Over the past year, the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs, imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, have absorbed media and market attention while the world awaits a US Supreme Court decision on...more
On January 14, 2026, President Trump signed a Proclamation following the Department of Commerce’s investigation of the effects of imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products on U.S. national security...more
ACI's Inaugural Forum on Trade Investigations Enforcement & Litigation will define your 2026 strategy. Unlike other events, this is uniquely focused on the legal, investigations and litigation issues at the forefront....more
On December 16, 2025 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it will provide an opportunity for interested parties to submit requests to add additional products to the list of auto parts that are subject to...more
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
On November 5, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a dispute over whether President Donald Trump’s administration may lawfully impose sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...more
On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments on executive tariff authority, a case that promises to have ripple effects far beyond the bounds of pure trade law. Trump v. V.O.S....more
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published over 90 requests for the inclusion of additional HTSUS subheadings to the list of steel and aluminum derivative products subject to Section 232...more
On September 29, the White House issued a proclamation (Proclamation) invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act (Act) to impose tariffs on certain imports of timber, lumber, and derivative wood products into the United...more
On September 26, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce published a request for public comments relating to two national security investigations initiated on September 2, 2025, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. ...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has launched a Section 232 national security investigation into imports of personal protective equipment (PPE), medical consumables, and medical...more
The pharmaceutical industry has benefitted from a generally duty-free import environment for decades, allowing pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers to develop extensive, multi-jurisdictional supply chains optimized for...more
Last week saw a flurry of new activity around section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. That is the statute that authorizes the President (following an investigation by the Commerce Department) to take action to...more
On Sept. 25, President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on heavy trucks, pharmaceuticals and select furniture and cabinetry, effective Oct. 1, 2025, pending formal issuance in the Federal Register. As of this writing,...more
On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued Proclamation 10962 following the investigation by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 of imports of copper in all forms and...more
On August 21, 2025, the U.S. Commerce Department announced the initiation of a Section 232 investigation into imports of wind turbines and related components. The investigation was initiated under Section 232 of the Trade...more
As the manufacturing sector continues to navigate a dynamic economic and regulatory landscape, the current environment presents both significant opportunities and complex challenges. From strong buyer demand in a competitive...more
On July 30, President Trump took two actions that represent a significant escalation in the administration’s evolving trade strategy: (1) a presidential proclamation (the proclamation) imposing a 50% ad valorem tariff on...more
To address the effects of copper imports on U.S. national security, President Trump issued a proclamation to impose “universal 50% tariffs on imports of semi-finished copper products (such as copper pipes, wires, rods,...more
On July 14, 2025, the Commerce Department announced new investigations initiated by the Secretary of Commerce on July 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The pre-publication Federal Register...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued two Proclamations announcing the reinstatement of the 25% tariff on all steel imports and the reinstatement and increase of tariffs on aluminum imports to 25% pursuant to Section...more
On May 28, 2025, the United States’ Court of International Trade (CIT) struck down the President’s use of the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs. This includes tariffs imposed on Canada,...more
In a recent Federal Register notice the Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) of the Department of Commerce announced that “On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the...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