If the White House wants tariffs, but the courts strike down the Reciprocal Tariffs, what other options are out there?
This is the question we asked ourselves and the answer is: there are plenty of other options. If it...more
Some importers are finding, to their surprise, that the Trump Administration’s 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel create an exemption from the 125% tariffs on Chinese goods.
The Trump tariff agenda has been complex, to say...more
5/7/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Popular ,
Section 232 ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
In the context of the tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on imported goods, a prevalent misconception has arisen that foreign suppliers automatically bear the cost of these tariffs. The reality, however, is more...more
On April 2, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) imposing global reciprocal tariffs (White House Fact Sheet). The EO drew enough parallels to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act that Trump mentioned it in his Rose Garden...more
On December 29, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) posted a notice granting new Section 301 product exclusions and extending existing exclusions for COVID-19 medical care products. This action is in response to USTR’s...more
1/13/2021
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Comment Period ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Exclusions ,
Imports ,
International Harmonization ,
Medical Supplies ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
As trade with our North American neighbors continues to evolve and grow, we’re taking a closer look at the newly ratified United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and examining how the new Agreement will impact trade...more
2/21/2020
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Canada ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
On January 16, 2020, the United States Senate voted by an overwhelming majority to pass the implementing legislation for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) after months of tense negotiations with...more
1/20/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Canada ,
Digital Services ,
Environmental Policies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forced Labor ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Trade Relations ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
Many U.S. companies continue to struggle under the burden of President Trump’s tariffs on imports from China. The repercussions of the trade war are likely to worsen in coming weeks. On March 2, 2019 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern...more
2/22/2019
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Exclusions ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
In what has become his trademark Trumpian manner, the President announced last Friday that new tariffs and trade restrictions against China are on again, at the same moment that his senior Commerce and Treasury Department...more
6/8/2018
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Arms Embargo ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
Imports ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
On April 3, 2018, President Trump’s U.S. Trade Representative released a list of 1300 categories of Chinese goods that will be subject to 25% tariffs. That followed a tit-for-tat exchange in which President Trump announced a...more
4/13/2018
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Aluminum Sales ,
Article I ,
Article II ,
Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
WTO
If your company is a U.S. consumer of imported steel or aluminum, the new tariffs announced by President Trump on March 8, 2018 are bad news. The good news is that you can petition the government for exclusions of certain...more
3/15/2018
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
NAFTA ,
National Security ,
Steel Industry ,
Suppliers ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Rates ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies
According to reports published this week, the Trump Administration is preparing to release the results of its policy review on Cuba in the “coming weeks.” We don’t have a crystal ball (or a leaking insider). But we continue...more
6/1/2017
/ Airlines ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cuba ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Embargo ,
Foreign Relations ,
Infrastructure ,
Popular ,
State Sponsors of Terrorism ,
Telecommunications ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies