Policy Updates

Japan Post announces (follow-up report) the resumption of mail acceptance to the United States, lifting the previously imposed sus…

USTR has initiated a Section 301 investigation into Germany's persistent underpayment for innovative pharmaceutical products.

The USTR has launched a Section 301 investigation into Vietnam's acts, policies, and practices related to intellectual property (I…

CBP has revoked certain customs brokers' licenses by operation of law, meaning affected license holders can no longer legally cond…

Japan Post announced handling procedures for UGX (international courier parcels) destined for the US that contain items subject to…

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CBP announces the 2026 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for tuna under HTSUS subheading 1604.14.22 (airtight containers), calculated as a p…

USTR issued findings across 60 Section 301 investigations targeting countries that failed to act against trade in forced-labor goo…

[Federal Register / CBP] Announcement of the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Test Regarding Pipeline Global Interoperab…

[USTR] USTR Section 301 Determination on Brazil’s Unreasonable Acts, Policies, and Practices (AI processing failed. Please verify …

The USTR has announced a Section 301 investigation into Vietnam's acts, policies, and practices related to intellectual property (…

The EU has removed the VAT exemption on low-value imports (≤€150). All imports into the EU are now subject to VAT regardless of de…

U.S. CBP announced its intent to distribute collected antidumping and countervailing duties for FY2026 to affected domestic produc…

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled IEEPA tariffs unlawful. FedEx will refund shippers who bore those charges once it receives refunds fr…

FedEx® Automated Pickup is now available in Japan. Enrolled shippers can automatically schedule a pickup simply by creating and tr…

CBP is renewing the ACE Export Manifest for Vessel Cargo Test under the NCAP program, continuing to test ACE export manifest submi…

A communication failure occurred at the outsourced contractor for Japan Post's "UGX Amazon FBA Co-loading Delivery Service," affec…

[Federal Register / CBP] Revised Date for the 2026 Trade and Cargo Security Summit

[Federal Register / CBP] Fee for Fingerprints Collected by CBP

Effective April 1, 2026, the IRS quarterly interest rates used by CBP to calculate interest on overdue customs duty payments and r…