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
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
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
The Trump administration has intensified its America First Trade Policy initiatives by announcing three new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 by the Department of Commerce. As foreshadowed in...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
This blog post summarizes trade regulatory developments which occurred during the week of April 19-25, 2025. It is current up to 3:00 pm PT on Friday, April 25, 2025. Any developments occurring after that time will be...more
The implementation of new 25% Section 232 duties on steel, aluminum, and certain derivatives, effective March 12, 2025, which are in addition to any special rate of duty otherwise applicable, are affecting importers globally....more
On April 23, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a pre-publication federal register notice scheduled to be published on April 25, 2025. The notice seeks public comments following the April 22, 2025, initiation of an...more
“While President Donald Trump’s love of tariffs is often attributed to his desire for leverage in negotiations, the ones he seeks to use to reshore manufacturing are inherently intended to be non-negotiable."...more
With the reciprocal tariffs in place, the Trump Administration is showing no signs of slowing down in its use of tariffs to push President Trump’s trade agenda. On April 16, the Commerce Department announced that on April 1...more
Section 232 investigations determine whether the targeted U.S. imports threaten to impair U.S. national security. At the conclusion of a Section 232 investigation (which can last for up to 270 days), the President must...more
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
The Trump administration is pursuing additional national security investigations that will likely lead to tariffs on imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment (“SME”), and derivative articles,...more
Over the past few weeks, the Trump Administration has announced three new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 into whether imports of pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and critical minerals and...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
This blog post summarizes trade regulatory developments which occurred during the week of April 12-18, 2025. It is current up to 12:00 pm ET on Friday, April 18, 2025. Any developments occurring after that time will be...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 Department of Commerce (Commerce) has launched three Section 232 investigations covering pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients, and their derivative products; semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has initiated a Section 232 investigation of imports of semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. According to the Federal Register notice...more
This article provides an overview of the most recent tariff updates affecting businesses operating within the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and critical mineral industries. Below we outline recent tariff exclusions for...more
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
On April 15, 2025, President Trump directed the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 examining the threats to national security from imports of processed...more
After months of signaling, the Department of Commerce disclosed on April 14 that it had begun an investigation into the national security impacts of importing pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients and derivative...more