The Trump Administration has formally launched three separate national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 including on: 1) imports of semiconductors (including downstream electronic...more
4/18/2025
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Electronic Devices ,
Executive Orders ,
Exports ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Minerals ,
National Security ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Section 232 ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (Reciprocal Tariffs EO) imposing a 10% baseline reciprocal tariff on nearly all US trading partners, effective April 5, and an additional reciprocal tariff on...more
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (the Reciprocal Tariffs Executive Order or Executive Order) imposing a 10% baseline reciprocal tariff on nearly all U.S. trading partners, effective April 5,...more
4/4/2025
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China ,
De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Executive Orders ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
On February 1, President Trump issued two Executive Orders (EOs) announcing the imposition of a 25% tariff on products of Canada (10% on energy products) and Mexico, effective February 4. On February 3, the President...more
3/5/2025
/ Canada ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
President Donald Trump has taken initial steps to impose a new system of “reciprocal” tariffs that could upend US trade policy. Under current trade rules, the United States generally charges the same tariff for a given good...more
President Donald Trump issued two presidential proclamations on Monday, February 10, 2025, that make significant changes to the tariffs on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) that the president initially imposed in his first term...more
On February 1, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it would impose tariffs on imports of certain goods from Canada, Mexico and China, to be effective February 4, 2025. Although the Trump Administration reached...more
2/10/2025
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
China ,
Export Controls ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Retaliation ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair Competition ,
US Trade Policies
President-elect Trump’s election victory has renewed the focus on international trade as a top-line concern for corporate executives. During the campaign, the president-elect expressed support for tariffs and other trade...more
12/16/2024
/ Canada ,
China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
On May 22, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register notice that provides additional information on the new or increased tariffs on select Chinese-origin products that USTR previously...more
5/23/2024
/ Batteries ,
China ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Federal Register ,
Imports ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Plastic Solar Cells ,
Section 301 ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On May 14, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it is proposing to add or increase tariffs on select Chinese-origin products in “strategic sectors,” pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974....more
On October 17, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice requesting public comments on Section 301 tariffs on products from China. This request is part of USTR’s statutory four-year review of the...more
On May 5, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice initiating a statutorily-mandated “four-year review” of the Section 301 tariffs that USTR has imposed on a wide range of...more
On November 19, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it would terminate the actions it had taken under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to digital services taxes (DSTs) adopted by...more
11/24/2021
/ Digital Media ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Digital Services ,
Digital Services Tax ,
Imports ,
OECD ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On April 19, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O.) on “National Emergency Authority to Temporarily Extend Deadlines for Certain Estimated Payments” directing the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation...more
On March 20, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it was opening a docket to consider additional modifications to tariffs being imposed on China-origin medical-care products...more
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced on July 10 the initiation of an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into France’s digital services tax (“DST”). The French Senate...more
7/12/2019
/ China ,
Comment Period ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
France ,
Investigations ,
Multinationals ,
OECD ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR ,
WTO
On June 24, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice outlining the process by which US stakeholders may request product-specific exclusions for the third tranche of Chinese products...more
6/26/2019
/ China ,
Exclusions ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On May 17, 2019, President Trump announced two significant trade developments. First, the President announced his determination in the national security investigation of imports of autos and auto parts under Section 232 of...more
5/21/2019
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Auto Parts ,
Automotive Industry ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
WTO
On May 13, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) released another list of Chinese products that may become subject to an additional duty of up to 25% ad valorem, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974....more
5/15/2019
/ Ad Valorem Tax ,
China ,
Exclusions ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Notice and Comment ,
Popular ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On April 5, 2019, a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel issued the first substantive WTO panel decision interpreting the “essential security” provision of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT...more
4/11/2019
/ Aluminum Sales ,
GATT ,
National Security ,
Qatar ,
Russia ,
Section 232 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
WTO
The United States and China are engaged in negotiations that have led to a temporary standstill in the ongoing tariff war, and that may lead to a de-escalation in the months ahead. To date, it is unclear what the United...more
After more than a year of sometimes contentious negotiations, the United States, Mexico, and Canada (the “Parties”) reached an agreement late Sunday night to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”)—renaming...more
10/8/2018
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biologics ,
Canada ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Currency Manipulation ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
On September 17, President Trump announced the imposition of a 10% ad valorem duty on approximately $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The Office of the U.S. Trade...more
On July 10, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a list of Chinese products that may become subject to an additional duty of 10% ad valorem, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974....more
This is the fifth issue of WilmerHale’s 8-in-8 Recent Trends in European Law and Policy Alert Series. Our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting companies doing business in Europe and across...more
6/25/2018
/ EU ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
GDP ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
WTO