THE VIGILANT VIGIL – 19TH EDITION
Welcome, visitor, to the Vigil. Here you will find a summation of current global trade changes and regulatory updates. We aim to deliver helpful insights in a timely and relevant manner, to help you remain vigilant in an ever-evolving trade environment.
The Editing Director (T.E.D.)’s Foreword:
Welcome to the nineteenth edition of the Vigilant Vigil.
I’ll confess something.
This weekend, instead of spending every spare minute reading Federal Register notices, preparing presentations, or answering emails, I’ll be standing behind a table in downtown Phoenix… selling paintings.
Now before anyone worries, this isn’t a career change.
Global trade still pays for the paint.
But over the past few months, I’ve come to appreciate something I wish I had learned much earlier in my career.
You need something outside of work.
Not because your job isn’t important.
Because it is.
Our industry is operating at a pace I’ve never experienced before. Tariffs change overnight. Enforcement continues to increase. Forced labor, sanctions, export controls, valuation, origin, AI, CAPE, CARM… there is always another regulation to read, another email to answer, another meeting to attend.
The Trade Monster never sleeps.
And if we’re not careful, neither do we.
A few months ago, after my pulmonary embolism, I realized just how much of myself I had been giving to my career while neglecting other parts of my life. Since then, I’ve been trying—sometimes successfully, sometimes not—to step away once in a while.
For me, that’s painting.
For my husband, it might be something entirely different.
For my friends it’s golf, cycling, woodworking, gardening, hiking, gaming, community theatre, photography, book clubs, church groups, restoring old cars, or simply spending an uninterrupted afternoon with family.
It doesn’t really matter what your “thing” is.
What matters is that you have one.
Ironically, I’ve found that stepping away from trade actually makes me better at trade. When I spend a few hours creating instead of calculating, my mind comes back refreshed. Problems seem easier to solve. Ideas come more naturally. The regulations haven’t changed while I was away but my perspective has.
There will always be another tariff announcement.
Another Executive Order.
Another investigation.
Another urgent email marked “High Importance.”
But there won’t always be another opportunity to take your child fishing. Have dinner with your parents. Laugh with friends. Walk through an art museum. Finish a quilt. Play another round of golf. Watch the sunset.
Work is important.
Life is important, too.
So here’s my challenge this week.
Find your paint.
Whatever that means for you.
Because a rested compliance professional makes better decisions than an exhausted one. A healthy leader inspires healthier teams. And a fulfilled person usually ends up being a better employee, a better spouse, a better parent, a better friend… and frankly, a happier human being.
The regulations will still be there on Monday.
I promise.
Until then…
Go create something.
Let’s stay vigilant.
Jamie Adams, LCB, CCS
Director of Global Compliance Solutions
Vigilant GTS
In this volume, we will explore:
- CSMS updates
- Updates to the Federal Registry, for both policy and product
- Cooperative call outs to other blogs
- Where to find us
- Be sure to check out our weekly edition of Trade Buzz
Let’s veer into it, shall we?
**The following contains links and citations from multiple US government agencies and other credible sources. Vigilant GTS LLC is not the source material but simply compilating the information.**
CSMS Updates
**The following are short summaries of the actual information provided by CSMS. To stay up to date with announcements and news, please subscribe at: https://www.cbp.gov/webform/subscribe-receive-cbp-access-updates **
CSMS # 69127837 – UPDATE – Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) for IEEPA Refunds – Warehouse Entries
On April 20, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched the first phase of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the Automated Commercial Environment to process refunds of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duties. The purpose of this message is to provide updated guidance on warehouse entries and warehouse withdrawals filed on CAPE Declarations.
CSMS # 69177694 – Information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Related to CPSC’s PGA Message Set (eFiling) Beginning July 8, 2026
Starting July 8, 2026, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will be implementing its PGA Message Set (eFiling).
This CSMS is being sent by CPSC to clarify that while other Partner Government Agency (PGA) integrations may require that integrated Automated Broker Interface (ABI) software prevent the filing of entries with missing or incomplete data for Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes with “MUST” flags, CPSC has chosen not to implement such a requirement. As stated in the final rule and published in guidance on CPSC’s website, CPSC is not requesting that CBP reject entries for missing PGA Message Set data.
As such, software providers are not expected to require…
CSMS # 69183472 – Updated Global Guidance for International Mail
On June 24, 2026, CBP announced the indefinite suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption under 19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2)(C) for imports valued at $800 or less arriving through the international postal network by regulation. See Federal Register (Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry Process). Most merchandise entering the United States via international mail has not been eligible for the de minimis exemption since the exemption was suspended for products of all countries by Executive Order 14324 (July 30, 2025), and international mail shipments have been subject to an interim entry process.
Effective July 24, 2026, such merchandise must be entered under the new postal informal entry process
CSMS # 69183472 – Updated Global Guidance for International Mail
Federal Register Updates
**These are just a sampling of the many updates and changes made by the Federal Register. For a more comprehensive list, or to subscribe to the updates yourself, follow the link below, and never miss a thing.**
https://www.federalregister.gov
Commercial Gauger and Laboratory; Accreditation and Approval:
Modification and Clarification of the National Customs Automation Program Test Regarding Post-Summary Corrections
| FR Document: 2026-13574 Citation: 91 FR 41053 |
PDF Pages 41053-41056 (4 pages) Permalink |
| Abstract: This document announces modifications and a clarification to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test pertaining to the processing of post-summary corrections (PSCs) and the payment of increases in estimated duties, taxes, and fees resulting from a PSC. Except to the extent expressly announced or modified by this document, all aspects, rules, terms and conditions announced in previous notices regarding the test remain in effect. For ease of… | |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Brokering Approval (License)
| FR Document: 2026-13664 Citation: 91 FR 41725 |
PDF Pages 41725-41726 (2 pages) Permalink |
| Abstract: The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 days for public comment. | |
USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2027 Report
| FR Document: 2026-13658 Citation: 91 FR 41656 |
PDF Page 41656 (1 page) Permalink |
| Abstract: The information requested by the questionnaire is for use by the Commission in connection with Investigation No. 332-608, USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2027 Report. | |
Court-Ordered Refunds under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act Worksheet
| FR Document: 2026-13771 Citation: 91 FR 42207 |
PDF Pages 42207-42209 (3 pages) Permalink |
| Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. | |
Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.:
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkiye
| FR Document: 2026-13511 Citation: 91 FR 40972 |
PDF Pages 40972-40974 (3 pages) Permalink |
| Abstract: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Reviews” section of this notice. | |
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates
| FR Document: 2026-13709 Citation: 91 FR 41660 |
PDF Pages 41660-41661 (2 pages) Permalink |
| Abstract: The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand (“PC strand”) from Turkey and the revocation of the antidumping duty orders on PC strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates would be likely… | |
News from other esteemed sources:
BAKER/MCKENZIE
On July 1, 2026, the United States formally declined to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, T-MEC, CUSMA, or the Agreement) during the Agreement’s first mandatory joint review meeting. Mexico and Canada had formally indicated…
Read more…
EU: Low-Value Consignment Relief Abolished and EUR 3 Customs Duty Introduced from 1 July 2026
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1022 (link), implementing the temporary EUR 3 customs duty on consignments not exceeding EUR 150, was published in the Official Journal yesterday and applies from today, 1 July 2026. Together with the amended…
Read more…
CSIS/TRADE GUYS
USMCA Review Deadline with CSIS’s Diego Marroquín Bitar
Bill and Scott welcome Diego Marroquín Bitar, fellow with the CSIS Americas Program, following the July 1, 2026, USMCA review deadline to discuss the U.S. decision not to renew and the future of the USMCA.
USMCA Review Deadline with CSIS’s Diego Marroquín Bitar | The Trade Guys | CSIS Podcasts
Vigilant Visitation Opportunities
We will be out and about at different trade and compliance related conferences around the country! We would love for you to come to say hello, so we can get to know you better! You can also connect with us at: https://vigilantgts.com/ or through our socials, on Facebook and LinkedIn!
Where we will be:
CBP Trade and Cargo Security Summit, (Rescheduled to September, 8-10, 2026)
Dallas, TX
Jamie Adams will be attending sessions and happy to connect with you.
ICPA Global Trade Pathways Conference (Fall), September 13, 2026
Grapevine, TX
Vigilant will be a sponsor and you can visit us at our booth. Jamie Adams will be presenting and leading the choir.
ICPA Global Trade Insights Conference (Fall), September 29 – October 1, 2026
Dublin, Ireland
Jamie Adams will be moderating a panel on US Tariff Updates and Mitigation Strategies.
TRADE BUZZ – Powered by Vigilant GTS
Joe Burks has moved on to a new position at a new company, and he has graciously handed the reigns of Trade Buzz to Jamie Adams. We posted a video this week regarding the need to KNOW YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN and particularly looking for risks related to Forced Labor – https://vigilantgts.com/protect-your-brand-from-forced-labor-hb/
Check back with us every Tuesday as we will be publishing new quick topic videos every week.
You can see the library of all our videos on our website at: https://vigilantgts.com/webinars/