On March 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Venezuela-related General License (GL) 51A, GL 54, and GL 55, each focused-on Venezuela’s minerals sector (including...more
The Supreme Court’s decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (2026) has immediate implications for several trade arrangements negotiated during the Trump Administration’s second term. Many of those arrangements relied on...more
3/17/2026
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China ,
EU ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Investigations ,
Japan ,
Learning Resources Inc v Trump ,
Mexico ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
The Supreme Court’s decision rejecting IEEPA as a tariff statute is decisive on authority, but it is not self-executing on refunds. It shuts off the legal predicate for continued collection, yet it leaves a second and more...more
3/9/2026
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Refunds ,
Relief Measures ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tariffs ,
US Trade Policies
The Supreme Court’s February 20 decision to nullify the Trump Administration’s International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs left global business leaders wondering how to navigate this sudden turn of events. All...more
2/23/2026
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Learning Resources Inc v Trump ,
Refunds ,
SCOTUS ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
US Trade Policies
The United States has imposed an evolving regime of economic sanctions regulations on Venezuela since 2015, including both targeted and sectoral sanctions administered by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign...more
The first year of President Donald Trump’s second term proved to be a busy one. The White House issued Executive Orders on a wide range of topics, including employment, energy and natural resources, government contracting,...more
The Supreme Court’s pending review of President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broad-based import tariffs is not merely a fight over one tariff schedule. It is a stress test...more
1/13/2026
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Court of International Trade ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Executive Powers ,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
Refunds ,
SCOTUS ,
Tariffs ,
US Trade Policies
Executive Summary: The U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating the legality of President Trump’s use of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), raising constitutional questions about the separation...more
11/17/2025
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Executive Authority ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
This article is based on a podcast recorded August 22, 2025, featuring a conversation on the complex world of international trade with WBD (UK) Partner Peter Snaith, WBD (US) Partner Alan Enslen, and Barbourne Brook...more
From shifting tariff policies to trade agreements, this article explores the forces shaping global trade. Whether you’re a seasoned economist, business leader, or simply curious about how trade impacts your daily life, this...more
Since the April 9, 2025 pause on the application of the Trump administration’s “reciprocal” tariffs, which we included in our most recent update, several additional developments have occurred which materially impact the...more
Since early 2025, the Trump administration has imposed a series of broad sector- and country-specific tariffs. These measures were significantly expanded on April 2, 2025, with the announcement of a global tariff regime...more
4/11/2025
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China ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
The Trump Administration has implemented broad and sweeping sector - and country-based tariffs since the beginning of 2025, with an additional global tariff regime anticipated to be announced on April 2, 2025....more
3/28/2025
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China ,
Free Trade Zone ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Mexico ,
Section 232 ,
Strategic Planning ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
On March 4, 2025, the Trump Administration commenced new broad and sweeping tariffs on products of Canada and Mexico, while doubling tariffs on China previously imposed in early February of this year....more
3/7/2025
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China ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
In recent years, the U.S. has pursued a whole-of-government approach to target Chinese technology and service providers in furtherance of foreign policy and national security objectives....more
8/31/2023
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Commerce Control List ,
ECCNs ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Policy ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) continues to send a strong and clear message to the exporting community – it wants businesses and universities to voluntarily disclose any significant...more
5/5/2023
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Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
National Security ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Self-Reporting ,
Statutory Violations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Voluntary Disclosure
The Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 (“PAIP”) became law on January 5, 2023, establishing a new enforcement procedure to deter the theft of trade secrets from the United States by foreign actors. PAIP...more
The COVID-19 pandemic sent a jolt through global supply chains in 2020—a disruption from which the market has yet to fully recover. Then, in early 2022, the world’s supply chains suffered another significant disruption when...more
11/3/2022
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Business Disruption ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Exports ,
Foreign Markets ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Military Conflict ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Ukraine
In response to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S., U.K., and EU have implemented sweeping coordinated economic sanctions and export control restrictions targeting key industries, entities,...more
3/8/2022
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Asset Freeze ,
Belarus ,
Belarus Sanctions ,
Biden Administration ,
Blocked Entities ,
Blocked Person ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Compliance ,
ECCNs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Relations ,
General Licenses ,
Military End Use ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Ukraine