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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

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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

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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

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Week Thirteen in Trade – First 100 Days of the New Administration

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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

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President Trump Issues A Proclamation Imposing 25% Tariffs on Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States

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On March 26, 2025, President Trump, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. § 2411), as amended, and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. § 1862) issued a Proclamation titled Adjusting...more

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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

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China Maritime Section 301 Investigation - Public Comments Due Next Week

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Domestic U.S. shipping interests are closely monitoring a United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) proposal for import and export trades involving Chinese vessels. The proposal’s extraordinary service fees and restrictions...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Tariffs and Other Regulatory Charges on Imported Goods

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This is the first 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. The authors will...more

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What Companies Should Consider Doing in Response to President Trump's America First Trade Policy

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President Trump announced his America First Trade Policy on his first day in office. This Policy directed federal agencies to conduct investigations on a wide spectrum of trade policies including Addressing Unfair and...more

Morgan Lewis

Addressing Tariffs and Trade in Energy Storage Projects

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Two major areas of international trade that will remain causes of concern for energy storage projects are the application of tariffs and supply chain integrity. While it remains to be seen what the US administration might...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

BakerHostetler

Update on Various Trade Measures of the Trump Administration

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In just under two months since President Donald J. Trump assumed office, multiple tariff measures have been implemented, with additional measures under consideration. These tariffs aim to regulate imports into the U.S. for...more

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Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border (Trump EO Tracker) - Update

On February 1, President Trump signed executive orders imposing additional tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in response to an emergency declared at the border...more

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U.S. Proposes Port Fees on Chinese-Built Ships and Operators to Counter China's Shipping Dominance

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The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) made a determination on Jan. 20, 2025, that China's targeting of the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors for dominance is unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce and...more

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Week Six in Trade – First 100 Days of the New Administration

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After we published our Week Five in Trade post last week concerning additional sector-specific import tariffs, President Trump on Friday, February 21 signed a memorandum paving the way for the U.S. to retaliate against...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2025 - Is Coercion the Best Approach to North American Trade?

Use of Tariffs to Resolve a Crisis. The Trump Administration has demonstrated a willingness to apply new tariffs to goods entering the U.S. as a viable tactic under its America First strategy to achieve greater fairness in...more

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Trump Declares National Emergency to Impose Tariffs on Chinese Origin Products, Defers Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican Products

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On Saturday, February 1, 2025, the Trump Administration initially announced U.S. import tariffs on Canadian, Chinese, and Mexican origin products. These tariffs would have subjected many Canadian and Mexican origin products...more

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The First Wave: U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Canada (or not?), Mexico (or not?), and China (well, yeah, probably so)

On February 1, 2025, President Trump issued three executive orders imposing tariffs on nearly all imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. However, on February 3, the President said on social media that the tariffs on Canada...more

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Tariffs Are Coming, What Now?

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UPDATE: At 10:41 Monday morning President Trump posted on Truth Social announcing that the tariffs with respect to Mexico will be delayed by one month. “I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico. It was a very...more

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The “What,” “When,” and “How” of President Trump’s New Tariffs Against Canada, Mexico and China: Developing a Legal and Business...

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1. What? Tariff Rates and Legal Authority - President Trump signed three executive orders imposing new tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China, following through on prior campaign and post-inauguration promises. While...more

Morgan Lewis

Trump’s Second-Term Tariff Agenda: How Will New Tariffs Impact You?

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In this third installment of our five-part trade series, we review the Trump-Vance administration’s America First Trade Policy memorandum and detail the foundational elements for imposition of tariffs to prepare importers if...more

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A Brief Primer on Tariffs Under the Trump Administration

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On February 1, 2025, President Trump imposed “a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China. Energy resources from Canada will have a lower 10% tariff.” This...more

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Tariffs: ‘America First’ Trade Policy Memo Calls for Months-Long Review, but Tariffs May Come Sooner

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued a wide-ranging presidential memorandum directing the federal government to implement an “America First” trade policy. The January 20, 2025, memo was notable to many...more

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Trump Administration’s Trade & Tariff Policy

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President Trump has been clear that tariffs will be a policy cornerstone of his second administration. Whether being used as leverage to extract policy concessions or to address true bilateral trade imbalances, the threat of...more

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