USTR · Effective October 19, 2026
Alimentos Grole facility goods: liquidation resumes for unliquidated entries
The suspension of liquidation no longer applies to unliquidated entries of goods from the Alimentos Grole facility in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. USTR directed the Secretary of the Treasury to resume liquidation, after previously directing the suspension on August 28, 2025. The letter asks that relevant Department of Homeland Security and CBP officials be informed of the change. (USTR)
The direction reaches unliquidated entries of goods from that facility; entries already liquidated are outside the stated scope, and the notice does not extend to goods from other facilities. The operative distinction is whether an entry is still unliquidated: liquidation resumes for covered entries, while the letter states no new duty rate or separate refund direction. (USTR)
Federal Register · Published October 20, 2026
DOTP orders’ liquidation cutoff corrected for four origins
The six-month provisional-measures period ended May 3, 2025, and the suspension-of-liquidation cutoff following its expiration is May 4, 2025. Commerce corrected its May 22, 2025 antidumping duty orders notice, which had stated May 4 and May 5, respectively; the correction was published October 20, 2026.
The corrected May 4 cutoff applies to dioctyl terephthalate from Malaysia, Poland, Taiwan, and the Republic of Türkiye entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after that date. The correction identifies no carve-outs; the May 22, 2025 orders govern the precise product scope and applicable rates, which this correction does not set out.
Dates
- Published
- October 20, 2026 Correction published
- Transition
- May 3, 2025 Six-month provisional-measures period ended
- Transition
- May 4, 2025 Corrected suspension-of-liquidation cutoff for covered entries and withdrawals
Sources
- Dioctyl Terephthalate From Malaysia, Poland, Taiwan, and the Republic of Türkiye: Antidumping Duty Orders; CorrectionFederal Register · Oct 20, 2026
Federal Register · Published October 20, 2026
AmSpec approved for specified petroleum gauging and laboratory testing
AmSpec, LLC in La Porte, Texas, is approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for three years beginning July 7, 2026. The approval covers the gauging procedures and laboratory methods listed in the notice, rather than a general authorization for every test or service.
The authorization applies to users seeking the listed services for petroleum and certain petroleum products: it includes API gauging chapters 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 17, and the CBP laboratory methods and ASTM methods identified in the notice. For a requested service, users should obtain written assurance from AmSpec that it is approved or accredited for that specific service, or confirm the authorization with CBP; the notice does not extend approval to unlisted procedures.
Dates
- Effective
- July 7, 2026 AmSpec approval and accreditation began for a three-year term
- Published
- October 20, 2026 Published in the Federal Register
Sources
- Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec, LLC (La Porte, TX), as a Commercial Gauger and LaboratoryFederal Register · Oct 20, 2026
Federal Register · Published October 20, 2026
CBP approves SGS St. Rose for petroleum gauging and laboratory tests
CBP approved SGS North America’s St. Rose, Louisiana facility to gauge and test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for three years beginning May 29, 2025. The approval covers API gauging chapters 3, 5, 7, 8, 12 and 17 and the listed CBP and ASTM laboratory methods; the notice was published October 20, 2026.
The approval reaches only petroleum and certain petroleum products, and only the gauging procedures and laboratory methods listed in the notice. Those laboratory methods are CBPL 27-01, 27-03, 27-04, 27-05, 27-06, 27-08, 27-13, 27-14, 27-46, 27-48, 27-53 and 27-58. Anyone using SGS for a particular service should obtain written confirmation that it is approved for that service or confirm the service with CBP.
Dates
- Effective
- May 29, 2025 SGS approval and accreditation began
- Published
- October 20, 2026 Federal Register publication
Sources
- Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc. (St. Rose, LA), as a Commercial Gauger and LaboratoryFederal Register · Oct 20, 2026
Also published
- CSMS # 70231481 - RESOLVED: Delays in outbound notifications for Air, Ocean, and Rail Manifest, and In-BondCBP / CSMS · Oct 19, 2026
- Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China, India, and Mexico: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty InvestigationsFederal Register · Oct 20, 2026
For information only; not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created by publishing or reading it. Every development above cites the official document it rests on, and those sources were checked through October 20, 2026.