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Tariff Reform Legislation and Congressional Trade Activity – Week of April 7, 2025

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On April 9 at 12:01am, reciprocal tariffs on more than 60 countries ranging from 17-50% were scheduled to go into effect, only to be pulled back on April 9 as President Trump announced a 90-day pause — possibly to July 8. The...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2025 - All Is Fair in Love and War, But Apparently Not Trade. Closing the Gap on Global...

So, here we are post Liberation Day and investors have been liberated from over $6 trillion dollars U.S. just in the last week. These “reciprocal” tariffs were supposedly aimed at balancing trade with other countries, some of...more

Baker Donelson

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

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President Trump Orders Investigations Into Foreign Trade Barriers to Develop Reciprocal Tariffs

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President Trump announced his Fair and Reciprocal Plan (the Plan) pursuant to his America First Trade Policy. While the Memorandum does not immediately create any new tariffs, it outlines the Trump administration's plan to...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Trump Administration Proposes Steep Fees On Chinese Shipping And Operators Of Chinese-Built Vessels

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Last Friday, the U.S. Trade Representative (the “USTR”) unveiled a proposal to impose heavy port fees on Chinese shipping operators and operators of Chinese-built vessels. The USTR announced this proposal pursuant to its...more

Alston & Bird

Trump Announces “Fair and Reciprocal Plan,” Falls Short of Enacting any Reciprocal Tariffs in the Short Term

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On February 13, 2025, President Trump announced his plan, referred to as the “Fair and Reciprocal Plan,” to enact reciprocal tariffs on every country that charges duties on U.S. imports. The official memorandum did not name...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

President Trump Signs Memorandum Directing Agencies to Study Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs

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On Thursday, February 13, 2025, President Trump signed a memorandum entitled “Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs.” The memorandum stopped well short of immediately imposing a tariff regime and instead directs the Secretary of...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

President Trump Signs Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs Memorandum

On February 13, 2025, President Trump signed an executive memorandum on ​“Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs” directing his economic team to create a ​“Fair and Reciprocal Plan” for imposing a supplemental tariff that will be...more

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What Are Reciprocal Tariffs?

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President Trump plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries. So, what is a reciprocal tariff? First, let’s examine tariffs in general. A tariff is a tax imposed by one country on imports of goods or merchandise...more

White & Case LLP

President Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and 10% Tariffs on China

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On February 1, 2025, President Trump issued three executive orders directing the United States to impose new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, to take effect on February 4, 2025. The tariffs are an...more

Holland & Knight LLP

President-Elect Trump Announces Tariff Plans for Largest U.S. Trading Partners

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President-Elect Donald Trump on Nov. 25, 2024, announced his intention to impose additional 10 percent tariffs on China, as well as additional 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada. He has not yet indicated which authority...more

Miller Canfield

Can the President Impose Tariffs Without Congressional Approval?

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During his 2024 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to impose a variety of new tariffs, even without congressional approval, including a 25%-75% tariff rate on Mexican imports, a 60% tariff rate on...more

White & Case LLP

North America Prepares for 2026 USMCA Review and Potential Renegotiation

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The three parties to the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) are beginning domestic consultations ahead of the scheduled 2026 joint review, which could lead to changes in the agreement. Under a novel provision...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

USTR Suspends Tariffs on Certain French Luxury Goods: A Potential Shift in Trade Talks

Key Takeaways: • Threatened 25% tariffs on French luxury goods are suspended. • USTR is still looking at tariffs in retaliation for taxes on U.S. global tech companies. • Biden’s new USTR will face immense pressure to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

June 2020 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s June 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) will displace NAFTA and become effective...more

King & Spalding

Brexit and the United States

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In 2018, the United States was the UK’s largest single trading partner, with exports and imports worth £190.5 billion (roughly $247 billion) – a figure equal to 14.7 percent of the UK’s total trade. Thus, businesses active in...more

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USMCA Review: A New Deal for Labour in the ‘New NAFTA’

The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a free-trade pact that was announced on November 30, 2018. This agreement changes the current rules governing North American trade contained in the North American Free...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

President Trump Announces Reduction of Section 301 Tariff Rates and Suspension of Planned List 4B Tariffs

The United States has reached an agreement with China that will reduce the tariff rate to 7.5 percent for approximately $120 billion of Chinese goods (a reference to merchandise on List 4A) currently subject to Section 301...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

“Phase One” Agreement Between the United States and China Reached

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On Friday, October 11, 2019, President Trump announced that a “phase one” agreement had been reached with China. Most notably, the U.S. agreed to suspend its plan to increase tariffs from 25% to 30% on $250 billion in Chinese...more

Hogan Lovells

Shelter from trade wars: Considering tariff exemptions by the U.S. and Chinese governments

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Consumer companies on both sides of the Pacific are feeling the impact of the U.S.-China trade war. Targeted by the retaliatory tariffs imposed by both governments and already feeling price pressure as consumer confidence has...more

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U.S.-China trade war escalates with new round of Section 301 tariffs and currency manipulation designation

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Following on the heels of U.S. trade negotiators’ return from China, on 1 August, President Trump abruptly announced via Twitter an “additional Tariff of 10 percent on the remaining 300 Billion Dollars of goods and products...more

Jones Day

List 4 is Here—Will "Essentially All" Chinese-Origin Products Be Subject to Additional Duties?

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The Situation: Almost all Chinese-origin products imported into the United States may soon be subject to additional 25 percent duties pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The Developments: The U.S. Trade...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Trump Administration Proposes New Tariffs on Chinese Products Spared from Prior Action

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On May 13, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) publicly released a notice of the Trump Administration’s intention to subject another US$300 billion in annual U.S. imports of Chinese-origin...more

White & Case LLP

United States Increases Section 301 Tariff Rate on "List 3" Goods to 25 percent, Clarifies Treatment of Goods Exported Before May...

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May 10, 2019, the Section 301 tariff rate on approximately US$200 billion worth of "List 3" Chinese imports increased to 25 percent (from the previous rate of 10 percent), after US and Chinese negotiators failed to reach an...more

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USTR Releases List 4 of Chinese Products Potentially Subject to Section 301 Duties; China Announces Retaliatory Measures

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On May 13, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) released another list of Chinese products that may become subject to an additional duty of up to 25% ad valorem, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974....more

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