On July 9, President Trump told a group of reporters that a 50% tariff on all copper imports was imminent....more
Welcome to the July 2025 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
7/15/2025
/ Compliance ,
Cuba ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 232 ,
Syria ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Welcome to the June 2025 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
Welcome to the May 2025 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
On March 26, the Trump Administration announced a sweeping new trade action: a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and certain automobile parts from all countries, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962....more
3/31/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Foreign Trade Zones ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
The electric mobility industry faces significant challenges, to be sure. With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 in peril, leaner times may be ahead....more
3/27/2025
/ America First Trade Policy ,
China ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Executive Orders ,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Welcome to the March 2025 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
3/14/2025
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Canada ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Enforcement ,
Forced Labor ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Popular ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Welcome to the February 2025 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
2/17/2025
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Canada ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Mexico ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Section 232 ,
Section 321 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
WTO
In an unprecedented and highly fluid series of US trade announcements emanating from Washington, DC, the latest Executive Orders (EOs) announced this past Friday and this week’s EO on steel imports did little to calm c-suite...more
2/13/2025
/ China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
At the Oval Office signing ceremony on January 20, President Trump announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada. The following day, President Trump extended this tariff threat to include additional...more
1/30/2025
/ America First Trade Policy ,
Canada ,
China ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Negotiations ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration