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> 04/03/2026 > Sec 232 Tariffs for Steel, Aluminum, & Copper Adjusted Starting April 6

> 04/02/26 > March 31 IEEPA Refund Update: CBP Issues Progress Report to CIT

> 03/26/2026 > AD/CVD Investigation: Truck Bed Covers from China

> 03/26/2026 > New ACE Report: REV-613 ACH Rejected Refunds

> 03/26/2026 > Update: Base Metals CEE Updated Guidance on Content Reporting

> 03/26/2026 > Second Round for New Sec 232 Auto Parts Requests Opened by Commerce

> 03/23/2026 > IEEPA Refunds: CIT Orders CBP to Provide Update about CAPE on March 31

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Sec 232 Tariffs for Steel, Aluminum, & Copper Adjusted Starting April 6

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS In a proclamation issued on April 2 the Trump Administration has adjusted how steel, aluminum, and copper products subject to Sec 232 will be handled – all starting on 12:01 AM EST April 6. The proclamation is composed of four annexes and a series of new rules for how derivative articles are…

March 31 IEEPA Refund Update: CBP Issues Progress Report to CIT

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS Today, March 31, US CBP issued a progress update to the CIT on their development of new capability within ACE to handle IEEPA refunds. CAPE is designed with four integrated components: No new order for an update has been issued at the time of this writing. An additional update may be requested…

AD/CVD Investigation: Truck Bed Covers from China

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS The Commerce Department has initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on truck bed covers from China. A-570-223 & C-570-224 are the respective case numbers. The AD investigation period is July 1, 2025, through Dec 31, 2025. The CV investigation is the calendar year of 2025. The investigations will be held concurrently by…

New ACE Report: REV-613 ACH Rejected Refunds

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS CBP has release a new report in ACE to track rejected refunds “solely due to failure to provide CBP with the necessary banking information to effectuate the electronic refund,” as reported by NCBFAA in an industry update on March 25. Importers missing refunds may need to run the new report to identify…

Base Metals CEE Updated Guidance on Content Reporting

By: Brian Walczyk, Compliance Manager, TradeInsights, LCB, CCS The Center for Excellence and Expertise (CEE) of Base Metals has been circulating informal guidance to Trade regarding the calculation of steel, aluminum, and copper content value for Sec 232 purposes for several months. The guidance was updated, dated March 15, and continues to maintain much of the same guidance issued from…