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
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
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
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
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
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
3/7/2025
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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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
3/14/2022
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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