Every morning we check your suppliers, HTS codes, materials and inputs against the official sources. When something affects you, you get an email like these — what happened, why it matters to you, and a link to the official source to confirm it.
TariffSeptember 3, 2026
Tariff notice names your HTS code: HTS 7304.29.10.10 (seamless casing for oil wells)
The Federal Register published "Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Austria: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination…" on September 3, 2026 (document 2026-18082). Its text lists your code, 7304.29.10.10.
Read what it changes for your product — often a new duty, a scope ruling or a deadline — and check it with your customs broker.
Source: Federal Register · federalregister.gov/d/2026-18082
ComplianceOctober 1, 2026
Possible forced-labor list match: "Hoshine Silicon"
Your monitored entity closely resembles "Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd" on the UFLPA Entity List (Department of Homeland Security) (100% name similarity). You listed this entity in China.
U.S. Customs presumes goods made wholly or partly by listed companies were made with forced labor and can detain shipments that contain them — including components bought through a third party.
Source: UFLPA Entity List · dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list
DefenseSeptember 30, 2026
Possible Chinese military company (1260H list) match: "Continental Aerospace Technologies"
Your supplier closely resembles "Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc." on the Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies (Department of Defense) (100% name similarity). Listed as a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd.
Section 805 of the FY2024 NDAA bars the Department of Defense from contracting with companies on this list from June 2026, and from buying products or services that include theirs — through suppliers like you — from June 2027.
Source: Section 1260H list · federalregister.gov/d/2026-11571
Input CostsSeptember 12, 2026
Cold-rolled steel sheet & strip prices up 5.1% in August 2026
The U.S. Producer Price Index for cold-rolled steel sheet & strip rose 5.1% from July 2026 to August 2026 (+26.1% over the last 12 months).
On about $400,000 a year of spend, that's roughly $20,280 a year more if prices hold. Worth checking open quotes, upcoming purchase orders and any contracts with price-adjustment clauses.
Source: U.S. Producer Price Index (BLS) · data.bls.gov/timeseries/WPU101707
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