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Announced: 2026-10-16MODIFIEDImport scope: US

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).

Tariffs

Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All

●Effective: 2026-10-16
Announced: 2026-10-15ProposalImport scope: US

US invites comments on proposed dumping margins of 3.62%–6.47% for Italian pasta

On October 15, 2026, Commerce published preliminary results of its 2024–2025 review of certain Italian pasta, proposing dumping margins of 3.62% for La Molisana, 6.47% for Garofalo and 5.05% for covered companies not individually examined. Case briefs are due within seven days after the last verification report is issued, and rebuttals within five days after the case-brief deadline. New cash-deposit rates apply only after publication of the final results.

Anti-dumpingProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country IT → Import country US · HS 19

●Effective: 2026-10-15
Announced: 2026-10-15Court decisionImport scope: US

US sets 8.89% wood-moulding countervailing deposits for China Cornici and RaoPing after court review

Commerce's October 15, 2026 notice amends the 2020–2021 Chinese wood-moulding and millwork countervailing duty review following the September 23 court judgment. Applicable October 3, it assigns China Cornici and RaoPing HongRong Handicrafts cash deposit rates of 8.89% each, pending any appeals. Commerce cannot reliquidate the already-liquidated review-period entries at issue.

CountervailingTariffsProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country CN → Import country US · HS 44

●Effective: 2026-10-03
Announced: 2026-10-15Court decisionImport scope: US

US court-related notice assigns China Cornici a 220.87% wood-moulding dumping deposit rate

Commerce's October 15, 2026 notice, applicable October 5, amends the 2020–2022 review of Chinese wood mouldings and millwork products following a September 23 court judgment, assigning China Cornici the China-wide 220.87% cash-deposit rate. Commerce will revise deposit instructions for that company but will not issue revised instructions for Chen Chiu. If the judgment becomes final and conclusive, Commerce will not order assessment of duties on China Cornici's already-liquidated entries for that review period.

Anti-dumpingTariffsProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country CN → Import country US · HS 44

●Effective: 2026-10-05
Announced: 2026-10-14ProposalImport scope: US

US seeks comments on proposed 28.52% dumping margin for Vietnamese paper shopping bags

Commerce's October 14, 2026 preliminary review results propose a 28.52% dumping margin for International Packaging Limited Company on certain Vietnamese paper shopping bags for January 3, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Case briefs are due within 21 days of publication and rebuttals within five days after that deadline. Revised cash-deposit rates would apply only upon publication of final review results.

Anti-dumpingProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country VN → Import country US · HS 48

●Effective: 2026-10-14
Announced: 2026-10-14Rate updateImport scope: US

US sets Japanese hot-rolled steel antidumping deposits at 13.96% for Nippon Steel and 0% for Tokyo Steel

Commerce's October 14, 2026 final review results set antidumping cash-deposit rates for certain Japanese hot-rolled steel flat products at 13.96% for the Nippon Steel entity and the listed non-examined companies, and 0% for Tokyo Steel Manufacturing. These rates apply to covered goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption from October 14, 2026. The all-others rate remains 5.58%.

Anti-dumpingProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country JP → Import country US · HS 72

●Effective: 2026-10-14
Announced: 2026-10-14ProposalImport scope: US

US seeks comments on proposed 3.98% subsidy rate for SRF's Indian PET film

Commerce's October 14, 2026 preliminary countervailing duty review results propose a 3.98% subsidy rate for SRF Limited's Indian polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip for the 2024 review. Case briefs are due within 21 days of publication and rebuttals within five days after that deadline. Revised cash-deposit rates would apply only upon publication of final review results.

CountervailingTariffsProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country IN → Import country US · HS 39

●Effective: 2026-10-14
Announced: 2026-10-14ProposalImport scope: US

US seeks comments on proposed 51.82%–70.21% dumping margins for Chinese xanthan gum

Commerce's October 14, 2026 preliminary review results propose dumping margins of 70.21% for Deosen Biochemical (Ordos), 51.82% for the Fufeng entity and 56.20% for Jianlong Biotechnology on Chinese xanthan gum for July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Case briefs are due within 21 days of publication and rebuttals within five days after that deadline. Revised cash-deposit rates would apply only upon publication of final review results.

Anti-dumpingProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country CN → Import country US · HS 39

●Effective: 2026-10-14
Announced: 2026-10-14MODIFIEDImport scope: US

US continues antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Chinese boltless steel shelving

Commerce published continuation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Chinese boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale on October 14, 2026, with effect from September 29, 2026. Covered goods include add-on kits and units with or without decks. CBP will continue collecting cash deposits at the rates in effect at entry.

Anti-dumpingCountervailingTariffs

Coverage: Export country CN → Import country US · HS 94

●Effective: 2026-09-29
Announced: 2026-10-14ProcedureImport scope: US

BIS defines US content for covered USMCA metal-tariff imports from Canada and Mexico

BIS guidance applies from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on October 14, 2026 to covered Canadian and Mexican products qualifying for USMCA preferences under clause (2)(d) of Proclamation 11032. US content includes the value attributable to parts wholly obtained, entirely produced or substantially transformed in the United States, plus previously uncounted value attributable to steel melted and poured there or aluminum or copper smelted and cast there.

TariffsProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country CA · MX → Import country US · HS 84 · 87

●Effective: 2026-10-14
Announced: 2026-10-13ProcedureImport scope: US

US suspends customs liquidation for goods from Mexico's Carolina Performance Fabrics facility

On October 13, 2026, USTR requested Mexico's review of alleged labor-rights violations at Carolina Performance Fabrics in Guanajuato under the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism. The United States suspended liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from this facility, which makes high-performance automotive textiles. Mexico has 10 days to agree to a review and, if it agrees, 45 days from October 13 to complete it.

Procedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country MX → Import country US · HS All

●Effective: 2026-10-13
Announced: 2026-10-13ProposalImport scope: US

US seeks comments on proposed 90.80% Vietnam-wide dumping margin for stainless steel pressure pipe

On October 13, 2026, Commerce published preliminary results of its July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025 review of welded stainless steel pressure pipe from Vietnam, proposing a 90.80% dumping margin for the Vietnam-wide entity. Case briefs are due within 21 days of publication, with rebuttal briefs due five days after the case-brief deadline. Any cash-deposit rates established by this review would apply only upon publication of final results.

Anti-dumpingProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country VN → Import country US · HS 73

●Effective: 2026-10-13
Announced: 2026-10-09ProposalImport scope: US

US opens comments on proposed 1.14% dumping margins for Thai passenger and light-truck tyres

On October 9, 2026, Commerce published preliminary results of its 2024–2025 review of Thai passenger vehicle and light-truck tyres, proposing a 1.14% dumping margin for Sumitomo Rubber (Thailand) and the non-examined companies covered by the review. Case briefs are due within 21 days of publication, with rebuttals due five days after the case-brief deadline. New cash-deposit rates would apply only upon publication of final review results.

Anti-dumpingProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country TH → Import country US · HS 40 · 87

●Effective: 2026-10-09
Announced: 2026-10-09Rate updateImport scope: US

US sets Korean hot-rolled steel countervailing duty deposits at 1.28% for Hyundai and 3.68% for POSCO

Commerce published final results of the 2023 countervailing duty review of certain Korean hot-rolled steel flat products on October 9, 2026, establishing rates of 1.28% for Hyundai Steel and 3.68% for POSCO. These rates apply to cash deposits for covered shipments entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after October 9, 2026. Firms not reviewed retain their applicable company-specific or all-others deposit rates.

CountervailingTariffsProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country KR → Import country US · HS 72

●Effective: 2026-10-09
Announced: 2026-10-09ProposalImport scope: US

US seeks comments on proposed 20.08% and 73.30% dumping margins for Cambodian paper shopping bags

Commerce's October 9, 2026 preliminary review results propose dumping margins of 20.08% for Nice Packaging (Cambodia), Brandart and TB Packaging (Cambodia), and 73.30% for UUPak, on certain paper shopping bags for the 2024–2025 review. Case briefs are due within 21 days of publication and rebuttals within five days after that deadline. New cash-deposit rates would take effect only when final review results are published.

Anti-dumpingProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country KH → Import country US · HS 48

●Effective: 2026-10-09
Announced: 2026-10-08CORRECTEDImport scope: US

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.

TariffsProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All

●Effective: 2026-07-24
Announced: 2026-07-13ProcedureImport scope: US

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.

TariffsProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All

●Effective: 2026-07-13
Announced: 2026-07-10ProcedureImport scope: US

USTR comment window on US-China 'Board of Trade' design and $30 billion tariff-relief scope closes July 10; rebuttals run through July 27

July 10, 2026 was the USTR deadline for public comments on the design of the US-China 'Board of Trade' mechanism and on the scope of up to $30 billion of tariff relief for 'non-sensitive' Chinese imports; rebuttal comments run through July 27 under the docket opened in June. On the agricultural track, Bloomberg reported July 2 — with subsequent July 8 trade-press reporting — that the two sides agreed in principle for the US to end its 10% fentanyl-related tariff and for China to reciprocally drop its 10% retaliatory tariff on US agricultural goods including soybeans and grains, targeting roughly October 1, 2026. As of July 15, however, no announcement from China's Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council has formalized the reduction. China's stated purchase commitments are at least 25 million tons of soybeans per year through 2028 and at least $17 billion per year of US agricultural products; actual new-season bookings so far total only about 200,000 tons. For context, GACC June data released July 14 showed China's exports up 27% year on year — the fastest pace since October 2021 — with shipments to the US up 14%.

TariffsProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country CN → Import country US · HS All

●Effective: 2026-07-10
Announced: 2026-07-10Procedure

China imposes an immediate temporary export ban on helium via MOFCOM-GACC Announcement No. 29, effective July 10, 2026, covering all destinations

China imposed a temporary export prohibition on helium (customs code 2804.29.0010), effective immediately, through MOFCOM-GACC Joint Announcement No. 29 of 2026, issued July 10. The ban covers all destinations, states no end date and provides no exemptions. Its legal basis is the Foreign Trade Law rather than the Export Control Law, and the stated rationale is protecting domestic supply as renewed Middle East conflict disrupts global helium flows; China imports over 80% of its helium. Helium is critical to semiconductor manufacturing as a cooling and purge gas, so the measure lands hardest on chip-adjacent supply chains. It is China's first new trade countermeasure since the June 22 export-control list additions covering 10 US firms and the June 24 supply-chain investigation rules.

Procedures & reviewsExport controls

Coverage: Export country CN → Import country All · HS 28

●Effective: 2026-07-10
Announced: 2026-07-09ProcedureImport scope: US

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.

TariffsProcedures & reviews

Coverage: Export country All → Import country US · HS All

●Effective: 2026-07-09