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Progress Achieved in U.S. Trade Talks with China and United Kingdom

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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

Troutman Pepper Locke

Temporary Reduction of Reciprocal Tariffs on Chinese Goods Following US-China Trade Truce

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On May 12, President Trump issued an executive order, “Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Discussions with the People’s Republic of China” (the Order), temporarily lowering reciprocal tariffs on Chinese imports that...more

Alston & Bird

President Trump Slashes China Tariffs by 115%

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In a Joint Statement released early Monday following weekend negotiations in Geneva, the United States and China announced mutual commitments to pause the tariffs applicable to each other’s goods.  The parties committed to...more

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New China Shipbuilding Tariff - Comments Due Next Week

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Newly proposed tariffs and restrictions on China’s maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding practices were issued on April 17, 2025. The United States Trade Representative’s (“USTR”) Section 301 investigation found China holds...more

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United States and China Announce Temporary 115 Percent Reduction in Tariffs While Trade Discussions Continue

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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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

USTR Section 301 Shipbuilding Reprised

The Notice also proposes new tariffs on Chinese origin ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and cranes and parts containing Chinese components. Interested parties may submit comments in response to these proposed measures before May...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. and China Agree to Reduce Tariffs for 90 Days

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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

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USTR completes section 301 investigation of China’s shipbuilding and maritime sectors, publishes final actions and proposed...

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USTR’s actions target China’s vessel operators, Chinese-built ships, Chinese cargo-handling equipment, LNG export vessels, and vehicle carriers. Chinese-operated ships and Chinese-built ships owned by non-Chinese vessel...more

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US Tariffs: the regulatory landscape, impact on trade and strategic guidance for clients in the commercial, maritime and insurance...

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Presidential authority & legal foundations for US tariff policies The legal framework governing tariffs in the US is rooted in the US Constitution, which grants Congress the power to levy tariffs. However, this authority has...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

A 90-Day Reprieve in U.S./China Trade Relations

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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

Amundsen Davis LLC

U.S. and China Agree to Reduce Reciprocal Tariffs for 90 Days

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We previously reported on the reciprocal tariffs on ALL countries issued by President Trump in early April. Over the weekend, the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily reduce tariffs amid a looming recession triggered by an...more

White & Case LLP

USTR Issues Final Section 301 Actions in China Shipbuilding Investigation

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On April 17, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a final notice of action for its Section 301 investigation on "China's Targeting the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Section 232 and Section 301 Trade Investigations under the Second Trump Administration

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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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Trump Administration Modifies Tariff Actions under National Security Powers

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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

Troutman Pepper Locke

USTR Takes Action to Counter China's Dominance in Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors

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On April 17, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced proposed trade actions under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) to counteract China’s systemic dominance in the maritime,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

USTR Announces Streamlined Notice of Action to Counter Chinese Dominance in the Maritime Sector

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The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on April 17, 2025, announced its long-awaited final proposed measures to combat China's dominance in the maritime sector by imposing fees on Chinese-linked ships. Public criticism of...more

Miller Nash LLP

Understanding the 245% Tariff

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Following up on our previous article, "To Tariff, or Not to Tariff", the President issued a new Executive Order on April 15 requesting the Secretary of Commerce commence an investigation into the national security risks from...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trade Alert: Up to 170% Tariffs on Certain Chinese-Origin Goods

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order “Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment” (“the E.O.”) amending prior executive orders imposing “reciprocal tariffs”...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2025 - Surviving the 2025 Tariff Wave: A Strategic Guide for U.S. Importers

The first quarter of 2025 has reshaped the U.S. trade landscape with a flurry of executive actions by the Trump administration, introducing a new wave of tariffs on imports from almost all U.S. trading partners. The Trump...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2025 - 2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale for Trump Tariff Actions

On March 3, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2025 Trade Policy Agenda and 2024 Annual Report by the United States Trade Representative of the President of the United States on the...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

China, Canada, EU Impose Retaliatory Tariffs as Reciprocal Tariffs Come into Effect

As President Trump’s ​“reciprocal tariffs,” targeting imports from nearly every country became effective on April 5, and further increased for a significant number of countries today, April 9, countries around the world are...more

Baker Donelson

President Trump Orders Tariffs on Practically All Goods Imported Into the United States

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On April 2, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order imposing tariffs on all goods entering into the United States. A blanket ten percent tariff goes into effect on all goods April 5, 2025. Then, on April 9, 2025,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

President Trump Announces 10 Percent Global Tariff, 11 Percent to 50 Percent Reciprocal Tariffs

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President Donald Trump on April 2, 2025, issued an executive order (EO), "Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade...more

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President Trump Announces Significant Reciprocal Tariffs and Elimination of De Minimis Exemption

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On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (the Reciprocal Tariffs Executive Order or Executive Order) imposing a 10% baseline reciprocal tariff on nearly all U.S. trading partners, effective April 5,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Trade, Tariffs, and Some Not So De Minimis Changes: A Look at the Lead Up to “Liberation Day”

The month of April will mark the close of the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, in which we have already seen a number of significant trade-related announcements, orders, actions, and retractions come from...more

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