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May Trade Law Update: Presidential Actions

USTR Publishes Notice on Increase in Section 301 List 3 Tariff Rate- On May 8, 2019, USTR released its federal register notice on the tariff increase for the third tranche (List 3) Section 301 tariffs on China. The duty...more

President Trump Removes GSP Status For Turkey And Reduces Tariff Rate On Turkish Steel

On May 16, 2019, the President announced that he would be terminating Turkey’s status as a beneficiary of specialized treatment pursuant to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences program (GSP). At the direction of...more

U.S., Canada, And Mexico To Lift Duties On Section 232 Aluminum And Steel Products

On May 17, 2019, after numerous rounds of negotiations, the United States, Canada, and Mexico issued formal statements on lifting duties on Section 232 steel and aluminum products. While Canada and the U.S. explicitly stated...more

White House Announces Delay On The Imposition Of 232 Automobile Tariffs

On May 17, 2019, the White House issued a proclamation delaying the immediate institution of special additional tariffs on the imports of automobiles and automobile parts into the U.S. In the proclamation, President Donald...more

March Trade Law Newsletter

U.S. Department of Commerce Decisions- On March 29, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2019 National Trade Estimate (NTE). The NTE is an annual report on the status of foreign trade and...more

CIT Rules Section 232 Tariffs On Steel Are Constitutional

On March 25, 2019, the Court of International Trade issued its decision in the American Institute for International Steel’s appeal on the institution of Section 232 tariffs on steel products. The CIT found that the Section...more

The New Era Of Tariffs: A Section 232 and Section 301 Timeline For 2018

The New Era of Tariffs- A Section 232 and Section 301 Timeline for 2018- Below is a comprehensive timeline and summary of Section 232 aluminum and steel tariffs and Section 301 tariffs through the end of 2018. We have...more

Commerce Announces New And Improved Section 232 Product Exclusion Process

On September 7, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), announced a series of significant changes to the current procedures for companies seeking product-specific exclusions to the...more

Tariffs To Be Imposed On Imported Steel And Aluminum From The EU, Canada, And Mexico

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced on Thursday, May 31st that a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum will go into effect at midnight on May 31 on imports from Canada, Mexico, and the European...more

President Continues 232 Exemptions For Certain Countries, Announces Quota On Imports Of Steel From South Korea

On April 30, 2018, the President issued two new Proclamations regarding the 232 tariffs imposed on imports of steel and aluminum articles into the United States. The new Proclamations modify the previous steel and aluminum...more

United States Exempts South Korea From Section 232 Steel Tariffs In Exchange For A Quota?

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it had reached an agreement with South Korea to provide the country with a long term exemption from the 25 percent tariff on steel products imposed by the...more

Section 232: Process And Procedure For Requesting Exclusions For Steel And Aluminum Imports

On Monday March 19, 2018, the Department of Commerce published its interim rule for the submission of exclusions requests for Section 232 tariffs announced by the White House on March 8, 2018. The rules published by...more

Can U.S. Allies Sidestep New Steel And Aluminum Tariffs?

The recent announcement by the White House that it intends to unilaterally impose 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and 10 percent tariffs on aluminum imports from all countries except Canada and Mexico has created...more

New Steel And Aluminum Tariffs May Boost Costs For Downstream U.S. Industries

President Trump’s proclamation imposing additional tariffs of 25 percent on certain steel products and 10 percent on some aluminum products has caused widespread reassessment of the competitive effects of tariffs on...more

Trump Announces Decision On Steel And Aluminum Section 232 Investigations

President Trump announced on Thursday, March 1, that he will impose tariffs on imports of certain steel and aluminum products. We anticipate the President will formally sign the trade measures announced today next week and...more

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