Priority Trade Issues

Priority Trade Issues (PTIs) represent high-risk areas that can cause significant revenue loss, harm the U.S. economy, or threaten the health and safety of the American people. They drive risk-informed investment of CBP resources and enforcement and facilitation efforts, including the selection of audit candidates, special enforcement operations, outreach, and regulatory initiatives.

Current Priority Trade Initiatives:

• Agriculture and Quota
• Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD)
• Import Safety
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Revenue
• Textiles/Wearing Apparel
• Trade Agreements

Comprehensive trade enforcement efforts in these areas continue to protect the U.S. from risk of significant revenue loss, economic risk to U.S. industry, and health and safety concerns.