Understanding the Affiliates Rule Pause and Why Preparation Still
The US Commerce Department’s issued a one-year suspension of the Affiliates rule in November 2025. It is important for exporters to know that the temporary pause on the Affiliates Rule does not eliminate compliance expectations. BIS continues to view affiliate‑based diversion as a core risk, and exporters should use this period to strengthen compliance foundations before the …
Updated CBP CAPE FAQ on 5/20/26
The below was taken in part from the NCBFAA: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated their CAPE FAQ document on 5/20/26 with new questions and responses. CBP also recently published CSMS # 68228015 – New ACE Portal Account Application with the following information: On April 1st, 2026, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a modernized …
CBP Updates CIT on CAPE Declaration Filing Activity
The following was taken in part from the NCBFAA: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Executive Director for the Trade Programs Directorate in the Office of Trade, Brandon Lord, provided the US Court of International Trade (CIT) with an update on Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) Phase 1 declaration filings, as of May 11th …
CBP Responds to NCBFAA CAPE Questions
The below was taken in part from the NCBFAA: The NCBFAA recently submitted questions to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) filing issues, and received the following responses: In regards to the HTS Relationship / Sequence Mismatch section, if you receive this error, please first try to resubmit only …
Best Practices for Protecting Your Information Regarding…
The following was taken in part from CSMS# 68569567: With the launch of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE), US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) expects that scammers will attempt to use social media, email, and other communication methods to secure account information from importers in order to interfere with the process of refunding International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duties. Don’t get …
CIT Finds Trump Unlawfully Used Section 122 Balance-of-Payments…
On May 7th, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that President Donald Trump unlawfully relied on Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 10% global tariff after the Supreme Court invalidated the administration’s earlier tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in February. The majority …
UPDATE CIT Finds Trump Unlawfully Used Section 122 Balance-of-Payments…
The below is an update to our earlier customer advisory, CIT Finds Trump Unlawfully Used Section 122 Balance-of-Payments Tariff Authority: The United States has filed a pair of notices challenging the Court of International Trade’s May 7th ruling on Section 122 tariffs, which found that Donald Trump unlawfully invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of …
CBP Provides Multiple ACE Reports to Monitor CAPE Refund Claims
The following was taken in part from CSMS# 68536553: To help the trade prepare and monitor Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) declaration submissions, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided multiple ACE Reports products. On April 20th, CBP released the CAPE tool in the ACE Portal to streamline the submission and processing of valid refund requests for duties imposed under the …
UPDATE CBP Deploys Phase 1 of CAPE for IEEPA Refunds on April 20
The below was taken in part from CSMS#68340863 – “UPDATE – Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds, April 20, 2026, Deployment” and is an update to our April 10th Customer Advisory, “CBP Deploys Phase 1 of CAPE for IEEPA Refunds on April 20,” that can be found here. CAPE is a new …
CBP Deploys Phase 1 of CAPE for IEEPA Refunds on April 20
The following was taken from CSMS # 68315804, “Introduction – Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds, April 20th, 2026 Deployment”: On April 20th, 2026, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will launch the first phase of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the Automated Commercial Environment Secure …