A joint staff report released Friday by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security examines the global reach and impacts of China’s distant-water fishing system.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States approved a $185 million direct loan to CesiumAstro Inc. to support a domestic expansion expected to create about 400 U.S. jobs.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade on January 14 issued a paperless order denying the government’s attempt to overhaul case-management procedures for lawsuits challenging tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
A new trade and investment agreement between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Taiwan grants Taipei lower and more predictable U.S. tariffs in exchange for large-scale Taiwanese investment in American manufacturing, particularly semiconductors.
President Trump has directed the U.S. Trade Representative and the Department of Commerce to negotiate agreements addressing national security risks tied to imports of processed critical minerals and derivative products from any country, the administration said Tuesday. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are advancing complementary legislation. The Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies (DOMINANCE) Act would promote overseas mineral development and allied networks to secure supplies of critical energy inputs.
The Federal Communications Commission issued revised guidance after its December 22 drone determination: an unusually sweeping update to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks “Covered List” that added all foreign-produced uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS “critical components.” Its breadth and novelty, “raised several questions among stakeholders,” according to a client alert from Wiley Rein.
The Federal Maritime Commission on January 6 increased civil penalties against MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company to $22.67 million, overturning part of an administrative law judge’s decision and concluding that widespread misbilling of non-operating refrigerated containers amounted to an unlawful practice under the Shipping Act.
In preparation for the launch of the Forced Labor Portal in January 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will conduct three webinars to train users on the new Portal’s functionalities.
The Trump Administration announced a delay of planned tariff increases on imported upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities that were scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026. In a separate development, the U.S. Department of Commerce sharply reduced proposed anti-dumping duties on Italian pasta producers following a preliminary review, according to statements from the Italian government.
The Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 22 updated its Secure and Trusted Communications Networks “Covered List” to include uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS “critical components” produced abroad, a move that blocks new FCC equipment authorizations for newly covered products and, in practice, bars new models from being imported, marketed, or sold in the United States.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it has collected more than $1 billion in duties on over 246 million shipments valued at $800 or less since the administration began phasing out the de minimis exemption in May 2025, recovering revenue that had previously gone uncollected.
When the U.S. Department of Justice rounded out the year with a settlement topping $54.4 million, the largest ever recorded to resolve tariff fraud allegations, it was a holiday happy ending more than three years in making for whistleblower attorney Jonathan Tycko.
Maritime sanctions enforcement is increasingly driving operational outcomes in global trade, creating risks for charterers, cargo owners, insurers, ports, and intermediaries. Recent U.S. actions tied to Venezuela-linked oil movements—alongside sustained enforcement targeting Iran and Russia—underscore a structural shift for logistics and compliance professionals: sanctions risk is no longer confined to pre-fixture screening. It can crystallize mid-voyage, with immediate commercial consequences.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has concluded that China’s acts, policies, and practices aimed at achieving dominance in the semiconductor industry are actionable under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and warrant responsive trade action. Action however will not take place for 18 months.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is preparing a pilot program that would extend participation in the Customs‑Trade Partnership Against Terrorism to a broader set of logistics providers, marking a significant expansion of the long-running supply-chain security initiative beyond its traditional focus on cargo owners.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against automobile tires manufactured in Serbia by Linglong International Europe D.O.O. Zrenjanin, directing CBP officers at all U.S. ports of entry to detain the products effective immediately over evidence of forced labor in their production.
Ceratizit USA LLC, a Charlotte, North Carolina–based distributor of tungsten carbide products, agreed to pay $54.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by evading U.S. customs duties on imports from China, the Justice Department announced.
Steel and aluminum trade compliance across North America is entering a more restrictive phase, marked by intensified U.S. enforcement under Section 232 and IEEPA authorities and the rollout of new …
The U.S. Trade Representative and the Commerce Department issued a notice implementing tariff-related elements of a framework agreement with Switzerland and Liechtenstein, following President Trump’s September 5, 2025 executive order authorizing reciprocal tariff adjustments .
A trio of judges of the U.S. Court of International Trade denied a request from importers on Monday afternoon with an order that read more like a warning to the Trump administration.