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USTR Proposes Actions Pursuant to Section 301 Investigation Against Chinese-Built Ships

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The United States is no longer the global power in shipbuilding that it once was, but under the Trump Administration, this may change, and for the better, at least perhaps as far as U.S. shipbuilding is concerned....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

USTR Proposes Port Fees and Cargo Preference Measures to Counter China's Maritime ‎Dominance

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Following a petition from five national labor unions seeking an investigation into China’s policies and practices aimed at dominating the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding industries, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)...more

Blank Rome LLP

USTR Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Action in Section 301 Investigation of China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and...

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced its proposed actions under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”), in connection with its Investigation of China's Targeting of the...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

President Trump Announces Plan to Establish “Reciprocal Tariffs” on All Countries

On February 13, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum on “Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs” (the “Reciprocal Tariffs Memorandum”), introducing the “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” to determine “the equivalent of a...more

Alston & Bird

Importing via Ocean Vessel? USTR Proposes Taxing the Boat Too

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The United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) has proposed Section 301 actions that seek to counteract practices in the Chinese shipbuilding industry that the USTR believes burden or restrict U.S. commerce. Under Section...more

K&L Gates LLP

President Trump Takes Additional Actions on Reciprocal Tariffs, Shipping, and Digital Services Taxes

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On 21 February 2025, President Trump ordered three additional steps to implement the America First Trade Policy announced on 20 January 2025: Establish a notice and comment process for the US Trade Representative (USTR) to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Week Five in Trade –More Tariffs to Come?

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This week, President Trump indicated that he was considering imposing additional import tariffs on goods from specific sectors. The trade press reported that President Trump has identified the auto, pharmaceuticals and...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

Trump Administration Announces Sweeping Tariffs Under “Fair and Reciprocal Plan”

Following days of speculation, President Donald Trump announced on February 13, 2025, a new tariff policy outlined in a Presidential Memorandum entitled the “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” (Plan).  The Memorandum directs key trade...more

Polsinelli

Reciprocal Tariffs to be Investigated, Potentially Imposed Later in 2025

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Thursday, President Trump issued a memorandum introducing the President’s “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” to investigate and take actions to correct “longstanding imbalances in international trade.”...more

DLA Piper

President Trump Announces Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs

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On February 13, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum directing a rapid review process to determine country-specific “reciprocal tariffs” for all US trading partners based on each partner’s perceived...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Reciprocal Tariffs: Presidential Memorandum Orders Investigations but No Immediate Action or Duties

On February 13, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum (the Memorandum) ordering the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Department of Commerce to initiate investigations of “harmful”...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

President Trump Issues Reciprocal Tariff Memorandum

On Feb. 13, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to review all tariffs imposed on U.S. exports as well as other non-tariff trade barriers that...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Braumiller Law Group - February 2025 Newsletter

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) joint review process is scheduled to begin on July 1, 2026, but the time to prepare is now. Embedded trade compliance professionals should already be doing scenario...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2025 - USMCA Part Three: What to Do about Joint Review

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) joint review process is scheduled to begin on July 1, 2026, but the time to prepare is now. Embedded trade compliance professionals should already be doing scenario...more

Hogan Lovells

USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigation into the Chinese Semiconductor Industry

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Section 301 investigation into China’s “acts, policies, and practices related to targeting the global semiconductor industry for dominance.” Potential results include tariffs on goods from China that contain foundational...more

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“America First Trade Policy” memorandum directs a comprehensive review of U.S. trade policy, suggests potential new tariffs and...

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President Trump’s Day 1 presidential memorandum directs a top-to-bottom review of U.S. trade and economic policy and requests that his Administration provide policy recommendations with respect to: the U.S. trade deficit and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Managing Import Risks Under the New Trump Administration (Part II): The...

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During his campaign, President Trump often stated that he would be implementing an “America First” international trade policy, which he said explicitly would include higher tariffs, potentially on imports from the entire...more

Wiley Rein LLP

President Trump Issues “America First” Trade Policy and Previews Additional Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China - UPDATED 1/22/25

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This alert was originally published on January 21, 2025, and updated on January 22, 2025, to reflect President Trump’s comments that additional 10% tariffs may be imposed on China on February 1. On January 20, 2025,...more

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USTR Finds China’s ‘Unreasonable’ Policies in Shipbuilding, Maritime, Logistics Sectors Restrict U.S. Commerce

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On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) determined, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, that China’s targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance is unreasonable...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

President Trump Issues Sweeping Trade Policy Review Directives to Key Agencies

On January 20, 2025, as one of his first acts in office, President Trump signed a memorandum entitled the ​“America First Trade Policy” directed to the Secretaries of Commerce, State, Treasury, Defense, and Homeland Security,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

President Trump Issues America First Trade Policy Memorandum—Analysis and Section Summary

President Donald Trump issued an “American First Trade Policy Memorandum” as part of wide-ranging executive actions on Jan. 20, his first day in office. The memorandum calls for a series of reviews of U.S. trade policy and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

America First Trade Policy Announcement

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On January 20, 2025, within hours of taking the oath of office, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) entitled the America First Trade Policy. As anticipated, the EO directs the Department of Commerce, Department of...more

Perkins Coie

International Trade and National Security Policy Under Trump 2.0

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President-elect Donald Trump’s second term will almost certainly usher in profound changes to U.S. international trade and national security policy....more

DLA Piper

Tariffs and Trump: Preparing Your Business to Mitigate Duties

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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

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Biden’s Gift to Trump: An Easy Route to Begin Imposing Hefty Tariffs on China

On December 23, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched an investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to targeting of the semiconductor industry for dominance. The...more

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