Executive Summary: The U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating the legality of President Trump’s use of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), raising constitutional questions about the separation...more
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that effective Nov. 10, 2025, the U.S. will suspend for one year the implementation of actions taken against China pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The...more
Today, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated an investigation under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into China's implementation of commitments under the Phase One Agreement, which was negotiated...more
USTR Imposes 100% Tariffs on Ship-to-Shore Cranes Under Section 301 Effective November 9, 2025, the United States will impose additional duties of 100% on certain ship-to-shore (“STS”) cranes and certain cargo handling...more
President Trump has imposed tariffs on timber, lumber, and certain derivative products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, effective October 14, 2025. Imports of softwood timber and lumber will be subject to...more
On September 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a decision by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) upholding Section 301 tariffs on imports from China...more
On April 17, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (the “USTR”) published its Section 301 Action on China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance (the “Action”). ...more
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently issued a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on its annual National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE Report). USTR is...more
The US Supreme Court announced that it will review the President’s authority to implement tariffs under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) on an expedited basis. The Court of International Trade (CIT)...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a new Cargo Security Message Service (CSMS) Message No. 66200760 to clarify the resubmission timeframe for rejected entry summaries subject to trade remedy duties,...more
The Trump administration has announced multiple new developments in U.S. tariff policy since our April update. The administration is using several different tools to implement tariffs, including § 232 and 301 investigations...more
Last week, two federal courts struck down sweeping tariffs that the Trump Administration had recently imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). ...more
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, and Thursday, May 29, 2025, three significant court actions impacted the tariff and trade landscape....more
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
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order designed to address the threat posed to the United States by trade deficits....more
La Oficina del Representante Comercial de Estados Unidos (Office of the United States Trade Representative o USTR) publicó el 31 de marzo de 2025, su Informe de Estimaciones Nacionales de Comercio 2025 (National Trade...more
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
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
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
In his first tangible action implementing his campaign promise to impose broad tariffs, on February 1, 2025, President Trump issued three Executive Orders (the EOs) directing that across-the-board tariffs be imposed on goods...more
The first two days of the new Trump administration were marked by pronouncements that portend short-run uncertainty about the tariff environment. Although President Trump’s past statements had led many people to expect he...more
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
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
On December 23, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Section 301), into Chinese “acts, policies, and practices...more
Few areas will be as impacted by the incoming second Trump administration as international trade policy. Check out our team’s assessment of what the coming year may bring for trade regulation and enforcement. Husch...more