Tit For Tat US China Trade War
Since Trump’s first term, tensions between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, have been on the rise. President Trump ran for his second presidential term on a promise to reduce reliance on China –...more
On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs, setting a baseline rate of 10% on imports from all countries, with higher rates on dozens of countries which the United States (U.S.) runs trade deficits....more
On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that President Trump lacks authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose his most sweeping tariffs against U.S. trading...more
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
Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top The recent announcement of a pause in the rollout of reciprocal tariffs has created some confusion — and some hope — for multinationals and importers around the world....more
Since early 2025, the Trump administration has imposed a series of broad sector- and country-specific tariffs. These measures were significantly expanded on April 2, 2025, with the announcement of a global tariff regime...more
On April 2, 2025, the Trump Administration announced new, comprehensive tariff rates representing the most significant change in US trade policy in a generation—a paradigm shift from an era of low tariffs to an approach based...more
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
China on April 4, 2025, announced a third and significantly escalated round of retaliatory measures in response to the United States' latest tariff action. This follows President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) 14257...more
On April 8, 2025, President Trump, acting under the authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (“IEEPA”), issued an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties...more
On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced long-awaited reciprocal tariffs on imports of foreign goods into the United States. This action follows the President’s recent announcement on March 26, 2025, of a 25% tariff on...more
On April 2, President Trump declared “Liberation Day” and unveiled a series of sweeping tariff measures aimed at addressing trade imbalances and foreign trade practices while boosting domestic manufacturing. Marking the...more
On April 2, 2025, President Trump signed a new Executive Order (the “Liberation Day EO”) implementing additional tariffs on almost all U.S. trading partners, invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)....more
xAfter weeks of mixed signals from the Trump administration regarding tariffs, President Trump has imposed new tariffs on automobiles and reciprocal tariffs on nearly all imported goods. While the new announcements provide...more
On 2 April 2025, President Trump announced a series of “reciprocal” tariffs on US imports from all countries. The tariffs apply at different rates by country, starting at a baseline of 10% and reaching as high as 50%....more
The “Liberation Day” tariffs are here. In his Executive Order dated April 2, 2025, President Trump cited “underlying conditions, including a lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationships, disparate tariff rates and...more
Reports have suggested that on April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump will likely announce reciprocal tariffs pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and investigations...more
On February 1, 2025, using authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and other legal provisions, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders (EOs) imposing new tariffs on all goods from...more
Tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminum mill products from all sources, imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, went in effect at 12:01 this morning...more
Recently, President Donald Trump issued three Executive Orders (EOs) to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) pursuant to his authorities under the Constitution and the laws of the United...more
Last week consisted of many developments surrounding President Trump's tariff policy. On March 4, his sweeping new tariffs took effect, significantly altering the trade landscape for businesses engaged in international...more
On March 4, 2025, the Trump Administration commenced new broad and sweeping tariffs on products of Canada and Mexico, while doubling tariffs on China previously imposed in early February of this year....more
Tariffs on Canada and Mexico The Federal Register notices concerning tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports to the United States are available here and here....more
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on March 3, 2025, that the tariffs he threatened under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which were delayed from an earlier Feb. 4 effective date, would enter into...more
Beginning just after midnight on March 4, 2025, the United States implemented a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico (except Canadian “energy resources,” which are subject to a 10% tariff), and increased tariffs on...more