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Commerce Department Announces New Section 232 Investigation on Trucks and Truck Parts and Sets Deadline for Comments in Section...

On April 23, 2025, the Commerce Department announced a new investigation initiated pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This is the fourth Section 232 investigation announced in April 2025, following...more

New Section 232 Investigations Announced on Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, and Critical Minerals

Over the past few weeks, the Trump Administration has announced three new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 into whether imports of pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and critical minerals and...more

UPDATED: China, Canada, EU Impose Retaliatory Tariffs as Reciprocal Tariffs Come into Effect

UPDATE: On April 9, just hours after higher country-specific reciprocal tariffs took effect on imports from a wide-range of countries, President Trump announced a 90-day pause for countries that have not retaliated against...more

China, Canada, EU Impose Retaliatory Tariffs as Reciprocal Tariffs Come into Effect

As President Trump’s ​“reciprocal tariffs,” targeting imports from nearly every country became effective on April 5, and further increased for a significant number of countries today, April 9, countries around the world are...more

Oil and Autos: Another Round of Tariff Activity

President Trump issued two major tariff-related executive orders in the past 48 hours. The first, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), authorizes the Secretary of State to impose tariffs on...more

Tariffs and Trade Actions: Summing Up the Last Few Days

The tariff news of the last day has been coming at full speed. Whether a small manufacturer or part of a multinational group company; a firm that manages cross-border supply chains on a daily basis or one that rarely thought...more

USTR Announces Opportunity for Comments on Unfair and Non-Reciprocal Foreign Trade Practices

On February 20, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it is seeking comments from the public concerning unfair and non-reciprocal foreign trade practices on a country-specific...more

Recapping The Last Ten Days In Trade and Tariffs

In the past 10 days, we’ve seen multiple Executive Orders issued from the Trump Administration related to international trade and tariffs. We’ve issued multiple Client Advisories related to these actions and offer this recap...more

President Trump Reimposes and Expands Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports from All Countries

President Trump has announced 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The two Presidential Proclamations issued late on February 10, 2025,...more

Biden Administration’s 2021-2024 Quadrennial Supply Chain Review: Highlighting Areas for Trade Law Reform

On December 19, 2024, the Biden administration released a report, the Quadrennial Supply Chain Review. This report, and the accompanying fact sheet, assess improvements made in American supply chains since 2021 and identify...more

Latest Round of Russia Sanctions: Rostec & New SDNs, Tariff Increases, Entity List, and Ban on Gold Imports

Today, the United States, in coordination with other G7 countries, announced new sanctions, export controls, and import restrictions on Russia. The latest U.S. package of measures include sanctions targeting Russia’s defense...more

President Biden Issues Directive to Boost Critical Mineral Production

Last week, President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act (“DPA”) to expand domestic production of certain critical minerals involved in the manufacture of large capacity batteries. The five minerals specifically...more

Biden Administration Seeks Input on Negotiating Objectives for Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) each requested comments on negotiating objectives for the Biden administration’s proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework...more

More Sanctions on Russia: Import Bans, Revocation of MFN Status, Luxury Goods Ban, USD Ban, Other Measures

In coordination with the European Union and G7 countries, the United States announced a raft of new sanctions and trade control measures targeting Russia today in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The new measures...more

Biden Administration Releases Six American Manufacturing and Supply Chain Reports

On February 24, 2022, the Biden Administration announced the release of six executive-branch reports and a White House “capstone” report pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 14017 on America’s Supply Chains (February 24, 2021),...more

Biden-Harris Administration Releases Report and Recommendations Concerning America’s Supply Chains

On June 8, 2021, the Biden-Harris administration released a report including factual findings and recommendations concerning four critical supply chains. The report stems from President Biden’s Executive Order 14017 (“EO...more

USITC Finalizes Modifications to Harmonized Tariff Schedule – Changes Will Impact Classification of Over 350 Products

The United States International Trade Commission (“USITC”) has finalized recommended modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). The revisions, which are set to go into effect on January 1,...more

5/13/2021  /  Imports , Tariffs , USITC

USDA Seeking Comments in Connection With Biden Administration’s Supply Chain Review

The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is now seeking comments from the public in connection with the Biden administration’s wide-ranging review of America’s supply chains. USDA’s request is the first to...more

USTR Proposes Additional 25 Percent Tariffs on Imports from Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom

Last Friday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued lists of products from six countries that may be subject to additional 25 percent tariffs. The proposed product lists identified by USTR are...more

3/31/2021  /  Digital Services Tax , Imports , Tariffs , USTR

Update on Biden Administration’s Supply Chain Resiliency Evaluation – Public Comment Period and Virtual Forum Announced

As discussed earlier this month here, President Biden issued Executive Order 14017 (“EO 14017”) establishing a wide-ranging evaluation of America’s supply chains that will take place over the next twelve months. This post...more

Biden Administration to Evaluate Critical U.S. Supply Chains for Resiliency

On February 24, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14017 (“EO 14017”) establishing a wide-ranging evaluation of America’s supply chains that will take place over the next twelve months. The assessment will follow...more

Trump Administration to Address U.S. Reliance on Imports of Critical Minerals

Late yesterday evening, President Trump declared a national emergency concerning the United States reliance on imports of certain “critical minerals.” The Executive Order directs a number of federal agencies, to take certain...more

Commerce Department Set to Investigate Whether Imports of Vanadium Threaten to Impair National Security

On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published notice in the Federal Register of its initiation of an investigation to determine whether imports of vanadium...more

USITC Releases Analysis of Imports of COVID-19 Related Items

On May 4, 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“USITC”) released a report on imports of products known to be related to the response to COVID-19. The report was requested by Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of...more

President Declines to Impose National Security Duties on Imports of Titanium Sponge

On February 27, 2020, President Trump announced that he would not impose duties on imports of titanium sponge pursuant to his authority under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, a statute that allows for the...more

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