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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

June 2026 Newsletter - Braumiller Law Group

Between July 2011 and June 2014, California-based Perfectus Aluminum Inc., Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC, and four affiliated warehousing companies imported more than 2.2 million aluminum extrusions from China. These...more

Blank Rome LLP

The BR International Trade Report: June 2026

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Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues impacting businesses...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2026 - Joint US-EU Action Plan & MOU for Critical Mineral Supply Chain

Global reliance on critical minerals for emerging technologies has created a competition between nations to secure reliable supply chains for continued innovation pertinent to national security. This is necessary from a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Rare Opportunity: USTR Solicits Industry Input on Up to $30 Billion in China Import Tariff Relief and Market Access for US...

Following the May 2026 meeting between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register notice (Notice) on June 2, 2026, soliciting public...more

King & Spalding

Solving the Rare Earth Midstream Processing Gap: The Defining Economic, Technological and National Security Challenge of Our...

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The race to secure supply chains for rare earth elements ("REEs") has become one of the defining geopolitical and economic challenges of our time. REEs are essential to the manufacture of permanent magnets used in advanced...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2026 - The Taiwan Question – What are investors thinking after Trump’s Beijing summit?

United States President Donald Trump met with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China at a summit in Beijing in mid-May. The two leaders spoke for about two hours behind closed doors, discussing the trade...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

USTR Opens Comment Period on Proposed U.S.-China “Board of Trade”

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On June 2, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced a public comment period related to the development of a new government-to-government mechanism, a proposed U.S.-China “Board of Trade,”...more

Alston & Bird

Look Ahead to the Week of June 8, 2026 | Congress Focuses on Reconciliation 2.0 and FISA as Middle East Tensions Intensify

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Alston & Bird’s Legislative & Public Policy Group previews the week ahead highlighting anticipated federal legislative, regulatory, and political activity, and key upcoming actions in Congress, the Administration, and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

USTR Requests Public Comments on the Scope and Nature of the U.S.-China Board of Trade

On June 2, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated a public comment process to guide the development of the U.S.-China Board of Trade. The mechanism is meant to manage bilateral trade between the United...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Government Moves Toward Far-Reaching Section 301 Tariffs

On June 2, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the findings of its Section 301 investigations regarding anti-forced labor import policies of 60 major U.S. trading partners, and proposed new...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New Section 301 Forced Labor Actions: USTR Proposes Duties on Nearly All US Imports

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On June 2, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice (the FRN) announcing determinations and proposed actions arising from 60 investigations authorized under Section...more

White & Case LLP

USTR proposes 10% to 12.5% tariffs in Section 301 investigations of the regulation of imports produced with forced labor

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On June 2, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued the notice of determinations and proposed responsive actions in the Section 301 investigations of "Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

President Trump Reduces Section 232 Tariffs on Certain Agricultural, Mobile Industrial, and HVAC Equipment [UPDATED June 5, 2026...

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On June 1, 2026, President Trump issued a proclamation reducing tariff rates on certain agricultural equipment, mobile industrial equipment and machinery, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) equipment under...more

WilmerHale

USTR Proposes New Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Economies

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On Monday and Tuesday last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) proposed significant new tariffs on imports from 60 U.S. trading partners: a 12.5% tariff on 45 economies, a 10% tariff on 14 economies, and...more

Mayer Brown

Trump Administration Releases New Customs Enforcement Strategy

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On June 3, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (the “EO”), Strengthening Customs Enforcement, directing the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and US Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to implement...more

Wiley Rein LLP

USTR Proposes Multiple New Tariff Actions and Other Trade-Related Measures

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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has recently announced several significant new tariff actions and trade investigations pursuant to Section 301 of the Tariff Act of 1974 and a new Section 301 investigation...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Tariffs Roundup - June 2026

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My colleagues published an excellent eUpdate on a number of trade developments this week. It’s been a lot, with USTR coming out with a slate of new 301 Tariffs following its investigation into forced labor related policies...more

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Proposed New Section 301 Tariffs and Other Trade-Related Developments

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On June 2, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced proposed tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”) following an investigation into alleged forced labor related policies...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Copy That? USTR Launches Section 301 Investigation Into Vietnam’s IP Practices

On May 29, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) launched an investigation into Vietnam’s policies related to intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

USTR Announces Proposed Tariff Rates Under Section 301 Forced Labor Investigation, Invites Public Comments

On Tuesday, June 2, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued its findings pursuant to its investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, initiated on March 12, related to the failure of...more

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USTR Proposes Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Economies for Failure to Prohibit Forced Labor Imports

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The tariff rollercoaster continues! Late in the evening on June 2, the US Trade Representative (USTR) issued its much anticipated notice of determinations in its Section 301 investigation concerning the failure of various...more

King & Spalding

UK And GCC Conclude First-Of-Its Kind Free Trade Agreement

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On 20 May 2026, a landmark free trade agreement (“FTA”) was concluded between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”), a trade bloc comprising of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab...more

Hogan Lovells

EU-UK Spotlight: Renewables, trade, and the global supply chain

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This is the second instalment of a three-part global series focused on renewables, trade, and the global supply chain. In this EU-UK spotlight, we outline key EU and UK considerations for renewable developers and investors,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

USTR Proposes 301 Tariffs on 60 Countries Following Forced Labor Findings; Requests Comments Before July 7th Hearing

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On June 2, 2026, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) proposed tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”) on imports from 60 countries for their failure to enforce prohibitions related to...more

White & Case LLP

China issues new countering improper extraterritorial jurisdiction regulations

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On April 7, 2026, the State Council of the People's Republic of China issued the Regulations on Countering Improper Extraterritorial Jurisdiction by Foreign States (the "Regulations"), which entered into force on the same...more

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