New trade policies—and particularly tariffs—are at the top of the agenda for President Donald Trump and his new Administration. Indeed, in his first weeks in office, President Trump has already imposed tariffs on major...more
3/11/2025
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On February 1, President Trump issued two Executive Orders (EOs) announcing the imposition of a 25% tariff on products of Canada (10% on energy products) and Mexico, effective February 4. On February 3, the President...more
3/5/2025
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On January 15, 2025, BIS issued an interim final rule controls targeting integrated circuits (“ICs”) fabricators. BIS is concerned that some IC designers have misrepresented the performance capabilities and intended end use...more
2/6/2025
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On January 14, 2025, BIS released the final rule for Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles (Connected Vehicle Rule). The Connected Vehicle Rule prohibits imports...more
2/6/2025
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On October 17, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice requesting public comments on Section 301 tariffs on products from China. This request is part of USTR’s statutory four-year review of the...more
On May 5, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice initiating a statutorily-mandated “four-year review” of the Section 301 tariffs that USTR has imposed on a wide range of...more
On June 8, the Biden Administration released reports on the supply chain reviews directed under Executive Order (E.O.) 14017, “America’s Supply Chains,” detailing key findings and next steps to strengthen the resilience of...more
On March 20, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it was opening a docket to consider additional modifications to tariffs being imposed on China-origin medical-care products...more
On June 24, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice outlining the process by which US stakeholders may request product-specific exclusions for the third tranche of Chinese products...more
6/26/2019
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On May 13, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) released another list of Chinese products that may become subject to an additional duty of up to 25% ad valorem, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974....more
5/15/2019
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