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

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On March 13, 2025, the State Department published a notice in the Federal Register designating all agency action with respect to international trade a “foreign affairs function” of the United States under the Administrative...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

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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President Trump Targets Chinese Containerships

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On Tuesday, the U.S. government began investigating China’s dominance in the shipbuilding industry. The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces is holding a hearing on U.S. shipbuilding, with a...more

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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

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USTR Seeks Public Comment on Unfair and Non-Reciprocal Foreign Trade Practices

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The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is seeking comments on the Trump Administration's "Fair and Reciprocal Plan" to assist it in identifying any unfair trade or non-reciprocal foreign trade practices. The deadline for...more

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Overview of the Trump Administration's Memorandum on Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs

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President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on reciprocal trade and tariffs on Feb. 13, 2025, citing the economic and national security threat posed by the trade deficit, as outlined in the Jan. 20, 2025, America First Trade...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

President Trump Modifies Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued two new proclamations that modify the steel and aluminum tariffs originally imposed in 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. These actions expand the existing...more

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Trump Administration Issues Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum: U.S. Considerations

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Through a presidential proclamation, the Trump Administration on Feb. 10, 2025, announced the reinstatement of a 25 percent tariff on all steel imports and an increase in aluminum tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent. The...more

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President Signs Steel/Aluminum Tariffs EO

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President Trump spoke to reporters this evening as he signed – but did not immediately publish – the promised Executive Order to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Tariffs are scheduled to take effect March 12....more

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Lutnick Clears Committee Vote, More Nominations

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A crucial part of Trump’s agenda will be those who execute it. We recap recent developments specific to leadership nominations and confirmations below....more

Hogan Lovells

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

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Trump Administration Tariff Regime: Uncertainty and Expectations

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As he enters his second week in office, President Donald Trump is forecasting a desire to implement a muscular trade policy leaning heavily on the imposition of tariffs—potentially on a global basis—as a means of extracting...more

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“America First Trade Policy” memorandum directs a comprehensive review of U.S. trade policy, suggests potential new tariffs and...

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President Trump’s Day 1 presidential memorandum directs a top-to-bottom review of U.S. trade and economic policy and requests that his Administration provide policy recommendations with respect to: the U.S. trade deficit and...more

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America First: President Trump’s First Week in Trade

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President Donald Trump began an overhaul of U.S. Trade Policy just after being sworn into office on January 20, 2025. The administration issued a memorandum outlining the President’s “America First” trade policies....more

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Trump 2.0: America First Trade Policy Takes Shape

On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. Within hours of taking office, President Trump issued dozens of executive orders and an “America First Trade Policy” memorandum...more

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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Managing Import Risks Under the New Trump Administration (Part II): The...

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During his campaign, President Trump often stated that he would be implementing an “America First” international trade policy, which he said explicitly would include higher tariffs, potentially on imports from the entire...more

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President Trump Issues “America First” Trade Policy and Previews Additional Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China - UPDATED 1/22/25

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This alert was originally published on January 21, 2025, and updated on January 22, 2025, to reflect President Trump’s comments that additional 10% tariffs may be imposed on China on February 1. On January 20, 2025,...more

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USTR Finds China’s ‘Unreasonable’ Policies in Shipbuilding, Maritime, Logistics Sectors Restrict U.S. Commerce

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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

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

President Trump Issues Sweeping Trade Policy Review Directives to Key Agencies

On January 20, 2025, as one of his first acts in office, President Trump signed a memorandum entitled the ​“America First Trade Policy” directed to the Secretaries of Commerce, State, Treasury, Defense, and Homeland Security,...more

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President Trump Issues America First Trade Policy Memorandum—Analysis and Section Summary

President Donald Trump issued an “American First Trade Policy Memorandum” as part of wide-ranging executive actions on Jan. 20, his first day in office. The memorandum calls for a series of reviews of U.S. trade policy and...more

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America First Trade Policy Announcement

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On January 20, 2025, within hours of taking the oath of office, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) entitled the America First Trade Policy. As anticipated, the EO directs the Department of Commerce, Department of...more

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International Trade and National Security Policy Under Trump 2.0

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President-elect Donald Trump’s second term will almost certainly usher in profound changes to U.S. international trade and national security policy....more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Biden’s Gift to Trump: An Easy Route to Begin Imposing Hefty Tariffs on China

On December 23, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched an investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to targeting of the semiconductor industry for dominance. The...more

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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: August 2024

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Welcome to the August 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2023 - Taiwan – U.S. 21st Century Trade Initiative, More Than Just a Trade Agreement. A...

An opinion first, humor me. A little over a year ago on June 1, 2022, the United States and Taiwan launched the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade to deepen their economic ties and trade relationship, and...more

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