The rule changes that cost sellers money this week.

Issue 1 · September 24, 2026 · from Sam

Money first. If you paid IEEPA tariffs through a carrier or a DDP supplier, the refund is theirs to claim and yours to chase: CBP's page says only the importer of record or its broker can file, and the money goes to whoever the IOR named on Form 4811.

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Updated September 24, 2026 · next issue Wednesday, November 4. Checked against the live documents September 25, 2026: 154 of 154 quoted sentences found.

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USPS raises Priority Mail and Ground Advantage 6 percent from Oct 4 to Jan 17
USPS notice, Aug 28, 2026 · Shipping & postal · Effective Oct 4 · In forceEffective Oct 4In force6/6quoted sentences found in the source
Who does this affect?
Any seller shipping domestic parcels with USPS through the holiday season, and anyone whose checkout shipping rates or 3PL contract are pegged to USPS list prices.
What it costs
A 6.0 percent increase on every domestic Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select label from October 4, 2026 to January 17, 2027, at both retail and commercial prices.
What to check
If your checkout or 3PL passes USPS list rates through, check what a 6 percent increase does to your margins from October 4 to January 17, and ask whether your negotiated commercial rates follow the list before setting free-shipping thresholds for Q4.
The Postal Service's Governors set a time-limited peak-season increase of 6.0 percent on average for Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select, in effect from October 4, 2026 until January 17, 2027, at both retail and commercial prices.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Increase6.0 percent
EffectiveOctober 4, 2026
Rolls backJanuary 17, 2027
Matched to source. The increase is temporary and covers the peak season.
“These prices shall be in effect at 12:00 a.m. CDT on October 4, 2026, until 12:00 a.m. CST on January 17, 2027, at which time prices will be restored to approved levels.”
USPS notice, Aug 28, 2026 · Open the document
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Certain Canadian products are barred from import on September 29 instead of paying the 50 percent duty
The President presidential proclamation, Sep 14, 2026 · Other · Deadline Sep 29 · PassedDeadline Sep 29Passed4/4quoted sentences found in the source
Who does this affect?
Importers of Canadian-origin goods on the Section 338 lists, and any brand with Canadian inventory in transit or in a bonded warehouse: after September 29 the annexed lines cannot be entered at any duty rate.
What it costs
The annexed lines move from a 50 percent additional duty to no entry at all from September 29, 2026; goods imported but not yet entered before that date remain subject to the 50 percent duty rate.
What to check
Ask your broker whether any Canadian-origin line you import appears in the annexes to the September 8 proclamations on motor vehicles, dairy, and alcoholic beverages; for anything on those lines, check what can be entered before September 29 and what is in transit or in a bonded warehouse.
Proclamation 11063 converts part of the Section 338 motor-vehicle duty list into an import ban: the Canadian products in its annex are excluded from importation for goods imported on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on September 29, 2026. Goods already imported but not yet entered before that date stay at the 50 percent duty. Companion proclamations published the same day do the same for products on the dairy and alcoholic-beverage lists, with the same September 29 date.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Import ban fromSeptember 29, 2026
Proclamation11063
Until then50 percent duty rate
Matched to source. The listed Canadian products are excluded from importation from September 29.
Matched to source. Goods imported but not yet entered before that date stay at the 50 percent duty.
Matched to source. The ban applies to products that were already on the 50 percent list.
Matched to source. CBP is authorized to write the implementing rules and administer the ban.
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CBP will void importer numbers with inaccurate Form 5106 data from September 18
CBP notice, Aug 19, 2026 · Tariffs & customs · Deadline Sep 18 · PassedDeadline Sep 18Passed7/7quoted sentences found in the source
Who does this affect?
Every importer of record, especially sellers whose broker or forwarder filled in the form, brands registered at a registered agent, mailbox, or 3PL address, and foreign sellers importing into the US.
What it costs
No fee. The cost of getting it wrong is a voided importer number and every shipment stuck until CBP reinstates it; the notice gives no reinstatement timeline.
What to check
Before September 18, ask your broker to pull the Form 5106 on file and check that the physical address is your actual location (a home address is allowed), that the email and phone are yours rather than the broker's, and that the EIN matches the IRS; a voided IOR number stops entries until CBP reinstates it.
Implementing Executive Order 14411, CBP is reviewing every importer of record's Form 5106 and, from September 18, 2026, will void the IOR number of any importer whose physical address, email, phone, or EIN is inaccurate, incomplete, or belongs to someone else, which stops that importer from making entry.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Enforcement startsSeptember 18, 2026
OrderExecutive Order 14411
FormCBP Form 5106
Matched to source. Enforcement starts September 18, 2026.
Matched to source. A voided number cannot be used to enter goods.
Matched to source. The physical address must be where the business actually is; brokers, forwarders, and mailbox services do not count.
Matched to source. A home address is acceptable for the principal.
Matched to source. The email and phone must belong to the importer, not the broker.
Matched to source. Brokers must hold a power of attorney signed directly by the importer.
Matched to source. Reinstatement is requested by email.
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122 more Canadian product lines carry the 50 percent Section 338 duty from September 15
CBP csms message, Sep 11, 2026 · Other · Effective Sep 15 · In forceEffective Sep 15In force5/5quoted sentences found in the source
Who does this affect?
Anyone importing goods of Canadian origin. The Section 338 lists are not limited to vehicles and drinks: the lines removed this week include salt, cement, paper, lead, and fishing rods, and 122 lines were added, so a product that was outside the duty last week may be inside it now.
What it costs
An additional 50% ad valorem duty on every Canadian-origin line added to the list, for goods entered on or after September 15, 2026, on top of any other duty the line already carries.
What to check
Ask your broker for the attachment to CSMS 69851916 and check every Canadian-origin tariff number you import against the bold lines; for any line that came off the list, ask whether entries filed since September 15 still carried heading 9903.03.12 or 9903.03.14.
CBP's guidance implements the September 8 proclamations that redraw the list of Canadian products subject to the additional 50 percent Section 338 duties. As of September 15, 122 additional tariff classifications fall under headings 9903.03.12 and 9903.03.14, a handful of lines come off (including salt, cement, certain paper, lead, and fishing rods), and the alcohol-related heading 9903.03.13 is unchanged. The complete list is an attachment to the CBP message.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
EffectiveSeptember 15, 2026
Lines added122 additional HTSUS classifications
Rate50% additional ad valorem
Matched to source. The new list applies to goods entered from September 15.
Matched to source. 122 tariff classifications were added to the 50 percent headings.
Matched to source. The heading tied to the dairy proclamation is unchanged.
Matched to source. A short list of classifications no longer carries the duty.
Matched to source. The rate on the listed goods is an additional 50 percent.
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FTC order names the e-commerce merchant profile processors must refuse
FTC press release (consumer protection), Sep 8, 2026 · Payments & fraud · Published Sep 8Published Sep 85/5quoted sentences found in the source
Who does this affect?
New online stores, sellers using a UPS Store or virtual address as their business address, and anyone running subscription or negative-option billing.
What it costs
$12 million paid by the processor, not by sellers. For a store that gets dropped, the cost is a frozen merchant account, held reserves, and weeks without payouts.
What to check
If your business address is a mailbox service, expect a processor to ask for a physical location, bank history, and chargeback data before approving you. Worth checking: where your chargeback ratio sits against the card networks' thresholds, and whether any of your volume runs through more than one merchant account, since the order treats that pattern as a red flag.
Humboldt Merchant Services will pay $12 million to settle charges it processed payments for sham merchants. The order bars it from serving online sellers that use a mailbox-only address and either bill on a negative option, are new, or have no processing history.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Settlement$12 million
Commission vote2-0
Matched to source. Humboldt pays $12 million and is permanently banned from processing for higher-risk merchants.
Matched to source. The order bars processing for e-commerce businesses with a mailbox-only address that use negative option billing, are new, or lack processing history.
Matched to source. Merchants on Mastercard's MATCH list for chargebacks, laundering, or fraud are also excluded.
Matched to source. The sham merchants ran chargebacks at almost ten times the card brands' excessive threshold.
Matched to source. Spreading volume across accounts to dodge risk monitoring is prohibited.
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Section 232 drone duties of 25 to 100 percent took effect September 3
CBP csms message, Sep 2, 2026 · Tariffs & customs · Effective Sep 3 · In forceEffective Sep 3In force7/7quoted sentences found in the source
Who does this affect?
Anyone importing or selling drones, drone docking stations, or drone parts, including camera and hobby drones sold on Amazon and Shopify, from any country of origin.
What it costs
An additional 100% of customs value on drones with thermal imaging, docking stations, and parts for drones over 25 kg, and 25% on other drones, on top of existing duties, for goods entered on or after September 3, 2026; a further 25% on the remaining drone parts from February 9, 2027.
What to check
If you sell drones or drone parts, ask your broker for the HTS classification of each SKU and which group it falls in (100 percent for thermal imaging, docking stations, and parts for drones over 25 kg; 25 percent for other drones); the remaining parts tranche starts February 9, 2027.
CBP's guidance implements Proclamation 11055: unmanned aircraft with thermal imaging, docking stations, and parts for heavy drones pay an additional 100 percent, drones without thermal imaging pay 25 percent, and a 25 percent duty on the remaining drone parts starts February 9, 2027, all on top of existing duties and from every country.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Thermal imaging, docks, heavy parts100%
Other drones25%
EffectiveSeptember 3, 2026
Remaining partsFebruary 9, 2027
Matched to source. The duties apply to imports from every country, at rates from 10 to 100 percent.
Matched to source. Most of the duties started September 3; a second tranche on other parts starts February 9, 2027.
Matched to source. Every affected entry must carry a Chapter 99 heading.
Matched to source. Drones with thermal imaging sit in the 100 percent group with docking stations and heavy-drone parts.
Matched to source. Drones without thermal imaging sit in the 25 percent group.
Matched to source. The duty stacks on top of any free-trade-agreement rate.
Matched to source. Lower headings exist for UK, EU, Japan, Korea, Swiss, and Taiwan products, but CBP says not to file under them yet.
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IEEPA tariff refunds go only to the importer of record, and only it or its broker can file the claim
CBP guidance page, Sep 2, 2026 · Tariffs & customs · Effective Sep 2 · In forceEffective Sep 2In force7/7quoted sentences found in the source
Who does this affect?
Every seller who paid IEEPA duties: brands with their own importer number, and the far larger group whose carrier (UPS, FedEx, DHL), forwarder, or DDP supplier was the importer of record on the entry and is therefore the only party CBP will refund.
What it costs
The IEEPA duties paid on each entry, plus interest, refunded by ACH generally within 60 - 90 days of an accepted CAPE Declaration; entries liquidated within the preceding 80 days can still be claimed.
What to check
If a carrier, forwarder, or supplier was the importer of record on your shipments, ask them in writing for the entry numbers and whether each entry is in an accepted CAPE Declaration, starting with the oldest; if you hold your own importer number, ask your broker whether the declaration has been filed and whether CBP has your refund bank account and the right Form 4811 party on file.
CBP's refund process for duties collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act runs through a CAPE Declaration filed in ACE. The page says only the importer of record for the entries, or the broker that filed them, may file; refunds are paid by ACH to the IOR or the party it named on Form 4811; accepted claims are generally paid within 60 to 90 days; and entries liquidated within the preceding 80 days can still be included. When a carrier, forwarder, or supplier was the importer of record, the claim and the money run through them.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Paid within60 - 90 days
Liquidated entriespreceding 80 days
Refund designeeCBP Form 4811
Matched to source. Only the importer of record, or the broker that filed the entries for it, can file the refund claim.
Matched to source. The claim is a list of entries, uploaded through the ACE Portal rather than a broker's ABI filing.
Matched to source. Refunds are paid by ACH, so CBP needs the recipient's bank details on file.
Matched to source. Money goes to the importer of record or to whoever it designated on CBP Form 4811.
Matched to source. Accepted claims are generally paid within 60 to 90 days.
Matched to source. Entries liquidated within the last 80 days can still be included.
Matched to source. Refunds are consolidated and include interest rather than being paid entry by entry.
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Section 301 tariffs of 10 or 12.5 percent hit all goods of 60 economies from July 24
USTR notice, Jul 28, 2026 · Tariffs & customs · Effective Jul 24 · In forceEffective Jul 24In force7/7quoted sentences found in the source
Who does this affect?
Every importer sourcing from any of the 60 economies whose products are not on the exemption annexes; apparel importers from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia pay 10 percent until the promised textile quotas exist.
What it costs
An additional 10 percent or 12.5 percent of customs value on nearly all imports from the 60 economies since July 24, 2026, on top of existing duties, unless the product appears in the exemption annexes.
What to check
Ask your broker for a duty report by country of origin for entries since July 24 and check which Section 301 rate was applied (10 or 12.5 percent, or net of the MFN rate for EU, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, and Taiwan goods) and whether the exemption annexes were checked; landed-cost sheets built before July 24 will not reflect this.
USTR imposed additional Section 301 duties on all products of 60 economies, including China, Vietnam, India, the EU, Japan, Korea, the UK, Canada, and Mexico, for failing to impose or enforce a forced-labor import ban: 10 percent for economies with a ban or a reciprocal-trade commitment, 12.5 percent for the rest, with exemptions in two annexes and a four-day grace period for goods already in transit.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Rate10 percent
Higher rate12.5 percent
EffectiveJuly 24, 2026
Scope60 investigations
Matched to source. Tariffs apply to all products of each economy, minus listed exemptions.
Matched to source. Two rates: 10 percent for economies with a ban or a commitment, 12.5 percent for everyone else.
Matched to source. In force since July 24, 2026.
Matched to source. Goods already on the water got a four-day grace period.
Matched to source. Canada, Mexico, the EU, Indonesia, Ecuador, and Pakistan are in the group that has a ban but does not enforce it.
Matched to source. Goods already under Section 232 duties are exempt, along with informational materials and donations.
Matched to source. Textile quotas for four apparel-sourcing economies are promised but not yet in place.
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CPSC proposes to treat custom blinds with accessible cords over 8 inches, and roll-up shades with cord loops, as substantial product hazards; comments due November 23
CPSC proposed rule, Sep 24, 2026 · Other · Deadline Nov 23 · in 27 daysDeadline Nov 23in 27 days5/5quoted sentences found in the source
Who does this affect?
Sellers of made-to-measure or custom blinds, shades, and drapes, including Etsy and Shopify shops that cut to size, and sellers of roll-up style shades on any marketplace; the 2022 rule already covers stock window coverings.
What it costs
Proposed; no fee. If adopted, listed products can be treated as a substantial product hazard, which is the finding behind import refusals and recalls.
What to check
If you make or sell custom or roll-up window coverings, read the six characteristics in the proposal against your product line and ask your supplier for its ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2018 conformance statement; if the rule would catch a product you sell, the comment window closes November 23.
CPSC proposes to extend its 2022 window-covering rule so that certain characteristics of custom window coverings, and cord-loop lift systems on stock or custom roll-up shades, are deemed substantial product hazards under 16 CFR part 1120. A product deemed a substantial product hazard can be stopped at import and recalled without a case-by-case finding. Written comments are due November 23, 2026, under docket CPSC-2026-0463.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Comments dueNovember 23, 2026
DocketCPSC-2026-0463
Cord length triggerlonger than 8 inches
Matched to source. The proposal names the custom window-covering features it would deem hazards.
Matched to source. Comments are due November 23.
Matched to source. It builds on the 2022 rule that already covers stock window coverings.
Matched to source. The underlying standard is the industry's voluntary one.
Matched to source. A product sold as cordless can still have inner cords the rule cares about.
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CBP weighs requiring foreign export documents and supplier IDs on every entry
CBP proposed rule, Sep 2, 2026 · Tariffs & customs · Deadline Dec 1 · in 35 daysDeadline Dec 1in 35 days6/6quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
Ask your supplier or forwarder whether copies of the export declaration and commercial invoice they file abroad are obtainable, and how long that takes; the docket (USCBP-2026-1058) is open for comments until December 1, and the questions CBP asks are exactly those.
Who does this affect?
Every importer of record, especially brands that buy through trading companies or third-party logistics providers and marketplace sellers whose supplier paperwork never reaches them.
What it costs
No cost yet. If adopted, every entry could carry a document-collection burden and a supplier-identifier requirement; CBP asks commenters to quantify those costs and whether small entities should get a longer implementation timeline.
An advance notice of proposed rulemaking asks whether importers of record should submit the export declaration, invoice, and origin certificate their supplier filed abroad, replace the manufacturer ID code with real identifiers, name the marketplace that facilitated a sale, and file entries sooner. Comments are open until December 1, 2026; nothing changes yet.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Comment deadlineDecember 1, 2026
DocketUSCBP-2026-1058
StageAdvance notice of proposed rulemaking
Matched to source. This is an early-stage notice, not a rule; the comments shape the proposal that follows.
Matched to source. CBP is considering requiring the paperwork your supplier filed with its own customs authority.
Matched to source. The first question is whether every importer would submit these for all goods.
Matched to source. CBP wants to redefine or replace the manufacturer ID code brokers put on entry summaries.
Matched to source. Online marketplaces could be named on entries.
Matched to source. Entries might have to be filed earlier than today's window.
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CBP raises the merchandise processing fee cap to $670.86 per entry on October 1
CBP notice, Jul 31, 2026 · Tariffs & customs · Effective Oct 1 · In forceEffective Oct 1In force4/4quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
Ask your broker where your typical entry value falls: above about $193,700 (the cap divided by the 0.3464 percent rate) the cap applies at $670.86 per formal entry from October 1, and many small entries each pay the $34.58 floor. Worth asking: whether consolidating shipments into fewer entries changes your fees. Compare October invoices against these numbers.
Who does this affect?
Every importer filing formal entries, most sharply those whose entry values are large enough to hit the per-entry cap, plus anyone paying informal entry, dutiable mail, or express consignment fees.
What it costs
Merchandise processing fee limits move to a 34.58 minimum and a 670.86 maximum (in dollars) per formal entry from October 1, 2026, up 2.84 percent; the 0.3464 percent rate is unchanged, so entries between the floor and the cap pay the same as before.
Customs user fees rise 2.84 percent for fiscal year 2027 because inflation cleared the one percent trigger: the minimum merchandise processing fee becomes $34.58 and the maximum $670.86 per formal entry, while the 0.3464 percent rate itself does not change.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
MPF minimum34.58
MPF maximum670.86
Rate0.3464 percent
EffectiveOctober 1, 2026
Matched to source. The fees are indexed to inflation, and the trigger was met this year.
Matched to source. The year-over-year change is 2.84 percent.
Matched to source. The new amounts apply from the first day of the fiscal year.
Matched to source. The MPF percentage is unchanged; only the floor and the ceiling move.
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Section 301 duties paid since July 1 on four excluded Chinese product lines can be claimed back by filing a correction from September 23
CBP csms message, Sep 22, 2026 · Other · Effective Sep 23 · In forceEffective Sep 23In force5/5quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
If you import Chinese goods under statistical numbers 8413.91.9039, .9046, .9059, .9099, 3926.90.9915, or 3926.90.9920, ask your broker whether the entries since July 1 carried heading 9903.88.69 and, if not, whether a Post Summary Correction can be filed now; CBP's own example says a correction filed on or after September 23 recovers the duty.
Who does this affect?
Importers of the pump parts and plastic articles covered by U.S. note 20(vvv) exclusions under heading 9903.88.69, and any importer whose broker has been paying Section 301 China duties on goods that qualify for an exclusion because the tariff number changed on July 1.
What it costs
The Section 301 China duties paid on entries filed July 1, 2026 through September 22, 2026 for the four amended exclusions, recoverable by Post Summary Correction filed on or after September 23, 2026.
USTR amended four Section 301 China product exclusions so they match the ten-digit tariff numbers that changed on July 1, 2026, and CBP's systems accept the amended exclusions from noon on September 23. Importers who entered the covered goods between July 1 and September 22 and paid the Section 301 duty can file a Post Summary Correction from September 23 to get the duty back; entries past the correction window can be protested.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Accepted fromnoon on September 23, 2026
Refund routePost Summary Correction (PSC)
Exclusion heading9903.88.69
Matched to source. The amended exclusions take effect in CBP's entry system at noon on September 23.
Matched to source. The exclusions apply to goods entered from July 1, when the tariff numbers changed.
Matched to source. Duty already paid can be recovered by a Post Summary Correction, or a protest if the correction window has closed.
Matched to source. CBP gives the worked example: entries from July 1 to September 22 get a correction filed from September 23.
Matched to source. The exclusion heading replaces the Section 301 duty heading on the entry line.
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Steel hangers finished in Cambodia from Chinese or Vietnamese wire now owe antidumping deposits, back to entries since August 12, 2025
Commerce (ITA) notice, Sep 22, 2026 · Other · Effective Sep 22 · In forceEffective Sep 22In force5/5quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
If you have imported steel wire hangers from Cambodia since August 12, 2025, ask your broker which entries are still unliquidated and what deposit CBP will now require on each, and ask your supplier whether it has filed the origin certification that determines which rate applies.
Who does this affect?
Apparel brands, dry-cleaning suppliers, and any seller importing steel wire hangers from Cambodia; the deposits reach back more than a year to entries that have not yet liquidated.
What it costs
Cash deposits on unliquidated Cambodian hanger entries made on or after August 12, 2025, at the Vietnam-wide antidumping rate of 220.68 percent and countervailing rate of 31.58 percent unless the exporter and importer certify Chinese-origin wire, which draws the China antidumping rate instead.
Commerce preliminarily finds that steel wire garment hangers completed in Cambodia from Chinese or Vietnamese wire circumvent the antidumping order on hangers from China and the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on hangers from Vietnam. CBP will be directed to suspend liquidation and collect cash deposits on unliquidated entries made on or after August 12, 2025, at the existing China rate for Chinese-wire hangers and the Vietnam-wide rates (220.68 percent antidumping, 31.58 percent countervailing) otherwise.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
ApplicableSeptember 22, 2026
Entries fromAugust 12, 2025
Vietnam-wide AD rate220.68 percent
Matched to source. Commerce finds the Cambodian finishing circumvents the China and Vietnam orders.
Matched to source. The determination applies from September 22.
Matched to source. Deposits reach back to entries since August 12, 2025.
Matched to source. Certified Chinese-wire hangers get the China rate under a separate case number.
Matched to source. Otherwise the Vietnam-wide rates apply.
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CPSC may adopt a revised button-battery standard; comments close Sept 17
CPSC proposed rule, Sep 3, 2026 · Product safety · Deadline Sep 17 · PassedDeadline Sep 17Passed5/5quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
If you sell anything with a coin or button cell, ask your supplier which edition of UL 4200A the test report cites. If the revision would change a test you rely on, the docket (CPSC-2023-0004) is open for comments until September 17.
Who does this affect?
Anyone selling products that contain coin or button cell batteries, including toys, remotes, lights, and small electronics.
What it costs
Re-testing every SKU that contains a coin cell if the revised standard changes a test you rely on; the notice gives no cost estimate.
UL revised the standard that CPSC's mandatory button-battery rule incorporates. Unless CPSC rejects the revision within 90 days, the new version becomes the mandatory standard automatically.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Comment deadlineSeptember 17, 2026
Rule16 CFR part 1263
Matched to source. CPSC's mandatory rule incorporates UL 4200A, and UL has now revised it.
Matched to source. If CPSC does not reject the revision, it becomes the mandatory standard 180 days after CPSC was notified.
Matched to source. The rule covers performance tests, warning labels, and instructions for products with these batteries.
Matched to source. Late comments will not be considered.
Matched to source. A read-only copy of the revised standard is free on UL's website.
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Antidumping duties on Chinese and Vietnamese walk-behind mowers revoked
Commerce (ITA) notice, Sep 8, 2026 · Tariffs & customs · Effective Sep 8 · In forceEffective Sep 8In force5/5quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
If you import these mowers, ask your broker whether entries made on or after July 13, 2026 were filed without AD/CVD deposits and whether deposits already paid on those entries can be recovered. The separate orders on small vertical-shaft engines from China are not affected by this notice.
Who does this affect?
Importers and online sellers of gas-powered walk-behind mowers or mower sub-assemblies from China or Vietnam.
What it costs
A saving: no antidumping or countervailing deposits on entries made on or after July 13, 2026, and deposits already paid on those entries may be refundable through your broker.
Commerce revoked the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on gas walk-behind lawn mowers from China and Vietnam because no U.S. producer asked to keep them. Entries on or after July 13, 2026 no longer owe AD/CVD deposits.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
ApplicableSeptember 8, 2026
Entries on or afterJuly 13, 2026
HTS8433.11.0050
Matched to source. The orders were revoked because no domestic party responded to the sunset review.
Matched to source. Suspension of liquidation ends for entries on or after July 13, 2026.
Matched to source. Entries before that date still owe AD/CVD deposits and may still be reviewed.
Matched to source. Scope covered gas mowers under 3.7 kilowatts, finished or unfinished, self-propelled or not.
Matched to source. The orders had been in place since July 2021.
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Nuvei pays $4.85M; FTC requires screening merchants by chargeback rate
FTC press release (consumer protection), Sep 4, 2026 · Payments & fraud · Published Sep 4Published Sep 45/5quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
If a processor ever terminated you, check how you answer that question on new applications; the order treats prior terminations as a flag processors must screen for. Worth checking monthly: your chargeback ratio against the one percent figure the order uses.
Who does this affect?
Any seller opening a new merchant account, selling by telemarketing, or carrying elevated chargebacks.
What it costs
$4.85 million paid by Nuvei. Sellers with a prior termination or elevated chargebacks now face declined applications and reserve holds rather than fines.
The FTC's second processor settlement in a week requires Nuvei to screen prospective merchants and investigate any client whose chargebacks exceed set limits. Expect tighter onboarding at every processor.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Settlement$4.85 million
Processed for one scammore than $30 million
Matched to source. Nuvei will pay $4.85 million for consumer redress.
Matched to source. The order requires screening of all clients and enhanced investigation when chargebacks exceed the order's limits.
Matched to source. The complaint cites merchants that other processors had already terminated for chargebacks or fraud.
Matched to source. Nuvei is banned from serving tech-support sellers that use telemarketing or security pop-ups.
Matched to source. Business-opportunity sellers with unsupported earnings claims were among the merchants cited.
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Review
Commerce proposes 25 percent Section 232 duty on fire extinguishers, safes, and cables
Commerce Department, Industry and Security Bureau notice, Aug 6, 2026 · Tariffs & customs · Deadline Aug 27 · PassedDeadline Aug 27Passed6/6quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
If any SKU is on the list (fire extinguishers, floor safes, conductor cables, brass instruments, welding parts, heat-exchanger parts, trailers), ask your broker what a 25 percent Section 232 add-on would do to landed cost and watch the Federal Register for the inclusion notice; the same rolling process can reach any product that is mostly steel, aluminum, or copper.
Who does this affect?
Importers of fire extinguishers and fire-safety products, safes, electrical cables, musical instruments, welding-equipment parts, and trailers, and any brand whose product is mostly metal by weight, since this inclusion process now runs on a rolling basis.
What it costs
A proposed 25 percent Section 232 duty on the listed articles, 50 percent on filled steel containers applied to the container's value only, and 15 percent on agricultural trailers, on top of existing duties, if the inclusion is adopted.
The Bureau of Industry and Security proposed adding 14 derivative articles to the Section 232 steel, aluminum, and copper tariffs, including fire extinguishers, free-standing floor safes, electric conductor cables, brass-wind instruments, welding-machine parts, and trailers; most would pay 25 percent and filled steel gas containers 50 percent. Comments closed August 27, 2026, and the inclusion decision follows.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Proposed rate25 percent
Articles14 additional derivative articles
Comments closedAugust 27, 2026
DocketBIS-2026-0331
Matched to source. Fourteen product groups are proposed for inclusion.
Matched to source. Fire extinguishers are on the list by HTS code.
Matched to source. The default rate would be 25 percent.
Matched to source. Filled steel gas cylinders would pay 50 percent, matching the rate for empty ones.
Matched to source. The test is whether imports are mostly metal by weight.
Matched to source. The comment window closed August 27.
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Note
CBP will pay 7 percent interest on customs duty refunds to non-corporate importers in the fourth quarter, 6 percent to corporations
CBP notice, Sep 22, 2026 · Other · Effective Oct 1 · In forceEffective Oct 1In force3/3quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
When a refund arrives, check that the interest line matches the quarter's rate for your entity type; if you import as a sole proprietor or partnership rather than a corporation, the refund rate is a point higher.
Who does this affect?
Any importer waiting on a duty refund (IEEPA refunds through CAPE, Section 301 exclusion refunds, protests) and any importer with an overdue customs bill; sole proprietors and partnerships earn the higher refund rate.
What it costs
Refunds of customs duties earn 7 percent interest for non-corporations and 6 percent for corporations in the quarter beginning October 1, 2026; overdue accounts are charged 7 percent.
CBP's quarterly notice sets the interest rates on overdue customs accounts and on refunds of customs duties for October 1 through December 31, 2026, unchanged from the previous quarter: 7 percent on underpayments for everyone, 7 percent on refunds to non-corporations, and 6 percent on refunds to corporations. IEEPA refunds paid through CAPE include interest, so the rate is part of what a refund is worth.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
Refunds, non-corporate7 percent
Refunds, corporate6 percent
Applies fromOctober 1, 2026
Matched to source. Refund and underpayment rates are unchanged for the quarter that starts October 1.
Matched to source. The rates apply from October 1.
Matched to source. The rates come from the IRS formula: the federal short-term rate plus three points, or plus two for corporate refunds.
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Recalls in categories sold online14

Recall
48,405 Kesyup mattresses sold on Amazon recalled for failing the mandatory flammability standard, one of three such recalls the same day
CPSC recall, Sep 24, 2026 · Other · Effective Sep 24 · In forceEffective Sep 24In force4/4quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
If you sell mattresses, ask your supplier for the 16 CFR 1632 and 1633 test reports and the prototype ID that ties them to each SKU, and check that the law label on the product matches; three brands were recalled on the same day for the same standard.
Who does this affect?
Sellers of bed-in-a-box and imported mattresses on Amazon; three separate brands were cited on one day for the same standard, which points at a compliance sweep rather than isolated cases.
What it costs
About 48,405 units sold at $100 to $200 subject to recall; no injuries reported.
CPSC announced the recall of about 48,405 Kesyup-branded mattresses sold on Amazon from December 2024 through April 2026 for $100 to $200 because they violate the mandatory mattress flammability standard. Two other Amazon-sold mattress brands (WinxMatrs, 792 units; Emerspring, 263 units) were recalled the same day for the same violation. No injuries reported.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
UnitsAbout 48,405
SoldDecember 2024 through April 2026
Pricebetween $100 and $200
Matched to source. About 48,405 units are covered.
Matched to source. The violation is the mandatory flammability standard.
Matched to source. Sold on Amazon for 16 months.
Matched to source. No injuries reported.
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Recall
25,073 Aitjunz dressers sold on Amazon, Wayfair, Temu, and Walmart recalled under the STURDY Act
CPSC recall, Sep 24, 2026 · Other · Effective Sep 24 · In forceEffective Sep 24In force5/5quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
If you sell any clothing storage unit taller than 27 inches, check that its ASTM F2057 stability test report is on file and that the certificate names the exact SKU; multi-marketplace sellers should confirm each channel's compliance record points to the same report.
Who does this affect?
Anyone selling dressers, chests, or other clothing storage units online, across all four marketplaces named; the STURDY Act stability standard applies regardless of price point or channel.
What it costs
About 25,073 units sold at $230 to $270, each remedied with a free retrofit kit of counterweight blocks.
CPSC announced the recall of about 25,073 Aitjunz eight-drawer dressers sold on Amazon, Wayfair, Temu, and Walmart from May 2025 through July 2026 for $230 to $270. Unanchored, they are unstable and violate the mandatory clothing-storage-unit standard required by the STURDY Act; CPSC has one tip-over report. The remedy is a free retrofit kit of counterweight blocks.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
UnitsAbout 25,073
Sold atAmazon.com, Wayfair, TEMU, and Walmart
Pricebetween $230 and $270
Matched to source. About 25,073 units are covered.
Matched to source. The dressers violate the STURDY Act standard.
Matched to source. One tip-over reported, no injuries.
Matched to source. Sold on four marketplaces for over a year.
Matched to source. The remedy is a counterweight retrofit kit.
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Recall
43,674 light-up party toys recalled for accessible button cells; the importer is a California company, not the factory
CPSC recall, Sep 24, 2026 · Other · Effective Sep 24 · In forceEffective Sep 24In force4/4quoted sentences found in the source
What to check
If any product you sell contains a button or coin cell, check that the battery compartment needs a tool or two independent motions to open and that the test report on file covers the toy standard's battery-accessibility requirement; the importer of record, not the factory, is who CPSC names.
Who does this affect?
Anyone importing or selling light-up novelty items with button or coin cells: the recall names the U.S. importer of record as the responsible party, which is where CPSC looks first.
What it costs
About 43,674 units refunded; no injuries reported.
CPSC announced the recall of about 43,674 light-up glasses, crown and sparkle headbands, and ties imported by ABC Trading of Vernon, California. The toys violate the mandatory toy standard because their button-cell battery compartments can be opened by children, an ingestion hazard that can cause internal chemical burns and death. No injuries reported; consumers get a refund after emailing a photo of the disposed product.
The headline, summary, who, cost, and what-to-check lines are our reading of the document, not the document’s words and not advice.
UnitsAbout 43,674 units
ImporterABC Trading Inc., of Vernon, California
Matched to source. About 43,674 units are covered.
Matched to source. The violation is an accessible button-cell compartment.
Matched to source. The U.S. importer is the named party.
Matched to source. No injuries have been reported.
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