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
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
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
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
President Trump issued a Proclamation that expands the 25% tariffs on steel and steel derivatives, first imposed in 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Aluminum and aluminum derivatives will also now...more
On March 22, 2022, the United States announced that it will replace its Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum from the United Kingdom (UK) with tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) that will allow "historically-based sustainable...more
On March 22, 2022, the United States and the United Kingdom announced in a joint statement that the U.S. will halt Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from the U.K, effective June 1, 2022, and that the U.K....more
On October 31, 2021, at the Group of 20 (G20) Summit, the United States and European Union announced an interim agreement to relax the Trump-era worldwide Section 232 tariffs on European steel and aluminum articles and...more
Brexit on the Brink: The United Kingdom’s Plan for Brexit Remains Uncertain as the European Union Agrees to Extend the Deadline for Brexit - On March 29, 2019, Parliament voted down, for a third time, Prime Minister...more
The year 2018 may be remembered as a turning point for US trade policy and the international trading system. The Trump administration took several unilateral trade actions, including the imposition of global "national...more
The Impact of the New Democratic House Majority On The Administration’s Trade Policy - On November 6, 2018, in the mid-term elections, Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives by winning approximately...more
The Trump Administration Announces Final List Of Articles Subject To Section 301 Tariffs - On June 15, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the final list of 818 Chinese products that...more
Trump Administration Rolls Out Section 232 Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Imports - On March 8, 2018, President Trump exercised “his authority to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on...more