A Q&A with Adrienne Braumiller, and Olivia Van Pelt.
Question 1: How are you advising businesses in your jurisdiction when protecting themselves from the impact of trade wars and sanctions, and what strategies can...more
6/11/2025
/ Bitcoin ,
Business Entities ,
CAFC ,
China ,
Court of International Trade ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EFTs ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Minerals ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
Since Trump’s first term, tensions between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, have been on the rise. President Trump ran for his second presidential term on a promise to reduce reliance on China –...more
6/10/2025
/ China ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs, setting a baseline rate of 10% on imports from all countries, with higher rates on dozens of countries which the United States (U.S.) runs trade deficits....more
6/10/2025
/ Agribusiness ,
Agricultural Sector ,
China ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
US Trade Policies
On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed proclamations to reinstate the full 25% tariff on steel imports and increase tariffs on aluminum imports to 25%. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 affords the...more
2/26/2025
/ China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) joint review process is scheduled to begin on July 1, 2026, but the time to prepare is now. Embedded trade compliance professionals should already be doing scenario...more
2/12/2025
/ Brokers ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Customs ,
Export Controls ,
IMMEX ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Latin America ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
As one of his first official acts as President, Trump released his memorandum on America First Trade Policy. The policy offers insight into the new administration’s trade priorities and calls for a review of current...more
2/11/2025
/ America First Trade Policy ,
Canada ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held The Forced Labor Technical Expo: Tools for Supply Chain Transparency from March 14-15, 2023, which involved members of the U.S. importing community, partner government agencies,...more
4/10/2023
/ China ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Forced Labor ,
International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
ITAR ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
OMB ,
Russia ,
Section 301 ,
Software ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Visas