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President Trump Initiates Section 232 Investigations into Pharmaceuticals, Semiconductors, Critical Minerals and Trucks

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

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Trump Administration Initiates Section 232 Investigation into Pharmaceuticals

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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it has initiated a Trade Expansion Act of 1962 Section 232 investigation to determine whether imports of pharmaceutical products and ingredients pose a national security risk to...more

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Trump Administration Initiates Section 232 Investigations on Pharmaceuticals and Semiconductors

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On April 14, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the initiation of investigations into the effects on US national security of imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical...more

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New Section 232 Tariffs on Automobiles and Automotive Parts

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On March 26, President Trump issued Proclamation 10908, “Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States” (Proclamation), imposing a 25% additional tariff on imports of passenger vehicles, light...more

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Trump Triples Down on Tariffs: What Now?

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xAfter weeks of mixed signals from the Trump administration regarding tariffs, President Trump has imposed new tariffs on automobiles and reciprocal tariffs on nearly all imported goods. While the new announcements provide...more

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Aluminum Section 232 Derivatives List Modified to Add Empty Aluminum Cans and Cans of Beer

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On April 2, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security issued a draft Federal Register notice adding cans of beer and empty aluminum cans to the list of aluminum “derivative” products subject to...more

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Five Hot (Sizzling) Button Trade Issues for the Electric Mobility Industry in 2025

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The electric mobility industry faces significant challenges, to be sure. With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 in peril, leaner times may be ahead....more

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Trump Takes Aim at Timber and Lumber Imports in New Executive Order

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On March 1, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) requiring the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) to investigate the national security implications in connection with imports of timber, lumber, and their...more

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New Section 232 Investigations of Copper and Timber - Background, Timeline, and Next Steps

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The White House issued two recent Executive Orders and Fact Sheets directing the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to initiate investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (each a “Section 232...more

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Trump Initiates an Investigation Into Potential National Security Threat of Copper Imports

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National security is the focus of an Executive Order (EO) signed by President Donald J. Trump on February 25, 2025, entitled “Addressing The Threat To National Security From Imports of Copper.” As the EO asserts, copper is a...more

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The US Will Expand Existing Section 232 ‘National Security’ Duties on Imports of Steel and Aluminum Products Effective March 12,...

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In March 2018, President Donald J. Trump invoked Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), to impose duties on imports of steel (25 percent ad valorem) and aluminum (10 percent ad valorem)...more

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Trump Expands National Security Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Products

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed new Executive Orders imposing enhanced import duties on steel and aluminum products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The orders eliminate certain exemptions...more

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Trump Initiates Investigation of Tariffs on Imported Steel and Aluminum Products

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In its first day, the Trump Administration issued a package of new executive orders and policy memoranda that impact many sectors of the economy. Included in the package is a release titled the America First Trade Policy, in...more

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Hitting the Ground Running: Trump’s Promised Tariffs on February 1, 2025

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As President Trump begins his second term, the absence of tariffs among the more than 200 executive orders signed on his first day in office was a notable deviation from expectations. However, the President announced plans to...more

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United States Imposes 200 Percent Duties on Russian Aluminum and All Products Containing Russian Aluminum; Takes Other Actions...

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On February 24, 2023, the US government announced a new round of trade actions targeting goods and entities from Russia. The new actions, which coincide with the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,...more

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What You Need to Know About the New Tariffs on Imports from Russia

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On Friday, February 24, 2023, on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine, President Biden, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) and the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and...more

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U.S. Marks One-Year Anniversary of Ukraine Conflict With New Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, and Tariffs Against Russia

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Last week, on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Commerce adopted an extensive package of new economic sanctions and export controls targeting key industries, entities, and...more

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The American Agenda on Trade: What's Happened and What's Next?

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The Trump Administration's early actions on trade policy largely reflect the "America First" agenda candidate Trump promoted during the 2016 campaign. For example, a March Executive Order initiated efforts to identify and...more

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