Official portals and sources
Where to read the originals, and how often each of this site's sources is re-checked and when it last was.
Official portals
12Federal RegisterPresidential proclamations, Commerce and USTR noticesfederalregister.govUSITC HTSThe Harmonized Tariff Schedule online and as PDFhts.usitc.govCBP CSMSCBP Cargo Systems Messaging Service: implementing noticescbp.gov/trade/automated/cargo-systems-messaging-serviceCBP CROSSCustoms Rulings Online Search Systemrulings.cbp.govACCESS (Commerce)AD/CVD case records and deposit ratesaccess.trade.govITA AD/CVD proceedingsCase status, schedules and rates dashboardtrade.gov/data-visualization/adcvd-proceedingsDHS UFLPA Entity ListFLETF entity list and annual strategydhs.gov/uflpa-entity-listCBP forced laborWRO / Finding list and the UFLPA dashboardcbp.gov/trade/forced-laborUSTRSection 301 actions, exclusions and listsustr.govBISSection 232 investigations, export controls, anti-stockpiling rulesbis.govFCC Covered ListRestricted communications equipment and producersfcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlistSIMA / AIM (trade.gov)Steel and aluminum import licensing and monitoringtrade.gov/steel-import-monitoring-and-analysis-system-sima
Sources and review cadence
33Status is for today: green = within cadence, amber = due, red = overdue by more than one cadence.| ID | Source | Cadence | Last verified | Status | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC01 | USITC HTS revision Automatic (revision number) + manual (download the full PDF and re-run the script) · Revision / currentRelease | Check the revision weekly; update as soon as a new one appears | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Rev.22+ published → download the full PDF, re-run the base-rates parse and diff against the previous revision (renumbering map); re-run the existence check of every module list |
| SC02 | Trade preference legislation Automatic · Generalized System of Preferences / AGOA / HOPE / Haiti | Monthly | 2026-10-11 | ok (14d since check) | GSP renewal or AGOA / HOPE extension signed → update SPI eligibility and expiry dates |
| SC03 | FR presidential documents Automatic · Section 338 / Tariff Act of 1930 / Canada / Brazil / Nicaragua / Adjusting Imports | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | New proclamation or scope revision → load the lists (if the annex is an image, use the text layer of the White House annex) |
| SC04 | CBP CSMS Automatic (the cloud scan only sees search snippets; locally tools/csms_scan.py fetches the list and full texts every Monday) · Section 338 / Canada / Brazil / Nicaragua / Russia / Column 2 | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Implementation guidance, 9903 numbers, chapter 98 / FTZ / drawback rules; Canada ban implementing CSMS (pending) |
| SC05 | OFAC recent actions Automatic · Cuba / Iran / North Korea / Syria / Russia / import prohibition | Monthly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Changes in embargo scope (e.g. the Syria lifting) → update sanctions.csv |
| SC06 | FR Section 232 proclamations Automatic · Adjusting Imports / Section 232 / Trade Expansion Act | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | New actions / rate or country-treatment changes / derivative lists → update hts-232 and ch99-headings |
| SC07 | BIS inclusions / Commerce implementation notices Automatic · inclusions / derivative / Implementation of Duties | Monthly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Next round of derivative inclusions (steel / aluminum / copper) → append to hts-232 |
| SC08 | CBP CSMS Section 232 Automatic (the cloud scan only sees search snippets; locally tools/csms_scan.py fetches the list and full texts every Monday) · Section 232 / melt and pour / smelt and cast / derivative | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Reporting requirements (melt-and-pour country, metal-content value split), heading corrections |
| SC09 | Polysilicon 232 implementation Automatic + manual review · polysilicon / 9903.45 / minimum import price | Event: must be reviewed before 2026-11-15 | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Chapter 99 renumbering (collision with the QSP 201 headings), MIP specific-duty filing CSMS |
| SC10 | USTR Federal Register notices Automatic · Section 301 / China / exclusions / four-year review / maritime | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Exclusion extensions / expiry (9903.88.69 / .70 until 2026-11-09), maritime 301 (2026-11-10), rate adjustments |
| SC11 | CBP CSMS Section 301 Automatic (the cloud scan only sees search snippets; locally tools/csms_scan.py fetches the list and full texts every Monday) · Section 301 / exclusion / 9903.88 / 9903.91 | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Filing guidance and heading-text updates |
| SC12 | USTR forced-labor 301 annex changes Automatic · forced labor / Section 301 / 9903.05 / Annex | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Economy tier / rate changes, exemption-list additions and removals, USMCA treatment |
| SC13 | CBP Quota Bulletins / Commodity Status Report Manual (cbp.gov returns 403 to cloud access) · quota / QSP / 9903.45.30 / polyester staple fiber | Weekly (focus on the quarter dates 08-15 / 11-15 / 02-15 / 05-15) | 2026-10-17 | due (8d since check, 1d over) | Quota fill progress → the site's "subject to quota" hint. PSF annual switch 11-23. Quartz surface products (QSP) quarter 1 (08-15 to 11-14) fill: 90.32% in the 10-13 commodity status report (2,936,784 m² of the 3,251,606 m² quota). |
| SC14 | FR safeguard notices Automatic · safeguard / Section 201 / Section 203 | Monthly | 2026-10-11 | ok (14d since check) | New 201 investigations or modifications |
| SC15 | ACE AD/CVD reports re-export Manual | Monthly; extra run after a new order or final determination is published | 2026-10-12 | ok (13d since check) | Source for deposit rates, company rates and HTS links only (case list and status follow SC33); re-run matching by ITA case number |
| SC16 | FR AD/CVD notices Automatic · initiation / preliminary / final determination / order / revocation / Opportunity To Request Administrative Review / solar | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Legal basis and dates: FR document numbers, suspension-of-liquidation start and end, final rates; solar milestones (orders, Taiwan review, anti-circumvention) |
| SC17 | CBP CSMS AD/CVD Automatic (the cloud scan only sees search snippets; locally tools/csms_scan.py fetches the list and full texts every Monday) · AD/CVD / antidumping / solar | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Cash deposit instructions, liquidation instructions, end of provisional measures |
| SC18 | ACE PGA flag reports re-export Manual | Monthly; mandatory in 2027-01 (TRQ annual headings) | 2026-10-01 | ok (24d since check) | Flag additions and removals, pending changes taking effect (508 rows marked C) |
| SC19 | CBP CSMS PGA flags Automatic (the cloud scan only sees search snippets; locally tools/csms_scan.py fetches the list and full texts every Monday) · HSU / tariff flag / PGA / CPSC / eFiling | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | HSU updates, new agency flags going live (HSU 2625 / 2626 checked, 2026-10-18) |
| SC20 | FR UFLPA Entity List notices Automatic · Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | New entities → append to uflpa-entity-list.csv (with aliases) |
| SC21 | CBP WRO & Finding announcements Automatic (the cloud scan only sees search snippets; locally tools/csms_scan.py fetches the list and full texts every Monday) · Withhold Release Order / Forced Labor / Finding / modif | Weekly | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | New WROs / Findings, revocations, mergers into UFLPA |
| SC22 | DHS FLETF strategy updates Manual (dhs.gov returns 403 to cloud access) · FLETF / priority sectors / strategy update | Quarterly | 2026-09-20 | ok (35d since check) | New priority sectors → uflpa-sectors.csv |
| SC23 | CBP UFLPA statistics dashboard Manual (JavaScript dashboard) | Monthly | 2026-09-20 | due (35d since check, 5d over) | Denied / released shipment counts and values, origin ranking → the enforcement block on the entities page |
| SC24 | FCC Covered List & OET rules Automatic (fcc.gov returns 403 to cloud access; use docs.fcc.gov / FR) · Covered List / equipment authorization / inverter / bad labs | Monthly | 2026-10-17 | ok (8d since check) | New entities / categories, exemption changes, proposed rules taking effect (connected vehicles, 40-unit test quantity) → regulatory/fcc-covered-list.csv and the FCC row of requirements.csv |
| SC25 | Commerce SIMA/AIM HTS lists Automatic (as-of date) · as of / HTS codes | Monthly | 2026-10-17 | ok (8d since check) | As-of date change → re-fetch the list (the full SIMA table must be copied by hand) |
| SC26 | Other agency import rules (FR) Automatic · eFiling / TSCA / PFAS / energy conservation / Lacey / import | Monthly | 2026-10-17 | ok (8d since check) | New rule effective dates → requirements.csv and pga-knowledge.csv |
| SC27 | CBP customs user fee adjustment Automatic · customs user fees / merchandise processing fee | Yearly (published July–August, effective 10-01) | 2026-07-31 | ok (86d since check) | FY2028 rates → stacking.py FEES |
| SC28 | Stacking clauses in new proclamations Automatic · in addition to / shall not apply / stack | With SC03 / SC06 | 2026-10-18 | ok (7d since check) | Stacking / exclusivity clauses of new proclamations → stacking.py MATRIX |
| SC29 | China Customs commodity code annual update Manual | Yearly on 01-01 | 2026-01-01 | ok (297d since check) | Replace cn-hs10-2026.csv and rebuild; the 6-digit layer changes with the HS 2028 revision |
| SC31 | IRS/TTB excise rates Automatic · excise / CBMA / Form 720 / Form 6627 / ozone-depleting / Superfund | Every January + whenever an FR rule is issued | 2026-09-14 | ok (41d since check) | Rate changes → fees/irs-excise.csv |
| SC32 | CBP quota bulletins / commodity status report Manual (cbp.gov returns 403 to cloud access) · quota / TRQ / commodity status report | Monthly; focus on quota-year starts (mostly 10-01 / 01-01) | 2026-10-05 | ok (20d since check) | Quota fills / opens → the site's notice text; re-run the pairing after each HTS revision |
| SC33 | ITA ADCVD Proceedings dashboard export Manual (Power BI export to Excel) · Investigation In Progress / Current Order / Revoked Order / Next Deadline | Weekly | 2026-10-12 | due (13d since check, 6d over) | Primary source for the case list and status: new initiations, next deadline, order date, revocation date → compared with the site by ITA case number |
| SC34 | AD/CVD consistency check (ACE × FR × ITA) Automatic (script) | Weekly (after the SC33 export arrives) | 2026-10-12 | due (13d since check, 6d over) | Missing cases, unpaired AD/CVD, revocations not reflected, provisional measures expiring, finals without an order after 6 weeks → action list |