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CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase

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CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase

In just over two weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has cleared nearly 16 million more imports as part of the third phase of its tariff refund system, according to a declaration filed by a CBP official at the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR-0.4% 30d

    Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF

    SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • CAT Caterpillar-8.9% 30d

    Caterpillar (construction machinery and equip): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • DE Deere-5.6% 30d

    Deere (farm machinery and equipment): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • WMT Walmart+11.0% 30d

    Walmart (variety stores): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • NKE Nike+4.9% 30d

    Nike (rubber and plastics footwear): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XLINo price data for this ticker———————
XRTNo price data for this ticker———————
CATNo price data for this ticker———————
DENo price data for this ticker———————
WMTNo price data for this ticker———————
NKE-0.07%-0.61%base-1.21%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase Law360

Source: Law360

Price since this story was published: Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Nike (NKE)that day-1.21%final price
Nike (NKE)three days earlier-0.61%final price
Nike (NKE)five days earlier-0.07%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • XLI Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • XRT Spdr Series Trust

    In “CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase,” Spdr Series Trust (XRT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • CAT Caterpillar

    In “CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase,” Caterpillar (CAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Caterpillar (construction machinery and equip): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • DE Deere

    For “CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase,” Deere (DE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Deere (farm machinery and equipment): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • WMT Walmart

    Walmart (WMT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase.” Reason on file: Walmart (variety stores): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • NKE Nike

    For “CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase,” Nike (NKE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Nike (rubber and plastics footwear): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

How “CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase” reaches Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) is the company in “CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase,” the 28 Oct 2026 this story story.

For Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI), the reason on file says Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

Spdr Series Trust (XRT) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

The price range for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI), and the dates in the story

CAT traded between 679.58 and 876.39 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 713.60. XLI traded between 163.00 and 172.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 167.94. XRT traded between 83.12 and 86.10 across 2 sessions. The latest close on file is 83.23.

A simple score for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

54 out of 100

“CBP Clears Nearly 16M Imports In 3rd Tariff Refund Phase” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 6 linked companies.