The President has issued three executive orders that impose universal tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, deploying IEEPA in a sweeping manner to address the President’s declaration of a national emergency regarding illegal...more
2/4/2025
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Trade Retaliation
The proposals would codify features of the existing low-value entry processes (with new enhancements) but would not allow merchandise subject to certain trade or national security ad valorem tariffs to continue to use the...more
1/29/2025
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Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
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Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
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The existing Section 301 duties will continue, with tariff increases on $18 billion of Chinese imports in strategic sectors (to be implemented by forthcoming regulations following a notice and comment process) -
On May 14,...more
5/15/2024
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USTR ,
WTO
On January 26, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) provided more detail on its imminent implementation of another tool to detect potential forced labor imports into the United States. CBP confirmed that it will...more
Statutorily-Mandated Report Also Includes Key Importer Guidance And Initial List Of Entities Tied To Forced Labor In The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region -
The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) issued a...more
6/27/2022
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Code of Conduct ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
New Guidance ,
Supply Chain ,
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US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Creates A New Forced Labor “Presumption” That Would Prohibit Certain Imports From Entry Into The United States, Among Other Measures, To Address Forced Labor In China -
On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed into law...more
1/14/2022
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Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Semiconductors ,
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Unruh Civil Rights Act ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
Creates New Enforcement Tools And Applies The Rule To Labels “Appearing In All Contexts” (i.e., On Product Packaging Or Online) -
On July 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved a final rule to implement new...more
7/15/2021
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Safe Harbors
On March 8, 2018, President Trump exercised “his authority to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports” under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Customs and Border...more
The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644) was signed into law on February 24, 2016. This comprehensive legislation includes the Enforce and Protect Act of 2015 (the “Enforce Act”), which creates a...more