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House Democratic Leadership Unveils Its China-Focused Legislative Package, Setting Up Potential Clash on Capitol Hill over Trade...

On January 25, 2022, Democratic leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled long-awaited legislation, the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength...more

1/31/2022  /  Exports , Imports , Tariffs , US Trade Policies

USTR Outlines the Biden Administration’s ‘New Approach’ to the U.S.-China Trade Relationship

On October 4, 2021, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai unveiled the contours of the Biden administration’s long-awaited trade policy with respect to China. As hoped for among many in the U.S. business...more

Trade Ties Between the U.S. and EU Are Tested — EU Presses Ahead With Tariffs up to $4B on U.S. Goods and Services

In the latest phase of the 16-year trans-Atlantic dispute over government subsidies to The Boeing Company and Airbus SE, on October 26, 2020, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) authorized the...more

President Trump Announces Reduction of Section 301 Tariff Rates and Suspension of Planned List 4B Tariffs

The United States has reached an agreement with China that will reduce the tariff rate to 7.5 percent for approximately $120 billion of Chinese goods (a reference to merchandise on List 4A) currently subject to Section 301...more

White House Rescinds Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exemptions for Argentina and Brazil

President Trump, on December 2, 2019, announced via a Twitter post that the tariff exemptions granted to Argentina and Brazil from tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports would end “effective...more

USTR Seeks Public Comments on Possible Extension of Section 301 List 1 Tariff Exclusions

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) has announced that it will accept public comments on the proposed renewal of certain product exclusions granted for the $34 billion in Chinese imports covered...more

USTR Announces Product Exclusion Process for Section 301 List 4A and Forthcoming Exclusions for List 3

On October 21, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the commencement of the process for submitting tariff exclusion requests for imports from China that became subject to 15 percent...more

World Trade Organization Approves U.S. Tariffs on European Union Goods to Counteract Civil Aviation Subsidies

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has approved U.S. duties on $7.5 billion in products from the European Union (EU) after ruling that the EU had unfairly subsidized the production of large civil aircraft, such as those...more

Update on List 4 Products Subject to Section 301 Tariffs and the U.S.-China Trade Negotiations

On August 20, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register (FR) notice providing the List 4 products that are of Chinese origin and subject to increased tariffs. See 84 FR...more

USTR Finalizes Fourth List of Products from China that are Subject to Additional Duties

On August 13, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced a finalized fourth list (List 4) of products from China that will be subject to additional 10% tariffs under Section 301. These...more

President Trump Announces Additional Section 301 Tariffs on Imports from China

On August 1, 2019, President Trump announced in a tweet that the United States will impose a duty of 10 percent on $300 billion of Chinese imports beginning on September 1, 2019. As of the issuance of this alert, the...more

The Administration Will Impose Additional Duties on Imports from Mexico Starting on June 10, 2019

President Trump issued an official statement on May 30 announcing the Administration’s intention to impose an additional 5% tariff on all imports from Mexico, effective on June 10, unless the Mexican government takes more...more

USTR Issues Draft Exclusion Request Forms for China Section 301 List Three Tariffs

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on May 21, 2019, published a Federal Register notice that it seeks comments on new forms for parties to submit exclusion requests, in connection with the $200...more

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