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Appears in 19 stories · Last updated Nov 11, 2026
Interprets and enforces the HTS at the border
On November 10, 2026, the U.S. International Trade Commission published Revision 23 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The edition adds a Section 301 modification on China's maritime and shipbuilding sectors and extends some product exclusions.
Updated 13 hours ago
Collecting the 36.55% cash deposit on Vietnamese entries
Starting November 10, every US entry of Vietnamese polytetramethylene ether glycol carries a 36.55% cash deposit. PTMEG is the polymer that becomes spandex fiber and polyurethane elastomers, so the deposit lands on an industrial input, not a finished consumer good. The preliminary dumping finding names Hyosung Dong Nai Company Limited, the only producer listed in the notice, and applies the same rate to any Vietnamese exporter that has not qualified for one of its own.
Updated Yesterday
Will collect deposits if the inquiry produces an affirmative finding
On November 10, the Commerce Department opened a country-wide inquiry into whether Chinese refractory bricks containing a small amount of alumina are dodging antidumping and countervailing duties on magnesia carbon bricks. The question is narrow: does adding more than zero but less than five percent alumina by weight change the product enough to escape the order?
Can resume Big Bend construction after the Supreme Court stayed the injunction on November 9; it had earlier ordered Barnard to demobilize part of the Big Bend 3 project.
The Supreme Court let the Trump administration resume border-barrier construction across the Big Bend region on November 9, staying a district judge's injunction while the lawsuit continues. The unsigned opinion said the government was "exceedingly likely to prevail" because the lower court probably had no power to hear the case.
Issued the interim final rule and is separately taking comments through December 1, 2026 on broader supply-chain disclosure requirements
Starting January 5, 2027, a company importing goods into the United States has to show it is American enough, or hand the filing to a broker certified under a federal security program. U.S. Customs and Border Protection's interim final rule defines a U.S. importer of record as a citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a company that is at least 51% owned by them or directly holds significant unencumbered U.S. real estate.
Updated 5 days ago
Has accepted about $137.9 billion in potential and certified refunds for processing as of Oct. 23; opened Phase 3 to a second wave of importers on October 20 and reported 315,069 declarations submitted
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has accepted about $137.9 billion in refund claims for the tariffs the Supreme Court struck down, as of an October 26 filing at the Court of International Trade. Importers have filed 315,069 claims, and 222,754 passed initial checks covering 44 million entries.
Updated 6 days ago
Regulator approving container terminal operations
Containers bound for the Midwest from Europe now land at a coastal port, ride a train to Chicago, and transfer to a truck. Ports of Indiana wants to cut that trip by shipping straight to a new container terminal on Lake Michigan.
Updated Oct 30
Implementing the new postal entry regime
U.S. Customs and Border Protection moved the compliance date for formal entry of certain postal shipments to January 20, 2027, 90 days past the original Oct. 22 deadline. CBP said filers need the time to update systems and build the data connections the rule requires.
Updated Oct 28
Extended the formal-entry compliance date to January 20, 2027 and modified the Entry Type 13 test to allow entries with or without electronic partner-agency data
CBP has pushed the formal customs entry requirement for prescription drugs and other regulated mail to January 20, 2027, 90 days after the original October 22 deadline. The underlying suspension of the $800 de minimis exemption for postal arrivals remains in place.
Updated Oct 24
As of September 2026: Conducts border searches of electronic devices
Travelers flying into airports in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont can now have their cellphones searched at the border with no warrant and no suspicion. The Second Circuit ruled September 17 that the Fourth Amendment's border search exception covers manual phone inspections at ports of entry.
Updated Sep 18
As of September 2026: Prints fixed admit-until dates on Form I-94
F-1 student visas used to stay valid as long as you kept studying, with no expiration date printed on your arrival record. As of September 15, 2026, that changed: U.S. Customs and Border Protection now prints a fixed 'admit until' date, usually the program end date capped at four years, plus a 30-day grace period.
Updated Sep 15
As of September 2026: Operates the SFO holding facility and sets detention standards
A lounge inside San Francisco International Airport has become a makeshift holding cell. Immigration agents held 25 people there for more than three days this year, some in chairs under lights left on all night, with limited access to medical care, legal representation, or beds.
Updated Sep 4
As of June 2026: Gains expanded authority over import compliance
For decades, importing into the United States mostly meant filing paperwork and paying duties. A June 3 executive order changed that, requiring importers to certify supply-chain compliance, disclose who really owns their business, and hold U.S. assets to cover any duties owed.
Updated Jun 11
As of May 2026: Separately funded, operations continue
The U.S. Senate passed a DHS funding bill by voice vote at 2:20 a.m. on March 27, 2026. It ends the partial shutdown that began February 14 for most agencies, but leaves out ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations and most U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Updated May 29
As of May 2026: Partner agency in operation
From December 4, 2025, to February 12, 2026, Minneapolis hosted Operation Metro Surge, the largest federal immigration enforcement operation in American history: 2,000 agents, 4,000+ arrests, two U.S. citizens fatally shot. On February 12, White House border czar Tom Homan announced the operation's conclusion, declaring Minnesota 'now less of a sanctuary state.'
Updated May 27
As of May 2026: Border Patrol agents involved in Pretti shooting
A three-day partial government shutdown ended February 3 when the House passed a split funding package 217-214 and Trump signed it. The deal provides full-year appropriations for five agencies through September and extends DHS funding through February 13.
Updated May 23
As of May 2026: Agents killed Alex Pretti, facing scrutiny over Minneapolis operations
Three Minnesota congresswomen entered a Minneapolis ICE detention center on January 10 but were ordered out minutes later. They'd come three days after an ICE agent shot 37-year-old U.S. citizen Renee Good in the head during what the Trump administration called the largest immigration enforcement operation ever. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem secretly signed a seven-day notice rule the day after Good's killing—a rule a federal judge had already blocked—and Judge Jia Cobb refused to block it on January 20.
Updated May 20
As of May 2026: Controls airport inspection designations and the fee-based access model
The U.S. border moves at airports too, quietly, through paperwork. CBP's latest technical amendment adds five airports to its user-fee list and removes Ontario, California.
Updated May 15
As of May 2026: Controls port-of-entry parole decisions and tracks encounters used in DHS rationale
DHS just turned a promised “legal pathway” into a ticking clock. A Federal Register notice published December 15, 2025 terminates every Family Reunification Parole program tied to seven countries—and tells people already here that their parole will end on January 14, 2026.
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