 e-commerce data collection pilot program, it said in a Federal Register notice. Continuing the pilot program would enable CBP to explore different new technologies that could "streamline" the data collection process, the agency said in the notice. The information gleaned from this pilot also could be incorporated into future regulation updates, it said. Comments are due by Sept. 29.
CBP recently determined that "there is substantial evidence" that Ribest Ribbons & Bows and TriMar Ribbon evaded antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders when importing Chinese-origin ribbons via transshipment through India.
CBP is adjusting certain customs user fees for FY 2026 that fall under Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) adjustments, it said in a Federal Register notice. Fees will be increased by 34.331% to adjust for inflation, it said.
The federal government is looking to increase enforcement on “logistics providers, customs brokers, and other trade intermediaries” that are responsible for importing “dangerous biochemicals and biological agents,” USDA and other agencies said in a National Farm Security Action Plan released July 8.