After announcing and then pausing the implementation of wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs last month, the Trump Administration has recently taken notable steps aimed at recalibrating and improving U.S. trading relationships....more
On May 15, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued further guidance via the Cargo Systems Messaging Service (“CSMS”) for determining the order in which the various tariffs will apply to an article when that...more
Welcome to the May 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
In the face of US tariffs on steel, aluminium, autos and autoparts, the threat of resumption of so-called “reciprocal” tariffs and investigations concerning tariffs on products ranging from pharmaceuticals to wood, the EU...more
On May 9, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the initiation of an investigation into the effects on US national security of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines and...more
Bilateral negotiations around the Trump Administration’s tariffs have begun to bear fruit as we see tariff relief for China and the U.K. The U.S. and China have agreed to roll back most of the tariffs that each country has...more
On May 12, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order temporarily reducing the “reciprocal” tariffs on China, Hong Kong, and Macau origin goods from 125% to 10%, and lowering tariffs imposed on international mail parcels...more
On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated a new investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) on imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft...more
Provided below is a status update and summary of tariffs that have been implemented since February 1, 2025, and its impacts on imports from multiple countries. IEEPA Tariffs - IEEPA tariffs were announced on February 1,...more
After negotiations over the weekend in Geneva, Switzerland, the United States and China reached a new trade deal on Monday, May 12, 2025, to temporarily slash tariffs on each country’s goods by 115 percent for the next 90...more
On May 9, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) released an advanced notice soliciting public comments on an investigation into the national security impacts of imported commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for...more
On May 11, 2025, the U.S. announced that it had reached an agreement with China to mutually reduce tariffs against each country for 90 days. The reduced rates, discussed below, will take effect for goods entered on or after...more
On May 11, 2025, the United States and China concluded their trade negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. Both countries agreed to make certain “beneficial economic” commitments to deescalate the trade war, the most important...more
We provide two tariff program updates, of relevance to the steel and aluminum Section 232 tariff programs and the IEEPA tariff programs specific to Canada and Mexico. First, last week, the United States and the United Kingdom...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) has initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet...more
On May 8, 2025, the United States and the United Kingdom announced a new “trade agreement”. The Fact Sheet issued by the White House, can be found here. The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released the...more
Overview- Provided below is a status update and summary of tariffs that have been implemented since February 1, 2025, and its impacts on imports from multiple countries. IEEPA Tariffs - IEEPA tariffs were announced...more
This past Saturday, the last piece of the automobile tariffs came into force when those 25 percent tariffs became effective on imported automobile parts (including engines and engine parts, transmissions and powertrain parts,...more
Some importers are finding, to their surprise, that the Trump Administration’s 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel create an exemption from the 125% tariffs on Chinese goods. The Trump tariff agenda has been complex, to say...more
The White House issued a new Executive Order (the “EO”) on April 29, 2025, regarding the potential for a “stacking” effect of its 25% Section 232 automobile and parts tariffs, the 25% tariff applicable to non-USMCA imports...more
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published an interim final rule effective April 30, 2025 establishing the process for additional products to be added to the list of steel and aluminum...more
Under Proclamation 10908 of March 26, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States), tariffs on automobiles have been in effect since April 3, 2025, and tariffs on automobile parts are...more
This is the second installment in a series of pieces in which members of the Womble Bond Dickinson Global Trade Advisors (GTA) team will review a number of current issues in international trade regulation, and discuss...more
On April 29, the Trump administration published two actions, an Executive Order (EO) and a Proclamation, announcing amendments to the current convoluted tariff situation. The EO describes when and how various tariff actions...more
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