International trade, cross-border commerce, tariffs, customs, and global market dynamics.
FedEx starts charging demand surcharges on US imports from Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean on September 21, 2026, and more than doubles its China and Asia-Pacific rates. Here is the full per-pound schedule, the lanes it replaces and what cross-border sellers should do before Monday.
Thirteen companies including Amazon, Costco, Walmart and Shein have asked the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to reject a cross-industry MDL over consumer tariff refund suits, CFO Dive reported September 18. The panel hears the separate Amazon tariff MDL in Chicago on September 24.
Xi Jinping is expected in Washington on September 24 for a state visit that puts the US-China tariff truce, a delayed 7.5 percent Section 301 duty and a USD 30 billion tariff-cut framework on the table. For retailers sourcing in China, it is the last scheduled political event before holiday pricing and 2027 orders lock in.
CBP told the Court of International Trade on September 15 that CAPE Phase 3, covering finally liquidated IEEPA entries, will deploy on October 6, 2026. Only plaintiffs with a court-ordered reliquidation can file, and $1.3 billion in approved refunds remains stuck for missing bank details.
The House adopted the rule 214-211 on September 15 and votes September 16 on the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, which would let the president impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on the largest buyers of Russian oil, starting with China, India and Turkey. For US retail importers it is a court-proof tariff aimed at $429 billion of sourcing.
A fee-by-fee map of Poland’s classifieds market in 2026, from OLX and Allegro to Vinted, OtoMoto, Otodom and the new local marketplace Tolbra.
The European Parliament is set to confirm the recast Union Customs Code at its Strasbourg plenary on September 16, the last legislative step before the EU customs reform is published. Commissioner Sefcovic told MEPs on Monday that e-commerce operators join the Data Hub from July 2028 and that the handling fee on low-value parcels starts November 1.
The officials who drafted and administered Section 301 have filed amicus briefs asking the US Court of International Trade to void the forced-labor tariffs covering 99.4 percent of imports. The government answers September 15 and the panel hears argument September 30.
Belgian customs logged 53% fewer low-value parcel declarations in July and Dutch customs 46% fewer across July and August after the EU’s EUR 3 flat duty took effect on July 1, 2026. Both agencies say the goods are shifting to bulk import and EU warehouses ahead of a November 1 handling fee.
President Trump told reporters in Dublin that a trade deal with Canada could come fairly soon if Ottawa drops tariffs on US farm products, and said he is not considering leaving USMCA. None of the September 15 tariff changes or September 29 import bans move, and Canadian grocers say the Buy Canadian shift is now permanent.