The Impact of the New Democratic House Majority On The Administration’s Trade Policy -
On November 6, 2018, in the mid-term elections, Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives by winning approximately...more
12/19/2018
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CFIUS ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
USTR ,
WTO
The United States And Canada Reach Agreement On A “New NAFTA” -
As we reported previously, on August 27, 2018, Mexico and the United States announced that they had reached a preliminary agreement to replace the North...more
10/15/2018
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Canada ,
CFIUS ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Korea ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
WTO
The United States And Mexico Reach A Preliminary Deal On NAFTA But Talks With Canada Remain Uncertain -
On August 27, 2018, the United States and Mexico announced that they had reached a bilateral agreement that would...more
9/18/2018
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Canada ,
China ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
People's Bank of China ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
UK Brexit ,
USTR
Second Group of Products To Be Subject To Additional Tariffs As A Result Of Section 301 Process; China Immediately Responds with 25 Percent Tariffs On $16 Billion of U.S. Goods -
On June 15, 2018, the United States Trade...more
The Trump Administration Announces Final List Of Articles Subject To Section 301 Tariffs -
On June 15, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the final list of 818 Chinese products that...more
7/17/2018
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Canada ,
China ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
WTO ,
ZTE
King & Spalding Tariff Tracker Now Available -
Requests Are Due October 9, 2018, And Any Granted Product Exclusions Would Be Effective From July 6, 2018; Tracker Identifies Products Affected By Tariff Increases Announced...more
United States Trade Representative Releases Final List Of Chinese Products Subject To 25 Percent Tariff -
Today, based on a review conducted by the interagency Section 301 Committee, the Office of the United States Trade...more
6/18/2018
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China ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
NAFTA Renegotiations Continue As Deadlines Loom -
In May 2018, Canada, Mexico, and the United States continued to engage in intense and challenging negotiations over amendments to the North American Free Trade Agreement...more
Trump Administration Rolls Out Section 232 Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Imports -
On March 8, 2018, President Trump exercised “his authority to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on...more
4/13/2018
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CFIUS ,
China ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
GAO ,
NAFTA ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On March 22, 2018, President Trump signed a memorandum instructing his administration to take action against the “unfair and harmful acquisition of U.S. technology” by China.
The President previously instructed United...more
3/26/2018
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Antitrust Provisions ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
National Security ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR ,
WTO
January 2018 CFIUS Legislative Update -
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an inter-agency committee authorized to review transactions that could result in control of a U.S. business by a...more
1/16/2018
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CFIUS ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
NAFTA ,
Russia ,
Section 301 ,
UK Brexit ,
USTR
Trump Administration Commences China Section 301 Investigation -
On August 14, 2017, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum instructing United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to determine...more
9/8/2017
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China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Mexico ,
National Association for Fixed Annuities (NAFA) ,
Ransomware ,
Russia ,
Section 301 ,
South Korea ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR
On August 14, 2017, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum instructing United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to determine whether or not to investigate “any of China’s laws, policies,...more