On February 13, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum (the Memorandum) ordering the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Department of Commerce to initiate investigations of “harmful”...more
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued a wide-ranging presidential memorandum directing the federal government to implement an “America First” trade policy. The January 20, 2025, memo was notable to many...more
1/30/2025
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Asia Pacific ,
Canada ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Key Points -
- President-elect Trump’s tariff threats have created considerable uncertainty for importers and U.S. businesses relying on imports.
- The incoming president could impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and...more
1/15/2025
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China ,
Donald Trump ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration
On November 25, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced that, on his first day in office, he would impose new tariffs on all imports from Canada, Mexico and China.
Specifically, in posts on the social media platform...more
12/2/2024
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Canada ,
China ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trading with the Enemy Act ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has opened a process whereby parties can request exclusions from Section 301 tariffs for imports of certain Chinese-origin machinery used in manufacturing. The launch of this...more
On May 14, 2024, President Joe Biden announced that he had directed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to add or increase tariffs on a range of goods originating from China, including electric vehicles (EVs),...more
5/15/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Charging Stations ,
China ,
Electric Vehicles ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
Takeaways -
As a national and economic security initiative, the Biden administration is developing policies to protect several critical supply chains.
The Commerce Department is expected to take further measures to...more
On October 4, 2021, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the restart of an exclusion process that could lead to the reinstatement of certain exemptions from tariffs imposed on Chinese imports under Section 301 of...more
10/13/2021
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China ,
Exclusions ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Requests for Exclusion ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On October 8, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued notices launching two investigations with respect to Vietnam. USTR initiated investigations into the acts, policies and practices of Vietnam...more
10/13/2020
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China ,
Comment Period ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Currency Control ,
Government Investigations ,
Illegal Activity ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Request For Information ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Timber ,
USTR ,
Vietnam ,
Wildlife Protection