In parallel with legislative reform, we advocate executive action to improve enforcement under current law — without expanding authority or altering trade policy. This improves execution now while Congress advances structural reforms.

White House Working Group on Trade Law Enforcement

Executive Action

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Close Structural Loopholes

Structural gaps in trade law make evasion easier and enforcement less effective. These proposals close them.

Non-Resident Importer (NRI) Reform

Policy Priority — Legislation Forthcoming

End ghost importer structures that keep real accountability offshore.

When a foreign seller ships goods through a shell company with no real assets here, there is no one to hold accountable when duties go unpaid.

Last Sale Valuation Act

Senate Introduced — No House Companion Yet

Require duties to reflect the true commercial price paid by the U.S. buyer.

Companies structure transactions to lower declared value, shrinking duties owed. American manufacturers compete against artificially cheap goods.

Strengthen Enforcement Tools

Effective enforcement requires dedicated prosecutors, real penalties, and modern tools. These proposals build them.

PAIL Act — Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act

H.R. 1869 / Senate companionHouse — In Committee

Create a dedicated DOJ trade-crimes unit with real prosecutors and real authority.

There is no dedicated federal unit focused on prosecuting trade crimes. The PAIL Act would create one.

Fighting Trade Cheats Act

H.R. 1284 / S. 3808Bicameral — Both Chambers In Committee

Triple penalties, ban repeat violators, and give injured producers the right to sue.

A company caught evading duties faces penalties that amount to a rounding error on their profits.

Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act

H.R. 1548 / S. 691Bicameral — Strong Bipartisan Support

Close the loopholes that let sanctioned companies reopen under new names and keep dumping.

Under current law, companies could dissolve, reopen under a new name, and start dumping again free from duty orders.

Improve Transparency and Data

Enforcement is only as good as the data behind it. These proposals make origin information accurate, public, and actionable.

Manifest Modernization Act

H.R. 2653 / S. 1259Bicameral — In Committee

Make air, truck, and rail manifests public — the same transparency ocean shipping already has.

Ocean shipping manifests are public. But air, truck, and rail manifests? Secret.

Online Country-of-Origin (COO) Disclosure

S. 294 (119th Congress)Policy Priority — Active Legislative Discussion

Require online marketplaces to disclose where products actually come from.

Buy a product online and try to find where it was made. You often cannot.

COO as a Horizontal Principle

Policy Position

Origin transparency is the baseline that makes all other enforcement work.

Country of origin is the foundation that makes tariffs and sanctions enforceable.

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Signing affirms a shared belief that a rules-based trade system only functions when its rules are enforced. It signals support for a trade environment that is transparent, accountable, and governed by law — and for the legislative proposals on this page designed to strengthen those foundations.

39 organizations have already signed.