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USTR proposes extending maritime Section 301 suspension
USTR proposes extending the suspension of maritime Section 301 fees and cargo-equipment duties through January 9, 2027. Comments are due October 30, 2026 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
CBP extends formal-entry compliance deadline for specified international mail
CBP's October 22, 2026 rule moves the formal-entry compliance deadline under 19 CFR 145.12(a)(2)(v) and (vi) from October 22, 2026 to January 20, 2027. It covers international mail subject to partner-agency requirements or Chapter 98/99 duties, and mail claiming Chapter 98 or free-trade-agreement duty-free treatment. The suspension of the mail de minimis exemption remains in place.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
CBP temporarily accepts incomplete electronic agency data in the Entry Type 13 mail test
From October 22, 2026, CBP temporarily accepts Entry Type 13 filings without complete electronic partner-government-agency data for eligible international mail valued at $2,500 or less. Applicable Chapter 98/99 and free-trade-agreement data must still be transmitted. CBP will announce the end of this temporary acceptance in a future Federal Register notice.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
US waives Graham Act duties on Russia and countries covered by secondary tariffs
The October 16, 2026 executive order implementing the Graham Act waives all duties under sections 112 and 113 of the Act and the order itself. This includes the stated 500% increase on Russian goods and 100% increases for specified countries linked to Russian energy purchases or sanctions evasion. The waiver remains in effect until the President or Secretary of State determines further action is appropriate under section 4(d).
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
Correction · §122 / §301 · 2026-10-08
Verified 2026-10-08: §122 was 10% and expired 2026-07-24. Forced-labor §301 took effect 2026-07-24 at 10%–12.5%, with product exemptions and country-specific combined-rate rules.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
Pending review · §122 / §301 · 2026-10-08
Verified 2026-10-08: §122 was 10% and expired 2026-07-24. Forced-labor §301 took effect 2026-07-24 at 10%–12.5%, with product exemptions and country-specific combined-rate rules.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
Pending review · §122 / §301 · 2026-10-08
Verified 2026-10-08: §122 was 10% and expired 2026-07-24. Forced-labor §301 took effect 2026-07-24 at 10%–12.5%, with product exemptions and country-specific combined-rate rules.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
Houthi forces resumed attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea after a months-long lull — the first sustained attacks since late 2025. On July 5 a bulker came under gunfire about 30 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah, with the crew safe; on July 6 the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulker Magic Seas was attacked 51 nautical miles southwest of Al-Hudaydah with drones, missiles, RPGs and small arms — the crew of 22 abandoned ship and the vessel sank, as confirmed by Houthi-released video. On July 7 the Greek-owned Eternity C was attacked by UAVs and RPG-armed speedboats and sank on July 9; 4 crew were killed and 11 mariners, Indian and Filipino, were seized and remained in Houthi custody as of July 10. The Houthis declared a ban on ships they deem 'Israeli-linked,' and US MARAD issued advisory 2026-006 for the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden. Suez containership transits were already about 60% below pre-crisis levels — roughly 26 per week versus about 80 — and Maersk had re-diverted select services via the Cape of Good Hope from March 2026. The sinkings entrench Cape routing, which typically adds 10-14 days of transit plus higher fuel and war-risk premiums on Asia-Europe and Asia-US East Coast lanes.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country All · HS All
On July 1, 2026 the three USMCA parties held the mandatory first joint review, conducted virtually under Article 34.7. USTR Ambassador Greer's same-day statement: 'The United States did not agree to renew the USMCA in its current form. As a result, the USMCA is not renewed.' The US refusal blocks the automatic 16-year extension to 2042 and shifts the agreement into annual joint reviews each July 1; absent a future consensus to extend, the USMCA terminates July 1, 2036 under Article 34.7's sunset mechanics (the 2036 date is drawn from law-firm analyses, not the USTR statement itself). Mexico (President Sheinbaum) and Canada had both submitted written support for the 16-year extension, having floated an extension to 2042 with 6-year reviews — rejected by the US; Economy Secretary Ebrard has floated a fallback of 10-year extension terms. The agreement remains fully in force meanwhile: tariff preferences, rules of origin and dispute settlement are unchanged, and roughly 85% of Mexican exports to the US still enter tariff-free under USMCA compliance. Mexico's next-phase priority is negotiating down US §232 steel/aluminum/auto tariffs, while Canada's retaliatory tariffs (~C$15.6bn on US steel/aluminum plus autos) remain in place.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · MX · CA · HS All
Pending review · §122 / §301 · 2026-10-08
Verified 2026-10-08: §122 was 10% and expired 2026-07-24. Forced-labor §301 took effect 2026-07-24 at 10%–12.5%, with product exemptions and country-specific combined-rate rules.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
Pending review · §122 / §301 · 2026-10-08
Verified 2026-10-08: §122 was 10% and expired 2026-07-24. Forced-labor §301 took effect 2026-07-24 at 10%–12.5%, with product exemptions and country-specific combined-rate rules.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
Pending review · §122 / §301 · 2026-10-08
Verified 2026-10-08: §122 was 10% and expired 2026-07-24. Forced-labor §301 took effect 2026-07-24 at 10%–12.5%, with product exemptions and country-specific combined-rate rules.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
Pending review · §122 / §301 · 2026-10-08
Verified 2026-10-08: §122 was 10% and expired 2026-07-24. Forced-labor §301 took effect 2026-07-24 at 10%–12.5%, with product exemptions and country-specific combined-rate rules.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
USTR Greer + Mexico's Ebrard formally launch bilateral USMCA pre-review track
On March 18, 2026, USTR Jamieson Greer met Mexico's Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard in Washington to formally open bilateral USMCA review discussions, ahead of the July 1, 2026 first joint review. The published agenda: increasing US and Mexican production, limiting non-market inputs into North American supply chains, and identifying gaps in key supply chains. Canada was not included in this bilateral track — the meeting reads as a US-MX positioning channel rather than a trilateral preparatory.
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · MX · HS All