• CBP Deploys Phase 1 of CAPE for IEEPA Refunds on April 20

  Apr 10, 2026
  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on April 20 will launch the first phase of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the ACE Secure Data Portal. “CAPE will simplify International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duty refund requests made pursuant to court order and in accordance with appropriate statutory authority by providing an electronic pathway to submit valid IEEPA duty refund claims,” CBP said.
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• CPSC Begins Countdown to July 8 eFiling

  Apr 10, 2026
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) hosted a virtual webinar on April 8 which highlighted the three-month mark to the full implementation date of eFiling for most regulated products. The July 8 eFiling deadline is real. It will not be delayed. If you and your clients are not ready, now is the time to pay attention.
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• ST&R Tariff Analysis - Latest Update to CIT for Refunding IEEPA Tariffs

  Apr 10, 2026
  Atmus Filtration voluntarily dismissed its case on April 6. The notice of dismissal does not specify why Atmus has dismissed its case. NCBFAA Customs Counsel and Legislative Adivsor of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., provide an analysis of the action taken by the Court of International Trade (CIT) in response to the case's dismissal and ongoing the work by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to prepare for IEEPA tariff refunds.
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CBP Webinar: Trends in Classifying Coated Fabrics

17 July, 2025, 1:30 PM-2:30 PM

NCSD’s July Webinar Schedule:

Thursday, July 17, 2025: Trends in Classifying Coated Fabrics – The “Trends in Classifying Coated Fabrics” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade.  This webinar will touch on the nuances of classifying coated fabrics as industry and technology evolve and will also cover a handful individual examples/case studies to provide clarity in classifying such goods within the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025: An Overview of Novelty Hats and Other Headgear – The “An Overview of Novelty Hats and Other Headgear” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. The webinar will focus on some of the innovative headgear classified in Chapter 65 and will gain valuable insights into the distinct categories of novelty headgear including design characteristics as well as relevant classification aspects.

Tuesday, July 29, 2025: Flying the Friendly Skies in Drone and other Aircraft – The “Flying the Friendly Skies in Drone and other Aircraft” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. The webinar will cover CBP’s definition of parts and proper classification of aircrafts parts.  Also, this webinar will discuss the history of drones, the FAA regulations concerning drones, and some issues that have arisen with the popularity of drones.

Thursday, July 31, 2025: Industrial Controls Part 3 – The “Industrial Controls Part 3” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This is the third and final component in the Industrial Controls Series of webinars where we will do a short recap of parts one and two and then discuss in detail the tariff classification of programmable controllers, advanced electrical control apparatus, supervisory control, and data acquisition systems.

If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact OTRwebinars@cbp.dhs.gov.