Weekly readout

What CBP ruled the week of September 21, 2026

CBP posted three rulings this week, none of which cite a tariff code. The theme was procedural: coastwise shipping rules for offshore oil work, how to value imported glass, and how to pin down the legal time of entry for a vessel shipment.

H360021Mooring lines loaded onto a foreign-flag vessel for offshore oil lease work(none)
CBP looked at whether moving mooring line components from a U.S. port to an offshore lease block on a foreign-flag vessel counts as coastwise trade under the Jones Act rules for the Outer Continental Shelf.
H360113Decorative insulated glass bought through a Korean selling agent but made in China(none)
The multi-party supply chain, from Chinese float glass maker through a Korean selling agent to the U.S. importer, put transaction value under scrutiny to confirm which sale sets the customs value.
H338966Raw honey shipped from Vietnam to Long Beach(none)
CBP had to determine the legal date of entry by pinning down actual vessel arrival, since the recorded arrival data affected when entry requirements applied.

All three rulings turn on facts and procedure rather than classification, so importers should check how similar shipping, sourcing, or arrival situations apply to their own entries.

Borderless wrote this readout from that week's CROSS postings. Terms