Today, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) determined under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 that the acts, policies, and practices of 60 economies related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor are unreasonable and burden or restrict U.S. commerce. As a result, USTR has determined that these actions are actionable under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act. This determination begins the process for public...

Here is our updated 2026 import volume report, reflecting an expanded list of flower and greenery categories. Notably, if a product has no figures reported for 2025-2026, it reflects a newly tracked HTS code for 2026.

AFIA Executive Vice President, Christine Boldt, was invited to a meeting with Susan S. Thomas, Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). During the meeting, Commissioner Thomas provided an update on the priorities of the Office of Trade and discussed the progress of the CAPE system that is currently being used to process IEEPA tariff refunds.