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
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
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
On April 29, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order clarifying the calculation methods that should be used for certain imports subject to the various tariffs implemented since February 2025. The EO sets out a...more
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
Overview of Section 232 Actions - While President Trump has often utilized the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy tariffs during the recent onslaught of tariff action, Section 232 of the Trade...more
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
The Trump Administration issued a notice on Monday titled, “Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients,” which could serve...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
The Trump Administration has implemented broad and sweeping sector - and country-based tariffs since the beginning of 2025, with an additional global tariff regime anticipated to be announced on April 2, 2025....more
On March 21, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated its Section 232 FAQs to address the recent expansion of the steel and aluminum derivative lists. We note that the additional FAQs added by CBP are under the...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
The Trump administration is significantly expanding tariffs on steel, aluminum and a broad range of imported goods under two federal statutes—Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and the International Emergency...more
In our earlier alert, we discussed the Trump administration’s February 1, 2025 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)-based Executive Orders (EO), implementing new tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, in reaction...more
In addition to navigating the Trump Administration’s ever-changing international trade policy through the use of existing (e.g., Section 301, Section 232, etc.) and novel (e.g., International Emergency Economic Powers Act,...more
Welcome to the February 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
At the Oval Office signing ceremony on January 20, President Trump announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada. The following day, President Trump extended this tariff threat to include additional...more
In the months leading up to his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly signaled that he may impose various tariffs on US imports. Further, President-elect Trump has nominated several policymakers known for...more
In this first installment of our four-part trade series, we explore how President-elect Trump may implement proposed tariff increases on imports of foreign-origin goods into the United States....more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Fined $29 Million - On January 17, 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board assessed Taiwan based bank Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. a...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Fined $29 Million - On January 17, 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board assessed Taiwan based bank Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd....more