Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:    

Administration  

  • Via a post on X, President Trump threatened to block the opening of a second bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Canada, “until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given.”   
  • The Trump administration is reportedly considering tariff exemptions for major U.S. hyperscalers involved in construction of data centers needed for AI.
  • The U.S. and Bangladesh released a joint statement on reciprocal trade. The U.S. is lowering the tariffs on Bangladeshi exports to 19% rather than the 20%. The U.S. will also establish a mechanism for a tariff rate quota for Bangladeshi textile and apparel imports, with goods coming in under the quota entering duty-free. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

  • CBP’s base metals Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE) released updated guidance for calculating steel, aluminum and copper content for Section 232 tariff purposes. 
  • UFLPA Enforcement Statistics Dashboard update: in the previous dashboard, a shipment was defined as an aggregate of the totality of goods subjected to UFLPA enforcement actions. Now, a shipment is now defined as an individual import transaction within a shipment entry or customs declaration. This modification has resulted in a significant change in the number of UFLPA enforcement actions displayed. 
  • CBP announced the agency is updating how a broker may access the importer view in the ACE Portal and that customs brokers who receive electronic refunds on behalf of their clients will need to set up the ability to view an importer’s record in the portal.  
  • CBP updated its guidance on tariffs on imports from India to reflect the end of the 25% tariff imposed on India for its imports of Russian oil. 

Congress 

  • U.S. Senators Cassidy and Whitehouse introduced the Last Sale Valuation Act, which would end the practice of first sale to reduce duty exposure.  
  • The U.S. House of Representatives voted to end the Canada emergency that underlies 35% tariffs on a subset of Canadian goods that are not covered by USMCA or Section 232. The Senate will now need to vote on the measure to send it to the President’s desk. 
  • A group of U.S. House Republicans introduced a bill that would create criminal penalties for importing pill press machines. 

United States Trade Representative (USTR)  

  • Representative Greer stated in an interview with Fox Business that Indonesia will be the “next big one” for trade deals and that the deal will be finalized within the next couple of weeks.  

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  

Federal Maritime Commission  

  • A FMC administrative law judge dismissed a complaint that motor carrier Elite Logistics filed against ocean transportation intermediary Tanera Transport, citing a lack of jurisdiction. 

Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)  

  • OFAC is launching a new online Voluntary Self-Disclosure Portal to provide a streamlined, secure method for submitting voluntary self-disclosures of potential violations of OFAC-administered sanctions programs.  
  • OFAC issued Venezuela General License 48 and Venezuela General License 46A, authorizing the supply of certain items and services and certain activities involving Venezuelan-origin oil. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)  

  • The CPSC published a Federal Register Notice stating that the agency is revising its safety standard for crib mattresses to implement an update to the voluntary ASTM standard. 

Industry News  

  • During Ford Motor Co.’s earnings call, the company revealed that its tariff costs jumped by almost $900 million in 2025 after the Trump administration informed the company that it could only apply Section 232 tariff credits back to November, rather than to May.
  • Twenty eight industry groups signed a letter to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) expressing concern with the Section 232 tariffs administrative

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