Recent actions by the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) signal growing trade enforcement momentum across critical segments of the clean energy supply chain. Through a combination of new investigations and preliminary...more
Tariff and trade policy in the United States is poised to affect nearly every industry, and data centers are no exception. Data centers built in the United States need to be outfitted, and much of that equipment comes from...more
Two major areas of international trade that will remain causes of concern for energy storage projects are the application of tariffs and supply chain integrity. While it remains to be seen what the US administration might...more
3/10/2025
/ Batteries ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Commerce Department
In this third installment of our five-part trade series, we review the Trump-Vance administration’s America First Trade Policy memorandum and detail the foundational elements for imposition of tariffs to prepare importers if...more
The US government’s multibranch effort to implement a new regulatory regime designed to regulate outbound investments based on national security concerns moved forward with the White House’s August 9, 2023 Executive Order, EO...more