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White House signs Executive Order

The ā€œStrengthening Customs Enforcementā€ executive order paves the way for overdue reforms to modernize U.S. customs and trade enforcement.

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CBP Trade facilitates legitimate trade, enforces law, and protects the American economy to ensure consumer safety and to create a level playing field for American businesses.
 

  • International Emergency Economic Powers Act Duty Refunds

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    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is developing the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) functionality within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) to streamline the submission and processing of valid refund requests for duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as authorized by court order or applicable law. For the latest guidance on eligibility, how to file through the CAPE system, and ACH enrollment requirements, visit our IEEPA Duty Refunds page.

  • E-Commerce

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    The rise of e-commerce and the de minimis exemption have fundamentally changed global supply chains. Learn how CBP is addressing the challenges associated with the high volume of small packages entering the U.S.

     

  • Forced Labor Enforcement

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    CBP is responsible for preventing the entry of products made with forced labor into the U.S. market by investigating and acting upon allegations of forced labor in supply chains.

  • Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA)

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    Congress passed the Enforce and Protect Act, or EAPA, in February 2016, as a part of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (TFTEA) of 2015. While the overall objective of TFTEA was to ensure a fair and competitive trade environment, the EAPA legislation specifically was intended to improve trade law enforcement and duty collection for antidumping and countervailing duty orders.

  • Trade Statistics

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    Data summarizing CBP's revenue collection efforts, implementation of the recent trade remedies taken pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Sections 201 and 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and trade enforcement actions.