As of midnight, a sweeping set of new tariffs is in effect. Many are country-specific or based on foreign policies targeting specific products from specific countries. Some of the tariffs going into effect are based on...more
8/8/2025
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Last week, the Trump administration sent letters to some of the country’s largest trading partners threatening to impose new tariff rates unless agreements were reached before Aug. 1. While the rates for each country vary,...more
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on June 3, 2025, which effectively doubles the tariffs applicable to most steel and aluminum imports into the United States. The new rate is 50%. The effective date for this change...more
On May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade in a case challenging tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) filed by V.O.S. Selections, Inc. and other plaintiffs, and joined in...more
5/29/2025
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The United States and the United Kingdom have agreed to ease the trade tension between the two countries by deciding to implement a few sectoral measures related to automotive, agriculture and overall access to each other’s...more
On May 11, 2025, the United States and China concluded their trade negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. Both countries agreed to make certain “beneficial economic” commitments to deescalate the trade war, the most important...more
Last Thursday, May 1, we published a new Ahead of the Curve Auto Supplier Blog post providing clarity on the latest executive order and proclamation issued by President Donald Trump that revised the previously announced...more
Through an executive order and a proclamation, both issued on April 29, 2025, President Donald Trump revised the application of previously announced tariffs, including those impacting automobiles and automobile parts. In his...more
While the country- and region-specific tariffs went into effect as of midnight, a post on Truth Social by President Donald Trump indicates some immediate changes to tariffs on imports from China and country-specific...more
Since February, the Trump administration has announced and issued several sets of tariffs. As of last week, putting aside further reciprocal or retaliatory tariffs, it appears all expected tariffs have now been announced....more
4/8/2025
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On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, dubbed “Liberation Day,” President Donald Trump announced his much-anticipated reciprocal tariffs set to go into effect on Thursday, April 3, 2025, and the administration clarified some of the...more
4/4/2025
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On March 26, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a new set of 25% tariffs on all automobiles imported as of midnight April 3, 2025. But the tariffs issued will be imposed on more than just automobiles. The tariffs will...more
We have been expecting tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports to go into effect on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Both steel and aluminum will be subject to 25% tariffs across the board. Unlike the tariffs that were...more
After the pause on the 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports expired on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, all Canadian and Mexican imports (with the exception of some energy imports at a lower rate) were subject to a 25%...more
The 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico went into effect this week on Tuesday, March 4. Today, it appears there may be an exemption coming for the auto sector. This afternoon President Donald Trump’s spokesperson...more
On Feb. 1, 2025, President Donald Trump announced far-reaching 25% tariffs on goods from the United States’ closest neighbors, Canada and Mexico. The broad tariffs were originally set to go into effect on Feb. 4, 2025, but...more
During President Donald Trump’s first term in 2018, he instituted tariffs on steel and aluminum at rates of 8 and 10% pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232), with certain country-specific and...more
2/14/2025
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While the tariffs against Canada and Mexico have been put on pause until March 1, 2025, the 10% tariff on all Chinese goods went into effect as planned. In response, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced a 10% tariff...more
2/11/2025
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On Feb. 1, President Donald Trump signed orders implementing tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, as promised. The tariffs are set to go into effect Feb. 4, meaning payments will start becoming due for imports as of 12:01...more
2/4/2025
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The business world is getting ready for promised tariffs expected as soon as Feb. 1 of this year. Which tariffs will be issued related to which products and countries is unclear at this point. There have been mentions of 25%...more
1/30/2025
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For several years now, Section 301 and 232 tariffs have impacted the cost of production, resulted in price increases, shifted global supply chains and increased domestic investments in manufacturing. With new potential...more
As of October 1, the International Longshoremen’s Association has indicated that about 45,000 of its members are on strike, which would affect ports along the Gulf coast and east coast of the United States. This accounts for...more
The business world woke up Friday to yet another emergency. A CrowdStrike outage has caused computer shutdowns across the globe affecting businesses in every sector. More likely than not, your business is being affected by...more
When negotiating supply contracts, the logistics of possible future litigation may not be top of mind. No one wants to talk about the details of their divorce while they are still in the honeymoon stage. And while the topic...more