U.S. Customs and Border Protection is spearheading an anti-counterfeiting initiative that will subject U.S. warehouses and fulfillment centres to more scrutiny from its agents, even after goods have cleared the border. The Department of Homeland Security will also call for broader laws permitting the government to go after third-party marketplaces trading in fake goods. (The Wall Street Journal)

Talking point: This muscular pursuit of counterfeit goods comes after a new trade deal with China, and the cancellation of billions of proposed tariffs on Chinese imports. It targets the likes of Amazon and other marketplaces that increasingly host third-party sellers. The new laws will affect Canadian fulfillment centres, as well, which authorities say have long flouted U.S. trade laws by breaking up larger shipments and sending them to American customers duty-free.