Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Contract Awarded for Big Top Shelters
September 30, 2026, Contract Awarded for Big Top Shelters
Marine Corps Installations East intends to procure Big Top Shelters on a sole source basis from Big Top Manufacturing, LLC. in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul Part 5.301. Usage of a less capable provider in place of Big Top Manufacturing, LLC. would result in significant negative operational impacts to MCAS Beaufort.
Award Amount: $980,400
See SAM Notification
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Army Reserve Reaches Recruiting Goal for the First Time in a Decade
The Army reached its enlistment goal for its Reserve component for the first time in a decade according to this articles in Stars and Stripes.
Monday, September 28, 2026
China Proposes List of WOOL and CASHMERE Fibers under the "30-FOR-30” Tariff Reductions
On September 27, 2026, The United States and China reached an understanding on the “30-for-30” framework to be operationalized by the U.S.-China Board of Trade.
Previously, the United States and China agreed to establish a government-to-government “U.S.-China Board of Trade.” The two sides also agreed that the initial focus of the Board of Trade is to be on a dialogue to consider lists of mutually agreed upon imported goods totaling roughly $30 billion on each side, with a view toward providing reduced tariff treatment to those goods in a reciprocal manner. The two sides further agreed to work expeditiously to identify certain goods for inclusion in the “30-for-30” framework.
The Deputies to the U.S. and Chinese Principals have taken the lead in developing proposed lists of products for inclusion in the “30-for-30” framework for consideration by the Principals, with support from staff. The Principals have approved two comparably valued lists of products, including a list of U.S. products for import into China and a list of Chinese products for import into the United States. The values attributable to the products on the two lists were determined by reference to annual bilateral trade values for calendar year 2024. Future tariff reductions involving the products on the two approved lists will be determined and implemented in accordance with each side’s domestic legal processes.
Articles Proposed for Reduction of Chinese Import Tariff when Imported from America HTS English Description Chinese Description 5101.10 Greasy, including fleece-washed wool 5101.11 Shorn wool 未梳的含脂剪羊毛 5101.19 Other 未梳的其他含脂羊毛 5101.20 Degreased, not carbonised 5101.21 Shorn wool 未梳的脱脂剪羊毛 5101.29 Other 5101.30 Carbonised 未梳的其他脱脂羊毛 5102.10 Fine animal hair 5102.11 Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats 未梳碳化羊毛 5102.19 Other 未梳喀什米尔山羊毛 5102.19 Other 未梳兔毛 5102.19 Other 未梳其他山羊绒 5102.19 Other 未梳骆驼毛、骆驼绒 5102.20 Coarse animal hair 未梳的其他动物细毛 5103.10 Noils of wool or of fine animal hair 未梳的动物粗毛 5103.10 Noils of wool or of fine animal hair 羊毛落毛 5103.20 Other waste of wool or of fine animal hair 其他动物细毛落毛 5103.20 Other waste of wool or of fine animal hair 羊毛废料 5103.30 Waste of coarse animal hair 其他动物细毛废料 5104.00 Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair 5105.10 Carded wool 5105.20 Shorn wool 5105.21 Combed wool in fragments 5105.29 Other 5105.30 Fine animal hair, carded or combed 5105.31 Of Kashmir (cashmere) goats 5105.39 Other 5105.40 Coarse animal hair, carded or combed
U.S. Proposes List of Textile Made-up Articles under the "30-FOR-30” Reductions
On September 27, 2026, The United States and China reached an understanding on the “30-for-30” framework to be operationalized by the U.S.-China Board of Trade.
Previously, the United States and China agreed to establish a government-to-government “U.S.-China Board of Trade.” The two sides also agreed that the initial focus of the Board of Trade is to be on a dialogue to consider lists of mutually agreed upon imported goods totaling roughly $30 billion on each side, with a view toward providing reduced tariff treatment to those goods in a reciprocal manner. The two sides further agreed to work expeditiously to identify certain goods for inclusion in the “30-for-30” framework.
The Deputies to the U.S. and Chinese Principals have taken the lead in developing proposed lists of products for inclusion in the “30-for-30” framework for consideration by the Principals, with support from staff. The Principals have approved two comparably valued lists of products, including a list of U.S. products for import into China and a list of Chinese products for import into the United States. The values attributable to the products on the two lists were determined by reference to annual bilateral trade values for calendar year 2024. Future tariff reductions involving the products on the two approved lists will be determined and implemented in accordance with each side’s domestic legal processes.
Articles Proposed for Reduction of American Import Tariff when Imported from China HTS English Description 6301.10.00 Electric blankets 6301.20.00 Blankets (other than electric blankets) and traveling rugs, of wool or fine animal hair 6302.29.00 Bed linen, not knitted or crocheted, printed, of textile materials nesoi 6302.39.00 Bed linen, not knitted or crocheted, not printed, of textile materials NESOI 6302.40.20 Table linen, knitted or crocheted, nesoi 6302.59.10 Tablecloths and napkins of flax, not knitted or crocheted 6302.59.20 Table linen of flax, other than tablecloths and napkins, not knitted or crocheted 6302.59.30 Table linen, of textile materials other than of cotton, flax or man-made fibers, not knitted or crocheted 6302.99.10 Toilet and kitchen linen of textile materials nesoi, containing 85% or more by weight of silk or silk waste 6302.99.15 Toilet and kitchen linen of flax 6302.99.20 Toilet and kitchen linen of textile materials nesoi, containing less than 85% by weight of silk or silk waste 6303.19.21 Curtains (including drapes),interior blinds and valances of textile materials other than of cotton or synthetic fibers, knitted or crocheted 6304.99.10 Wall hangings, not knitted or crocheted, of wool or fine animal hair, the foregoing certified hand-loomed and folklore products 6304.99.15 Wall hangings, not knitted or crocheted, of wool or fine animal hair, NESOI 6304.99.25 Wall hangings of jute, excluding those of heading 9404 6304.99.35 Furnishing articles (excl. those of heading 9404 and other than bedspreads and jute wall hangings) of veg. fibers (excl. cotton), not k/c 6304.99.40 Certified hand-loomed and folklore pillow covers of wool or fine animal hair, not knitted or crocheted 6601.10.00 Garden or similar umbrellas
CBP hits trade transgression trifecta with seizures of counterfeit, unsafe, and fraudulently imported goods in Virginia
September 28, 2026, CBP hits trade transgression trifecta with seizures of counterfeit, unsafe, and fraudulently imported goods in Virginia.
In the most recent seizure, CBP officers seized 697 cartons of short-sleeved and long-sleeved dry fit t-shirts on Tuesday that were being fraudulently imported from Morocco to Albany, N.Y., using a victim’s stolen identity. The dry-fit t-shirts were valued at $61,240.
Read more HERE.
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles
On September, 28, 2026, the Consumer Product Safety Commission published in the Federal Register (91 FR 61209) Information Collection Activities; Extension of Collection; Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles, 16 CFR Part 1610; Standard for the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film, 16 CFR Part 1611.
DATES: Submit comments on the collection of information by October 28, 2026.
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