Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Lean beef trimmings: 300,000-metric-ton other-country TRQ opens in three tranches

The 2026 in-quota quantity for covered lean beef trimmings increases by 300,000 metric tons for other countries or areas. The increase applies to the four specified HTSUS statistical reporting numbers and operates in three 100,000-metric-ton tranches beginning September 1, 2026. CBP’s HSU 2622 contains the related HTS and Automated Broker Interface updates. (White House, Aug 26, 2026; CBP / CSMS, Aug 26, 2026)

The additional quantity reaches entries of eligible beef from other countries or areas classified under HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 0201.30.5091, 0201.30.5097, 0202.30.5091, and 0202.30.5097; the proclamation’s separate 80,000-metric-ton increase allocated to Argentina is not affected. Each tranche is first come, first served. Entries submitted after 12:01 a.m. local port time and before 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on an opening date receive an 8:30 a.m. entry time for quota qualification, and accepted entries are prorated if the applicable HTSUS group exceeds its limit at that time. (White House, Aug 26, 2026; CBP / CSMS, Aug 26, 2026)

The Secretary of Agriculture and the Trade Representative must monitor whether qualifying imports are sold 25 percent below the market price for lean beef trimmings. If they determine that the price condition is not met, they must notify the President, who may eliminate the remaining increased in-quota quantity. The Trade Representative may also make additional HTSUS modifications by Federal Register notice, so later administration may alter the implementation details. (White House, Aug 26, 2026)

Sources

• CSMS # 69990151 - Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2622
  CBP / CSMS · Sep 22, 2026
• Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer
  White House · Aug 26, 2026
• CAMS # 69709647 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26-230 Further Ensuring Affordable Beef Tranche 1
  CBP / CSMS · Aug 26, 2026

Section 301 exclusions: ACE accepts amended 9903.88.69 filings September 23

Four Section 301 China product exclusions are conformed to HTSUS statistical-number changes effective July 1, 2026. The amended exclusions use HTSUS 9903.88.69 with the updated statistical reporting numbers, and ACE will accept the conforming entries beginning at noon on September 23, 2026. When 9903.88.69 is reported, the filer must not also submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTSUS number for the Section 301 China duties.

For exclusions under U.S. notes 20(vvv)(i)(4), (5), and (6), goods entered through June 30, 2026 used statistical reporting numbers 8413.91.9065, 8413.91.9085, or 8413.91.9096; goods described effective July 1, 2026 use 8413.91.9039, 8413.91.9046, 8413.91.9059, or 8413.91.9099. For exclusion under note 20(vvv)(iv)(4), goods entered before July 1, 2026 used 3926.90.9910, while goods described effective July 1 use 3926.90.9915 or 3926.90.9920. Importers that paid Section 301 duties on covered Chinese goods entered from July 1 through September 22, 2026 may file a Post Summary Correction on or after September 23 if still within the PSC filing timeframe; if that timeframe has expired, a protest may be available within the protest filing timeframe.

Sources

• CSMS # 69990649 - GUIDANCE: Section 301 China Conforming Amendment
  CBP / CSMS · Sep 22, 2026

Certain polysilicon entries barred before December 4 after Commerce finding

An importer of record that Commerce determines is importing polysilicon products substantially above its historic average, or that is a new importer exceeding applicable weekly quantity limits, will be barred from making further entries of certain polysilicon products before December 4, 2026. CBP issued this guidance for Commerce’s Temporary Final Rule under Proclamation 11052, which Commerce states it will publish on September 24, 2026.

The restriction applies to the affected importer of record and to the certain polysilicon products covered by the Temporary Final Rule. CBP will not allow those entries before December 4, 2026, although the importer may move the goods to a bonded warehouse and may not enter them for consumption during the restriction period. A prohibited importer may apply to Commerce for a waiver; the Temporary Final Rule governs the procedures and the products within the restriction.

Sources

• CSMS # 69994928 - GUIDANCE: Import Ban of Certain Polysilicon Products Under Proclamation 11052
  CBP / CSMS · Sep 22, 2026

Four coastal enforcement areas extend CBP authority to 24 nautical miles

CBP enforcement authority now extends within four designated Customs-Enforcement Areas in South Florida, the Gulf Coast of Texas, Central/Southern California, and Puerto Rico, reaching out to 24 nautical miles from the baseline. The areas are established as of August 25, 2026, and authorize customs officers and agents to enforce applicable U.S. laws against vessels, merchandise, and persons found there, including by boarding, examining, searching, seizing, arresting, or bringing them into port as authorized by law.

The rule turns on the vessel's location, not on a new tariff, classification, or filing requirement. The four areas cover the specified coastal waters and nearby islands, subject to recognized international boundaries and the limits that no area may extend more than 100 nautical miles from the place where hovering vessels are found or more than 50 nautical miles beyond the outer limit of customs waters. The declaration does not close waters, require new reporting or permits, or require lawful routes to change, but vessels operating inside the areas—and their passengers and cargo interests—may face enforcement activity and related delay; enforcement against a foreign vessel remains subject to applicable treaty or special-arrangement limits.

Sources

• Establishment of Four Customs-Enforcement Areas
  Federal Register · Aug 25, 2026

Lean beef trimmings get a 300,000-metric-ton in-quota TRQ increase

An additional 300,000 metric tons of lean beef trimmings receive the in-quota rate under the 2026 U.S. beef tariff-rate quota. The increase applies only to four specified HTSUS statistical reporting numbers and is allocated entirely to “other countries or areas.” The first tranche opens September 1, 2026.

CBP must administer the increase on a first-come, first-served basis in three 100,000-metric-ton tranches: September 1 through September 30, October 1 through October 30, and October 31 through November 30, 2026, or until the final tranche fills earlier. The increase does not affect the separate quantity allocated to Argentina under Proclamation 11010. The Annex governs the corresponding HTSUS amendments and any tariff lines not resolved in the proclamation itself.

The Secretary of Agriculture and the Trade Representative must monitor whether imports entered under the increased quantity are sold at least 25 percent below the market price for lean beef trimmings. If they determine that condition is not met, they must notify the President, who may eliminate the remaining increased quantity; the proclamation therefore leaves the continuation of unused quota subject to that later determination.

Sources

• Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer, Proclamation 11059
  Federal Register · Aug 31, 2026

Canadian alcoholic beverages, dairy, and motor vehicles: additional duties delayed

The effective date for the additional ad valorem duties imposed by Proclamations 11046, 11047, and 11048 is August 22, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time, replacing the prior August 19 date. The change covers certain Canadian imports of alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles, and related auto parts, and agencies must suspend collection as required.

The effective-date line is the entry-date axis: covered goods entered on or after August 22 are subject to the additional duties under the earlier proclamations, while the proclamation moves the operative date away from August 19. Annex II of each earlier proclamation governs which products and rates fall within scope; those provisions are not reproduced here. If duties were collected and a refund is required, CBP will process it under applicable law and its standard refund procedures.

Sources

• Proclamation 11056 — Temporary Suspension of Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Alcoholic Beverages, Dairy, and Motor Vehicles
  Federal Register · Aug 24, 2026

Rail exports must use ACE manifests before departure

Electronic export manifest data will be mandatory through ACE for rail cargo on trains departing the United States. CBP's final rule creates 19 CFR 123.93 and takes effect on October 26, 2026; CBP will begin enforcing it on October 26, 2027. The rule requires an initial filing no later than 24 hours before the train's scheduled departure from the U.S. port of export, followed by most transportation and cargo data no later than two hours before departure.

The outbound rail carrier must transmit transportation and empty-container data and must transmit the initial filing and cargo data if no other eligible party elects to do so. A USPPI, FPPI, authorized agent, customs broker, ABI filer, NVOCC, freight forwarder, or another party with direct knowledge may transmit eligible initial or cargo data, but each transmitter must have an eligible CBP bond on file. The initial filing requires the bill of lading number, cargo quantity, weight, precise description or qualifying HTSUS information, shipper and consignee details, and an EIN, IRN, or CBP-assigned number; an AES ITN or FTR exemption/exclusion code is conditional and must be supplied if and when applicable. CBP may issue referrals that must be resolved before departure, and the carrier may not transport cargo subject to an unresolved referral, Do-Not-Load instruction, or Hold instruction.

Sources

• Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Electronic Export Manifest for Rail Cargo; Final Rule
  Federal Register · Aug 26, 2026

Foreign-produced bulk-power equipment: conditional import prohibitions under Executive Order 14421

Importation of covered foreign-produced bulk-power system electric equipment can be prohibited when the Secretary of Energy determines that the equipment is designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by a Covered Foreign Entity and that the transaction presents one of the specified national-security, infrastructure, or supply-disruption risks. The order applies to transactions initiated after August 26, 2026, and authorizes conditions, licenses, and other implementing measures.

The scope turns on the transaction date, the equipment, and the foreign-entity relationship. The order reaches foreign-produced equipment used in bulk-power substations, control rooms, or generating stations, including listed equipment and associated software, firmware, remote-access capabilities, and maintenance or update mechanisms that agencies determine present the stated risks. It excludes items outside the listed scope or with broader unrelated application, and it does not prohibit every foreign-produced item automatically: the Secretary's required determination must be made. Statutes, regulations, orders, directives, licenses, and pre-qualified equipment or vendors may provide exceptions or exemptions.

The order also permits conditions on continued use, operation, maintenance, servicing, or updating of foreign-manufactured or operated equipment acquired or installed before August 26, 2026, including isolation, monitoring, disconnection, replacement, or removal, with possible phased compliance. The Secretary must publish implementing rules or regulations as needed within 120 days of August 26, 2026; those rules, together with any later equipment, vendor, country, or licensing determinations, will govern which specific imports are refused or authorized.

Sources

• Executive Order 14421 of August 26, 2026, Declaring a National Emergency To Secure the United States Bulk-Power System
  Federal Register · Aug 31, 2026

China van-type trailers face 134.75% final CVD rate pending ITC decision

A 134.75 percent ad valorem countervailable-subsidy rate applies to CIMC, non-responsive companies, and all other producers or exporters of covered van-type trailers and subassemblies from China. Commerce issued the final affirmative determination on August 31, 2026, but the rate will be collected under a CVD order only if the U.S. International Trade Commission makes the required affirmative injury determination.

The existing suspension of liquidation and cash-deposit instructions reach subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 5, 2026. For Chinese subassemblies and van-type trailers containing Chinese subassemblies imported through Canada, importers should report ACE case number C-122-218; for a van-type trailer containing Chinese subassemblies, only the Chinese subassembly portion and components on the same bill of lading are subject to China countervailing duties. The written scope covers finished or unfinished van-type trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating above 26,000 pounds and listed subassemblies, but excludes subassemblies covered by the cited chassis orders.

The ITC must determine within 45 days whether the domestic industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury. If the ITC finds no injury, the proceeding ends and deposited duties or posted securities are refunded or cancelled; if it finds injury, Commerce will issue a CVD order directing CBP to assess duties on covered imports entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of liquidation.

Sources

• Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
  Federal Register · Aug 31, 2026

Thailand CWP review sets 0.00% margins and no AD duty on covered entries

A 0.00% weighted-average dumping margin applies to Saha Thai Steel Pipe Public Co., Ltd. and Thai Premium Pipe Co., Ltd. for the March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025 period of review. Effective September 1, 2026, the cash-deposit rate for both companies is 0.00%, and Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate reviewed entries without regard to antidumping duties.

The assessment rule reaches entries of covered circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand during the period of review, including Saha Thai-produced merchandise for which the exporter did not know the United States destination; those unreviewed entries may be liquidated at the all-others rate when no intermediate-company rate exists. The notice does not reproduce the full product scope, so the Issues and Decision Memorandum governs which products fall within the order. For future shipments, merchandise from producers or exporters not covered by this review follows the specified prior-segment or producer-specific rate, while all other producers or exporters remain subject to the 15.67% all-others cash-deposit rate.

Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication, and a timely summons at the U.S. Court of International Trade changes the instructions so relevant entries are not liquidated until the statutory-injunction request period expires. Importers must also file the reimbursement certificate before liquidation of relevant period-of-review entries; failure can lead to presumed reimbursement and double antidumping-duty assessment.

Sources

• Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
  Federal Register · Sep 1, 2026

Korean cold-rolled steel: 1.28% Hyundai Steel and 3.64% POSCO CVD rates

Hyundai Steel's final countervailing duty rate is 1.28 percent ad valorem and POSCO's is 3.64 percent for the 2023 review period. Commerce directs CBP to assess countervailing duties on appropriate entries at those company-specific rates and intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than October 6, 2026, which is 35 days after publication. Cash deposits at those rates apply to subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after September 1, 2026.

The notice reaches certain cold-rolled steel flat products from Korea, but the Issues and Decision Memorandum governs the complete scope of the order, so this notice alone does not resolve whether a particular product is covered. For non-reviewed firms, CBP will continue collecting estimated countervailing duty deposits at the most recent applicable company-specific rate or the all-others rate. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, relevant entries are not to be liquidated until the period for requesting a statutory injunction expires, stated as 90 days after publication, or November 30, 2026.

Sources

• Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
  Federal Register · Sep 1, 2026

China van-type trailers: 129.73% cash deposit rate pending ITC injury decision

A 129.73% adjusted cash-deposit rate now applies to the China-wide entity for covered van-type trailers and subassemblies, based on a 130.86% estimated weighted-average dumping margin. Commerce's final determination is applicable August 31, 2026, and it instructed CBP to continue suspending liquidation for subject entries entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after June 15, 2026. The instructions remain in effect until further notice.

The rule reaches covered van-type trailers, subassemblies, and specified components from China, including merchandise imported through Canada. Chinese producers or exporters without a separate-rate determination use the China-wide rate; an unlisted third-country exporter uses the rate applicable to its Chinese supplier or the China-wide entity. For Chinese subassemblies or trailers containing Chinese subassemblies imported through Canada, importers should report ACE third-country case number A-122-219, and for trailers containing Chinese subassemblies only the Chinese subassembly portion and components on the same bill of lading are subject to the China antidumping duty. The written scope description, not the listed HTSUS provisions, controls coverage, and subassemblies covered by the separate chassis orders are excluded.

The cash-deposit treatment is not yet a final antidumping duty order. The ITC must decide whether the U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury no later than October 15, 2026, calculated as 45 days after Commerce's August 31, 2026 final determination. If the ITC finds no injury, the proceeding ends, deposits are refunded or canceled, and suspension is lifted; if it finds injury, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order and later instruct CBP to assess duties.

Sources

• Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
  Federal Register · Aug 31, 2026

Also published

• CSMS # 69988954 - Three PGA-Related CATAIR Documents have been Moved out of the Draft Section and into the PROD Section on CBP.gov
  CBP / CSMS · Sep 22, 2026
• CSMS # 69990667 - ACE Manifest Modernization Release 3-Ocean (INT-062) is in Certification Environment for Testing and Scheduled to Deploy to Production October 24, 2026
  CBP / CSMS · Sep 22, 2026
• Truck export manifest test adds ACE filing windows and data requirements
  Federal Register · Sep 23, 2026
• Raw cane sugar: 55,993 metric tons allocated for FY 2027 quota
  Federal Register · Sep 23, 2026

For information only; not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created by publishing or reading it. Every development above cites the official document it rests on, and those sources were checked through September 23, 2026.