Canada introduces Bill C-12 to strengthen the country’s border security and immigration system. It aims to combat illegal fentanyl, organized crime, and enhance asylum processing, export inspections, and law enforcement collaboration to protect Canadians and keep communities safe.
The 2025 U.S. government shutdown has paused routine trade activities, but key agencies continue essential enforcement, tariff, and border functions. Shutdown plans ensure critical operations linked to national security and trade negotiations proceed despite funding interruptions. CBP remains fully operational during the shutdown, with all ports, inspections, collections, and trade functions continuing, though refund and drawback processing is temporarily paused.
New Section 301 vessel fees take effect October 14, 2025, targeting vessels linked to China. Operators must pay fees via Pay.gov before arrival to avoid delays. Fees apply under three annexes with specific exemptions for LNG tankers and others.
CBSA has restored systems following the September 28 outage, but backlogs remain, and delays are expected at all ports of entry through the weekend. Key systems affected included ACROSS, Single Window, eManifest, and Commercial Exports. Commercial carriers are advised to avoid the Peace Bridge until further notice due to congestion.
The U.S. government shutdown, effective October 1, 2025, is causing customs clearance delays due to reduced staffing at agencies like the FDA and EPA, despite CBP continuing operations. Importers are advised to hold non-essential shipments to avoid disruptions.
The DOJ and Homeland Security have created a Trade Fraud Task Force to crack down on tariff evasion, smuggling, and trade violations. This effort supports fair trade and protects American industries and taxpayers.
The FDA released draft version 2.6 of its Supplemental Guide for imports in ACE, focusing on tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery systems. This update improves import data accuracy and compliance with new validation rules and product code clarifications.
U.S. CBP issued guidance on implementing the EU-U.S. trade framework shortly before the tariff modifications were officially published in the Federal Register notice. The deal removes tariffs on American industrial exports, sets a 15% tariff cap on most European imports to promote domestic production, and strengthens investment and supply chain security.
The Trump Administration argues in its Supreme Court brief that IEEPA authorizes the President to impose tariffs during national emergencies. The Court’s ruling will clarify presidential powers and impact U.S. trade and national security policy.
CBP has announced the FY 2026 Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) apparel quotas. The quota period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, covering apparel articles and T-shirts from CBTPA beneficiary countries including Barbados, Belize, Curacao, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Duty-free access begins at the quota opening on October 1, 2025.
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