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In early June 2026, USTR published a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on the scope and operation of the US-China Board of Trade — the new bilateral institution announced at the May 14-15 Beijing summit. The mechanism is intended to operationalize ongoing dialogue on balanced and reciprocal trade, including identification of non-sensitive goods that can deliver benefits for US farmers, ranchers, fishermen, small businesses, manufacturers, and workers. Public comment deadline: July 10, 2026. China's MOFCOM spokesperson He Yongqian publicly endorsed the Board of Trade as the preferred negotiation venue, contrasting it with the forced-labor §301 tariff action which MOFCOM opposes. The Board of Trade is the structural complement to the Board of Investment also established at the Beijing summit.
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Coverage: Export country CN → Import country US · HS All
USTR's June 1-2 Federal Register notice moves the forced-labor §301 investigation (60 economies, hearings closed early May) into a concrete proposed-action stage. Up to 12.5% ad valorem on goods from named economies. Sixty economies split into two tiers — 54 'failed to impose and effectively enforce a forced-labor import prohibition' (China, India, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Mexico, Brazil et al.) and 6 'have a prohibition but failed to enforce effectively' (Canada, Ecuador, EU, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan). Written comments due July 6; public hearings start July 7. Targeted effective date aligns with the §301 16-economy action target July 24.
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Coverage: Export country CN · IN · JP · KR · VN · MX · BR · EU · ID · PK · EC · CA · BD · KH · TH · MY · SG · TW → Import country US · HS 61 · 62 · 63 · 64 · 84 · 85 · 87 · 03 · 04 · 07 · 08 · 27 · 85
On May 7, 2026, the US Court of International Trade ruled 2-1 that Proclamation 11012 — the Trump administration's February 20 implementation of a 10% global surcharge under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 — is unlawful. Reason: the statutory prerequisite of a 'large and serious balance-of-payments deficit' was not satisfied. Three plaintiffs (Burlap & Barrel Inc., Basic Fun Inc., State of Washington) received a permanent injunction. On May 12, the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued an administrative stay of the CIT injunction pending appeal — meaning §122 continues to be collected from all other importers. On May 20, the CIT denied the government's separate motion for a further stay. The CAFC merits opinion is most likely late 2026 (standard 3-9 month appellate cadence after oral argument). Practically: §122 is judicially live limbo through §301's July 24 takeover.
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Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
On April 20, 2026, USTR Jamieson Greer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard issued a joint statement directing teams to advance technical work on economic security, complementary trade actions, strengthened rules of origin for key industrial goods, and collaboration on critical minerals. President Sheinbaum publicly framed Mexico's objective: a specialized steel/aluminum/autos agreement before the trilateral review concludes. Ebrard described the negotiating posture as 'sector by sector,' targeting reduced extra-regional dependence — particularly the 85%+ Asian import share in semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and electronics. The first formal bilateral negotiating round is scheduled for the week of May 25, 2026 in Mexico City. USTR has signaled separately that existing US §232 / §301 / §122 tariffs on Mexico-origin goods stay in place during the negotiation window.
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Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · MX · HS 72 · 76 · 87 · 85 · 30
CBP issued CSMS #68315804 on April 10 confirming that Phase 1 of the Consolidated Adjustment for Prior Entries (CAPE) refund process launched April 20, 2026. The mechanism mass-processes accepted entry summaries by recalculating duties as if IEEPA tariffs were never owed; interest is computed under 19 CFR 24.36. The refund channel exists because the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs in Learning Resources v. Trump (Feb 20, 2026, 6-3 ruling). CBP follow-up CSMS dated April 13 detailed the entry-summary recalculation logic. Importers do not have to file entry-by-entry; CAPE consolidates the refund.
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Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All
April 2 proclamation raises Annex I-A primary metals to 50% ad valorem, Annex I-B derivatives to 25% on full customs value (no more metal-content split). UK origin qualifies for 25%/15% tiers with 95% melt-and-pour rule. Products with ≤15% metal content fully exempt. Quarterly inclusion process terminated.
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Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS 72 · 73 · 74 · 76 · 84 · 85 · 87 · 94
On March 31, 2026, China's State Council promulgated Order No. 834 — the Provisions on the Security of Industrial and Supply Chains — the PRC's first dedicated framework regulation for industrial and supply-chain security. The order, jointly enforced by MOFCOM and MIIT, provides the legal basis for sanctioning foreign companies, applies a 50% Rule for products incorporating controlled components, and embeds extraterritorial jurisdiction under the October 2025 export-control framework (extraterritorial enforcement deferred until November 2026). Effective May 1, 2026. The order serves as China's structural response to US trade-tool escalation through 2026 — paralleling §301 / §232 / IEEPA on the PRC retaliatory side.
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Coverage: Export country CN → Import country All · HS All
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.
Procedures & reviews
Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · MX · HS All