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White House Announces Temporary Pause On Increase Of Certain China Tariffs During G20 Summit

Tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports were set to rise to 25% on January 1, 2019, but will remain at 10% for 90 days pending negotiations with China on “structural changes” to U.S.-China economic relationship - On...more

United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA)

A Primer On Next Steps As The Process Shifts Back To Domestic Political Discourse - As we previously reported, Mexico and the United States announced on August 27, 2018, that they had reached a bilateral deal to replace the...more

Third Group of Chinese Products To Be Subject To Additional 10 Percent Tariffs As A Result Of Section 301 Investigation; Process...

In July and August, 2018 the United States Trade Representative (USTR) identified a list of 6,031 tariff lines affecting approximately $200 billion in imports from China for potential additional tariffs of 10 percent and...more

Bipartisan Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Legislation Becomes Law

Temporarily Suspends Or Reduces Import Duties On Certain Products Through December 2020 - On September 13, 2018, President Trump signed the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (“MTB”) Act of 2018 (H.R. 4318) into law. Congress...more

USTR Announces Additional 25 Percent Tariffs To Be Effective August 23, 2018 On Supplemental List Of Approximately $16 Billion in...

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

USTR Announce s Potential Increase To Pending Additional Duty On $200 Billion In Chinese Imports

President Trump Directed USTR To Consider Increasing The Proposed Additional Duty From 10 To 25 Percent “To Encourage China To Change Its Harmful Policies” - On August 1, 2018, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert...more

U.S. And EU Agree To Engage To Reduce Tariffs And Barriers, Increase Trade, And Strengthen Efforts To Address Global Unfair Trade

On July 15, the United States and the EU issued a joint statement that appears to delay (and possibly avoid) additional U.S. tariffs on EU automobiles and automotive parts, at least for the time being. The U.S. Department of...more

Trump Administration Releases List Of $200 Billion In Chinese Imports Proposed To Be Subject To 10 Percent Tariff

Comments Sought By August 17, 2018 On List Of Over 6,000 Potentially Affected Tariff Lines - The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a new list of products imported from China that it proposes would be subject...more

7/12/2018  /  China , Imports , Tariffs , Trump Administration , USTR

USTR Announces Procedures To Request Exclusion Of Products From Section 301 Duties

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

Final List Of Chinese Products Covered By U.S. Section 301 Duties To Address Discriminatory Or Unreasonable Technology Transfer,...

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

Trump Administration Releases 'Blueprint' to Address Drug Prices

On Friday, May 11, the Trump Administration released a 39-page “Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs” (“Blueprint”). The Blueprint raises in very broad strokes potential Administration strategies to...more

United States Trade Representative Releases Proposed List Of Chinese Products For Potential 25 Percent Tariff To Combat...

As outlined in our prior client alert, 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. Part of the...more

President Trump Signs Memorandum To Combat Discriminatory Or Unreasonable Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, And...

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

The Department Of Commerce Announces Process For Requesting Product Exclusions to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

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

President Trump Signs Section 232 Proclamations On Steel And Aluminum Imports - Tariffs On Steel (25 Percent) And Aluminum (10...

President Trump exercised “his authority to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports” during an Oval Office ceremony today. The tariffs are scheduled to take effect in 15 days....more

President Trump Announces Intention To Apply New Tariffs On Steel and Aluminum

On March 1, 2018, President Trump announced his plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports into the United States using his authority under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. President Trump made his...more

“Buy American And Hire American” Update - Comments solicited for consideration in report to President Trump

On August 21, 2017, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) published a Federal Register notice requesting comments on the costs and benefits to U.S....more

NAFTA Renegotiations: Status update

The United States, Canada, and Mexico each are moving ahead with preparations for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”), with the first round of talks to take place in Washington from August...more

ITC Reopens Comment Period For Certain MTB Petitions - Short Window Follows Release Of Preliminary Report

As part of its ongoing efforts under the new Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (“MTB”) process, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) announced last Friday that it would accept additional public comments on certain MTB...more

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - May 2017

Public Comments And Hearing Regarding Administration Report On Significant Trade Deficits - On April 17, 2017, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International...more

Energy Newsletter - April 2017

Navigating Private Equity Fund Limitations for Energy Infrastructure-Focused Investments - Energy infrastructure funds have emerged as a class of funds that offer investors the potential for long-term stable returns, as...more

Public Comments And Hearing Regarding Administration Report On Significant Trade Deficit

On April 17, 2017, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (“Commerce”) published a Federal Register notice regarding a public...more

President Trump Issues “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order With Significant Federal Procurement Implications

On April 18, 2017, President Donald Trump signed another executive order with potentially significant implications for international trade and U.S. manufacturers. Building on his previous executive orders addressing...more

President Trump Signs Two Executive Orders On Trade: Enhanced Duty Collection And Report On Trade Deficits

On March 31, 2017, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on key issues related to international trade: (1) a Presidential Executive Order on Establishing Enhanced Collection and Enforcement of Antidumping (“AD”)...more

Department of Commerce Seeks Public Input on Pipelines "Made in America;" Comments Due April 7, 2017

On March 16, 2017, the Department of Commerce published a Federal Register notice requesting input on the use of American-made materials in the construction and maintenance of American pipelines. Referring to President...more

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