Tag: Trade Compliance


  • Section 338

    A dormant 1930 retaliation clause becomes live law against Canada, and CUSMA origin offers no shelter. What the three proclamations actually say, and what they mean for compliance OTTAWA AND WASHINGTON, August 22, 2026 The tariff that took effect against Canadian goods at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday is not remarkable for its rate.…

  • Drone Duty Rush

    Twelve days before Section 232 duties of up to 100 percent hit unmanned aircraft, buyers are stripping inventory, DJI has won a courtroom reprieve, and importers still have no CBP guidance WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2026 The American drone market has spent the past week doing what every American import market does in the fortnight before…

  • China Defies EU

    Beijing’s blocking order against Brussels’ foreign subsidies probe of JD.com’s bid for Germany’s Ceconomy escalates a widening contest over who writes the rules of global commerce, and it leaves multinational compliance teams standing in the crossfire. BEIJING, Aug. 19. China ordered companies and individuals on Wednesday to refuse cooperation with a European Union subsidy investigation…

  • China Blocks EU

    Beijing orders Chinese firms not to cooperate with Brussels over the JD.com bid for Germany’s Ceconomy, the second blocking order in four months and a direct challenge to the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation BRUSSELS, 20 August 2026 China has forbidden its companies and citizens from assisting a European Union investigation into JD.com’s proposed acquisition of…

  • AI Border Watch

    White House names more than 40 countries in a Chinese “shadow transshipment network” and unveils an AI-powered enforcement system, putting importers worldwide on notice that tariff evasion now carries a price tag WASHINGTON, August 17, 2026 — The Trump administration has opened a new front in its tariff war, and this one is aimed not…

  • AI Tariff Hunt

    The White House names more than 40 trading partners as transshipment risks and deploys a pre-clearance artificial intelligence screening system, shifting customs enforcement from post-release audit to the moment of entry WASHINGTON, August 16, 2026. The White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy has released a 25-page report accusing Chinese exporters of routing goods…

  • Shadow Trade

    A White House report names more than 40 trading partners as transshipment risks, puts annual revenue losses in the tens of billions, and signals that origin rules will dominate the next round of negotiations WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2026. The White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy published a report Thursday accusing more than 40…

  • Transship Trap

    More than 40 economies from Brussels to Seoul to New Delhi have been flagged by a new White House report as elevated-risk hubs for China-linked transshipment, putting their exporters on notice that every US-bound shipment may now face deeper customs scrutiny. A 25-Page Report Redraws the Compliance Map SEOUL, August 14, 2026. Exporters across more…

  • Tariff Dragnet

    A Republican senator close to the White House says Homeland Security is not doing enough to catch tariff evaders, as transshipment through third countries strains a customs agency asked to police the highest average duty rates in nearly a century. The enforcement gap is now a bipartisan talking point. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2026 The most…

  • Xinjiang Ban

    Washington’s largest-ever expansion of the Uyghur forced labor blacklist takes effect, presuming goods from 43 more Chinese companies are barred from U.S. ports and putting importers of aluminum, apparel, copper, cotton, and tomato products on notice WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2026 The single largest expansion of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List since the…