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De Minimis Exception Eliminated for Imports from China

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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published guidance regarding the elimination of the de minimis duty exemption on Chinese-origin merchandise and the collection of duties on those once-exempt imports....more

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Trump Tariff Tracker -- April 30

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We have passed the 100-day mark in the second Trump Administration and tariffs remain the talk of the town, with President Trump taking more trade-related actions in this time than any other president in modern history. As...more

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Executive Order “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance”: Revitalizing the U.S. Shipbuilding and Maritime Industry

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “EO”) entitled Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance. The EO directs the creation of a comprehensive Maritime Action Plan aimed at revitalizing U.S. maritime...more

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Trump Administration Modifies Tariff Actions under National Security Powers

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Not long after announcing new global “reciprocal” tariffs on imports from around the world at the beginning of April 2025, which we previously reported in a recent eUpdate, President Trump began modifying that tariff action....more

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CBP Implements New Duty Rates for De Minimis Shipments from China

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On April 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a notice regarding changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) eliminating the Section 321 de minimis exemption for goods from...more

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USTR Announces Streamlined Notice of Action to Counter Chinese Dominance in the Maritime Sector

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The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on April 17, 2025, announced its long-awaited final proposed measures to combat China's dominance in the maritime sector by imposing fees on Chinese-linked ships. Public criticism of...more

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Which Trade Pill to Swallow: The Red Pill or Blue Pill?

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In The Matrix, the red pill means choosing to see the real world, even if it exposes the brutality of harsh reality, whereas the blue pill means choosing blissful ignorance and returning to the simulation. In the recent...more

Wiley Rein LLP

USTR Announces Final Action in Section 301 Investigation into China’s Shipbuilding/Logistics Practices

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On April 17, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued its final notice of action in its investigation into China’s unfair practices affecting the shipbuilding and maritime logistics sectors. According...more

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Understanding the 245% Tariff

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Following up on our previous article, "To Tariff, or Not to Tariff", the President issued a new Executive Order on April 15 requesting the Secretary of Commerce commence an investigation into the national security risks from...more

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232 Investigation of Pharmaceuticals: Potential Tariffs and Tight Comment Deadline

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Effective April 5, the United States imposed a 10% baseline tariff on imports from nearly all countries, excluding products from Canada and Mexico, and those products contained in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United...more

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President Trump Announces Three New Section 232 Investigations After Suspending Reciprocal Tariffs, Excluding Certain Electronics,...

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The Trump Administration has formally launched three separate national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 including on: 1) imports of semiconductors (including downstream electronic...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Tariff Update: Increased China Tariffs, New Tariff Exemptions, a Temporary 90-Day Pause on Most Reciprocal Tariffs, and Thoughts...

On April 9, 2025, exactly one week after the announcement of his “Liberation Day” tariffs, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (“Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trade Partner Retaliation and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

White House Releases List of Products Excluded From Reciprocal Tariffs

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On April 11, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum, “Clarification of Exceptions Under Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, as Amended,” which exempts a list of semiconductors and electronics from reciprocal...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

The Trump Administration Seeks to Increase U.S. Shipbuilding and Naval Readiness

On March 4, President Donald Trump delivered his first joint address to Congress to discuss his achievements at the start of his second administration, his campaign promises and forward-looking policy goals. During the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New Maritime Executive Order Signals Robust Action on Domestic Shipbuilding

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On April 9, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance,” launching a Maritime Action Plan (MAP) to bolster the U.S. maritime industry and workforce. The executive...more

Alston & Bird

Whirlwind Week in Trade Roils Markets and Challenges Businesses to Keep Up

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It is the end of an unprecedented week in trade that roiled financial markets and challenged businesses trying to assess the impacts on their supply chains....more

Baker Donelson

Trade Action Update: Reciprocal Tariffs Paused for 90 Days; Ten Percent Tariff on All Countries Remains in Effect; China Tariffs...

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The increased, country-specific tariffs imposed under President Trump's Reciprocal Tariff Executive Order (EO) went into effect on April 9, 2025, but were paused for 90 days shortly thereafter. A ten percent tariff now...more

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Tariff Rundown: What’s Paused, What’s in Effect, and What’s Coming

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President Trump’s hot and cold attitude towards tariffs continues to cause confusion and an inability to plan ahead. On April 2, President Trump imposed so-called reciprocal tariffs, which included a baseline tariff on all...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New Executive Order Signals Trump Administration Investment in U.S. Maritime Sector

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A much-anticipated executive order (EO), "Restoring America's Maritime Dominance," issued on April 9, 2025, follows President Donald Trump's comments during his March 4, 2025, joint address to Congress, during which he vowed...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

US Modifies Reciprocal Tariff Rates

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President Trump signed a new executive order, “Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment” (the Order) on April 9, marking yet another significant shift in U.S. trade policy. The...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Week 12 in Review: Defense Industry Enhancements, Tariffs, and Regulatory Shifts in Energy and Environment 

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Last week, President Trump signed over 10 executive orders related to efforts to strengthen America’s defense industry, bolster coal production and electric grid management, and roll back other regulations it views as...more

WilmerHale

President Trump Suspends Most Reciprocal Tariffs for 90 Days, While Significantly Increasing Tariffs on China

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On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (Reciprocal Tariffs EO) imposing a 10% baseline reciprocal tariff on nearly all US trading partners, effective April 5, and an additional reciprocal tariff on...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment

This order suspends country-specific ad valorem rates of duty enumerated in the executive order titled “Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Week Twelve in Trade – First 100 Days of the New Administration

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On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order raising the reciprocal tariff rate on Chinese imports from 34% to 84%. This move followed his earlier warning that the U.S. would impose a 50% increase unless China...more

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Trump Tariff Tracker -- April 14

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After a whirlwind of a week in U.S. trade policy, the dust has finally settled and we can see where we have landed with the reciprocal and other tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration. Following the initial threat of...more

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