The United States Court of International Trade (CIT) ordered Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to refund all importers for tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). All importers of record are entitled to refunds, but the decision is expected to be appealed. This session presented on Friday, March 13, 2026, provided an overview of what is currently known about the ruling, how CBP may implement refunds and what spice importers should expect in the coming weeks and months. The presentation by Shawn Jarosz with TradeMoves and Felicia Pullam, with APCO was an exclusive event for ASTA members only.

Presented by Jennifer McCadney with Kelley Drye & Warren LLP at the ASTA 2022 Regulatory Workshop on September 12, 2022, this presentation provided an update on agency guidance issued by U.S. Customs & Border Protection and the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force in connection with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) to help importers comply with the new law and satisfy its rebuttable presumption. It also will cover distinctions made between UFLPA enforcement and the withhold release order (WRO) process under Section 307, which continues to apply to forced labor-made imports that are not tied to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Finally, it will highlight notable U.S. forced labor enforcement trends ensuing from UFLPA’s June 21 effective date.