Buy American Act compliance
Buy American Act compliance sits at the center of Trade and Geopolitical Risk right now, with the U.S. Department of Defense and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council tightening domestic content thresholds under FAR Part 25 and the January 2022 final rule that raised the domestic content requirement to 60 percent, with a path to 75 percent by 2029. The U.S. Trade Representative holds parallel authority over waiver conditions and reciprocal trade agreement exceptions that directly affect how multinational suppliers qualify components. Compliance teams are actively re-mapping bill-of-materials documentation and vendor certifications against the stepped thresholds before each contract renewal cycle.
Watch
- FAR Part 25 domestic content threshold stepping to 65 percent in 2024
- DoD class deviation waivers: which product categories still qualify and for how long
- USTR reciprocal agreement exceptions that offset BAA requirements for allied-nation suppliers
- End-product vs. component-level certification disputes surfacing in GAO bid protests
Recent material activity in Trade & Geopolitical Risk
A selection of recent published briefs; this is not a complete archive.
CBP mandates eCBP portal submission for organization broker license applications effective September 30, 2026
CBP issued CSMS 70013692 on September 25, 2026, requiring all organization customs broker license applications to be submitted through the eCBP portal beginning September 30, 2026. Applications delivered by hand, mail, o…
Read a full sample brief →CBP opens Q4 2026 tariff rate quota for UK automobiles under the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal
CBP published Quota Bulletin 26-510 on September 25, 2026, establishing the fourth-quarter tariff rate quota for automobiles imported from the United Kingdom. The quota period runs October 1 through December 31, 2026, wi…
Read a full sample brief →CBP opens Tranche 4 of the 2026 Argentina beef quota on October 1 under a presidential proclamation
CBP published Quota Bulletin 26-226 on September 25, 2026, opening the fourth tranche of the 2026 Argentina beef quota. The tranche covers October 1 through December 31, 2026, under an 80,000 metric ton annual allocation…
Read a full sample brief →CBP publishes Quota Bulletin 26-221 governing condiments and mixed seasonings imports for quota year 2027
CBP issued Quota Bulletin 26-221 on September 25, 2026, establishing the tariff-rate quota framework for condiments and mixed seasonings for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The bulletin sets Octobe…
Read a full sample brief →CBP opens 2027 tariff-rate quota for cocoa powder effective October 1, 2026
CBP published Quota Bulletin 26-215 on September 25, 2026, establishing the tariff-rate quota for cocoa powder under HTSUS Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 1. The quota period runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2…
Read a full sample brief →CBP opens 2027 HELP Act apparel quota period effective October 1, 2026
CBP published Quota Bulletin 26-134 on September 25, 2026, opening the Haiti Economic Lift Program Act quota for apparel goods from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Entries submitted before 8:30 a.m. Eastern T…
Read a full sample brief →CBP publishes quota bulletin establishing 2027 mixes and doughs tariff-rate quota opening October 1, 2026
CBP issued Quota Bulletin 26-222 on September 25, 2026, establishing the tariff-rate quota for mixes and doughs under HTSUS Chapter 19 for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The quota opens October 1,…
Read a full sample brief →USITC opens full five-year sunset reviews of antidumping and countervailing duty orders on passenger tires from four countries
The USITC announced on September 25, 2026 that it will conduct full five-year sunset reviews of antidumping duty orders covering passenger vehicle and light truck tires from South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, and the cou…
Read a full sample brief →ITC institutes Section 337 investigation into DRAM imports on Netlist patent infringement complaint
The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted an investigation on September 25, 2026, based on a complaint filed by Netlist, Inc. on August 11, 2026, alleging patent infringement in imported DRAM devices. The compla…
Read a full sample brief →WTO panel established to review EU carbon border adjustment mechanism and emissions trading scheme at Russia's request
The WTO Dispute Settlement Body agreed on September 25, 2026 to Russia's request for a panel to examine the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and an alleged export subsidy under the EU emissions trading scheme. Thi…
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