Following the trade agreement reached between the U.S. and China that was announced at the end of October, this week, the Trump Administration took a number of measures to implement commitments made in the agreement....more
11/10/2025
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The hot and cold nature of the U.S.’s trade relationship with China turned hot with yesterday’s announcement of a trade deal between China and the U.S. that will lower U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods while getting cooperation...more
The United States’ trade relations with India may be improving. Reports this week indicate that the U.S. and India are nearing a deal to cut the U.S. tariffs on India from 50% to 15-16%. The tariffs were raised on India in...more
U.S. trade relations with China are straining as the revolving door of trade threats and counter-threats between the two countries continue. Last Friday, President Trump announced that the U.S. would impose a 100% tariff on...more
10/17/2025
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On Monday, President Trump announced in a Truth Social post that "[b]eginning November 1st, 2025, all medium and heavy-duty trucks coming into the United States from other countries will be tariffed at the rate of 25%." This...more
10/13/2025
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Although the U.S. federal government is shut down, the tariff news continues. Before the shutdown, President Trump signed a Proclamation imposing the new tariffs on timber, furniture and cabinets that he had announced...more
10/7/2025
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Yesterday, President Trump announced on Truth Social a series of new tariffs that will be imposed on pharmaceuticals, heavy trucks, and furniture and cabinets. For pharmaceuticals, President Trump said in a Truth Social...more
9/26/2025
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Last Wednesday, September 17, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting comment on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the successor to the North...more
9/25/2025
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The Supreme Court has announced that it will hold oral argument on the morning of November 5, 2025, in the combined challenges to the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. If the...more
On September 9, the Supreme Court decided to hear two of the cases challenging the legality of tariffs imposed under IEEPA, on an expedited basis. Briefing will conclude by October 30 and the consolidated cases will be heard...more
9/12/2025
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The future of the IEEPA-based fentanyl-related and reciprocal tariffs remains in limbo as the cases against these tariffs continue their slog through the federal courts. On August 29, the Court of Appeals for the Federal...more
The implementation of the reciprocal tariffs continues to have an impact on U.S. consumers. The "de minimis" exemption, which allows packages worth less than $800 to come into the U.S. duty-free, is ending tomorrow, August...more
8/29/2025
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The pressure of the country specific reciprocal tariffs continues to have an effect on the negotiations high-tariffed countries are having with the Trump Administration. On Aug. 21, the White House released the details of the...more
8/22/2025
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With the country-specific and baseline reciprocal tariff rates now in effect for most U.S. trading partners, the Trump Administration continues to discuss a trade deal with China to reduce the tariffs that could be imposed by...more
8/14/2025
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President Trump signed the Executive Order on July 31 imposing the country-specific reciprocal tariff rates. Those rates will take effect on August 7, 2025 for most imports. The Executive Order maintains a baseline 10% tariff...more
8/7/2025
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On July 31, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order modifying the reciprocal tariff rates for certain countries that have goods trade deficits with the United States (the “Tariff Executive Order”). The Tariff...more
8/4/2025
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We are days away from the announced deadline for the imposition of the country specific reciprocal tariffs, and the picture is becoming clearer around the tariffs that will be imposed on some of the United States’ most...more
We are one week away from the re-imposition of the country specific reciprocal tariffs and U.S. trading partners continue to jockey for trade deals with the U.S. government. The latest victor in this race is Japan. The Trump...more
7/24/2025
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President Trump continues to issue letters to countries notifying them of the tariff rates they will be subject to come August 1. For the United States’ most important trading partners, Canada, Mexico and the EU, this means...more
Uncertainty around the reciprocal tariffs continues to abound as President Trump has extended the deadline for the imposition of the country-specific reciprocal tariffs while at the same time notifying certain countries of...more
The news of trade negotiations – those that have succeeded and those that are faltering – continues to come in as we are a week away from the country-specific reciprocal tariffs coming into effect. Today, President Trump...more
7/3/2025
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We are two weeks away from the country-specific reciprocal tariffs coming into effect, and the Trump Administration is still continuing to engage in trade talks with around 20 countries. With these negotiations ongoing, it is...more
With less than a month until the reciprocal tariffs are scheduled to snap into effect, foreign governments continue to pursue negotiations with the Trump Administration around individual country tariff rates. On Monday, June...more
President Trump said today that his administration reached a tentative agreement on a trade truce with China following talks between the two sides in London. According to the President, the tentative agreement will result in...more
Almost as soon as they were vacated by the Court of International Trade (“CIT”), President Trump's reciprocal tariffs and trafficking-related tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, all of which were issued under the...more