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Protecting Your Bottom Line: Adjusting Supply Chain Contracts to Mitigate Tariff Impacts

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Recent shifts in international tariff policies have created significant uncertainty for US importers. As a buyer, revisiting your supply contracts now can help safeguard your business from unexpected costs and disruptions. ...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

President Signs Executive Order to Revitalize US Maritime Industry

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On April 9, the President signed an executive order titled “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance” (the Order), a comprehensive initiative aimed at reversing decades of decline in the U.S. maritime industry. Citing national...more

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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

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Tariff Reform Legislation and Congressional Trade Activity – Week of April 7, 2025

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On April 9 at 12:01am, reciprocal tariffs on more than 60 countries ranging from 17-50% were scheduled to go into effect, only to be pulled back on April 9 as President Trump announced a 90-day pause — possibly to July 8. The...more

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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

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The White House Announces Sweeping “Reciprocal Tariffs”

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On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order designed to address the threat posed to the United States by trade deficits....more

Mayer Brown

Heightened Enforcement Risks and Opportunities in International Trade

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On April 2, 2025, the Trump Administration imposed a sweeping new set of tariffs against imported goods as part of its efforts to remake the framework for international trade. ...more

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Trump Tariffs Raise False Claims Act Risks as Customs Enforcement Increases

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During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump made tariffs a cornerstone of his foreign and domestic policy. With new 25% tariffs now imposed on Mexico and Canada, along with an additional 10% tariff on imports from...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Tariffs and Trade Actions: Summing Up the Last Few Days

The tariff news of the last day has been coming at full speed. Whether a small manufacturer or part of a multinational group company; a firm that manages cross-border supply chains on a daily basis or one that rarely thought...more

Alston & Bird

US and India to Pursue Bilateral Trade Deal, Hope to Resolve Tariffs Dispute

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Following a meeting last Thursday, February 13th between Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India and the US agreed to begin talks on a bilateral trade deal that could help resolve the countries’ standoff...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

President Trump Signs Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs Memorandum

On February 13, 2025, President Trump signed an executive memorandum on ​“Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs” directing his economic team to create a ​“Fair and Reciprocal Plan” for imposing a supplemental tariff that will be...more

Snell & Wilmer

Mexico's Response to U.S. Tariffs

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On February 1, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on all imports from Mexico, citing concerns over illegal immigration and drug trafficking. These tariffs were scheduled to take...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico, and China: What You Need to Know

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President Trump has issued three executive orders imposing new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China effective February 4th. Canada has responded with retaliatory tariffs on imports from the U.S. On February 3rd,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Tariff Compliance Under the New Trump Administration

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In his first two weeks back in office, President Donald Trump signaled his administration will impose new tariffs as part of his economic agenda, urging businesses to comply with U.S. trade policies to avoid severe penalties...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade 2024 Presidential Election and Trade with BLG Senior Associate Attorney Kerry Wang

Bob Brewer, VP Marketing and New Business Development, Braumiller Law Group & Braumiller Consulting Group discusses trade and the 2024 election with BLG Senior Associate Attorney Kerry Wang...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade-De Minimis With Bob Brewer, and Robert Stein, VP Braumiller Consulting

Hot Topics in International Trade-De Minimis With Bob Brewer, and Robert Stein, VP Braumiller Consulting. Where we are now, and where De Minimis may be heading....more

Mayer Brown

Europe Daily News, 12 March 2024

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COMPETITION - - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11420 - Blackstone / Vista / Adapt2)... - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11411 - BPIFrance / Meridiam / Exoes)...more

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New U.S. Presidential Order Bans ‎Import of Russian Seafood

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On December 22, 2023, President Biden ordered new U.S. sanctions against Russia by issuing Executive Order (“EO”) 14114 (“Taking Additional Steps with Respect to the Russian Federation’s Harmful Activities”). EO 14114 amends...more

Blank Rome LLP

New U.S. Russia Sanctions Target Financial Support of Military-Industrial Base and Expand Ban of Seafood Imports

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The Biden Administration recently issued the latest round of U.S. sanctions against Russia, focusing on (1) secondary sanctions applicable to foreign financial institutions (“FFIs”) that engage in certain transactions in...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

U.S. - China Policy Update, July 2023

China Issues Restrictions on Critical Mineral Exports. On July 3, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced restrictions on the export of gallium and germanium-related products required for the manufacturing of semiconductors,...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

USMCA – Acronym for U.S.-Mexico Corn Argument?

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From tariffs on dairy and solar products to rules of origin for automobiles, the three parties to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) have disagreed on a variety of issues since the agreement came into force...more

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Overview of the EU’s 10th sanctions package in relation to Russia

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On 25 February 2023, the EU adopted its tenth sanctions package against Russia. More industrial, high-tech and aviation goods are now banned for export to Russia, while Russian bitumen and related materials, synthetic rubber...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Proficiency Series] U.S. Economic Sanctions - March 7th - 30th, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST

The American Conference Institute is hosting their Virtual Proficiency Series on U.S. Economic Sanctions on March 7-30, 2023! Learn and connect at this immersive, practical 4-week masterclass on U.S. Economic Sanctions....more

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Maquiladora Program

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In 1964, the Mexican government introduced Maquiladoras as a strategy to attract foreign investment and increase industrialization on the Mexican border. Maquiladora’s process, produce, transform, or repair goods owned by...more

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Sanctions Update: EU and US Impose New Sanctions and Export Controls Relating to Russia

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The EU has issued its eighth “package” of sanctions measures on Russia. Meanwhile, US agencies have issued guidance on “secondary” sanctions enforcement, designated additional SDNs, and restricted further exports to Russia —...more

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