US customs: recent legal developments and practical updates

US customs regulations are evolving rapidly, and this recording gives customs and trade compliance professionals a practitioner's view of the current US regulatory landscape, recent legal developments, and what they mean for importers.

Topics covered:

• The US customs regulatory framework and the roles of the key agencies (CBP, USTR, Department of Commerce, ITC)
• How US trade regulations are created — legislation, executive action, and agency rulemaking
• Baseline MFN duties and additional trade remedies, including Section 301, AD/CVD, Section 232 and Section 122 tariffs
• Major 2025-2026 developments, including the Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA tariffs, new global tariffs, the de minimis suspension and the USMCA renegotiation
• Practical compliance strategies, including classification and valuation, country-of-origin rules, Foreign Trade Zones, and trade agreement exclusions
• CBP enforcement trends and 2026 priorities, including tariff evasion, transshipment, AD/CVD violations, de minimis fraud, and forced labor enforcement (UFLPA and withhold release orders)

For a broader overview of the topic, please watch the full recording. The slides are available in the Resources section.

Please note that this summary was generated using AI, based on the recording and available slides.