Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum have been in effect since 2018, during the first Trump administration. Until recently, importers had been able to file exclusion requests at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau...more
On July 7, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order extending the current pause on reciprocal tariffs through August 1, 2025, postponing implementation of country-specific reciprocal rates until that time. The...more
On June 3, President Trump issued a proclamation doubling tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum articles and derivative steel and aluminum articles from 25% to 50%, effective at 12:01 a.m. EDT on June 4. This action, taken...more
6/5/2025
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On May 28, a U.S. federal trade court issued a decision with a monumental impact on global economies.
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) decisively struck down the Worldwide and...more
Overview Recent executive orders (EOs) by the Trump administration have introduced changes that may significantly impact businesses utilizing foreign trade zones (FTZs). These changes relate to the imposition of reciprocal...more
Additional IEEPA Tariffs Imposed - On March 4, new tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) went into effect on imports from Canada and Mexico....more
3/10/2025
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President Trump plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries. So, what is a reciprocal tariff? First, let’s examine tariffs in general. A tariff is a tax imposed by one country on imports of goods or merchandise...more
UPDATE: At 10:41 Monday morning President Trump posted on Truth Social announcing that the tariffs with respect to Mexico will be delayed by one month. “I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico. It was a very...more
2/5/2025
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On January 24, 2020, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation imposing additional duties on imports of derivative aluminum and derivative steel articles. ...more
On September 24, 2018, the President imposed a 10% tariff on a third list of Chinese goods with a value of $200 billion. These tariffs applied to more than 6,000 tariff subheadings covering everything from food products to...more
On May 6, 2019, President Trump signaled that China has chosen to retreat from specific commitments agreed to in earlier rounds of negotiations, and on May 8, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative...more
President Trump on July 10, 2018 fired another salvo in the trade war with China when he proposed the imposition of a 10% tariff on another $200 billion of Chinese goods. This proposal is a counterattack on China’s...more
Making true on his earlier threat, President Trump on June 15, 2018 approved the imposition of a tariff of 25% on approximately $50 billion worth of Chinese imports. Last April, the Administration issued a proposed list of...more
On March 19, 2018, the Department of Commerce (“DOC”) published a notice of interim rules for requesting exclusions from the new Section 232 tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. These tariffs, 25% on steel and 10% on...more
On March 8, 2018, President Donald Trump invoked section 232 national security provisions to impose import tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum articles from all countries except Canada and Mexico.
President Trump’s...more
On February 16, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) released its reports in the Section 232 investigations on steel and aluminum. The investigations were carried out under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of...more
The U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC" or "Commission") unanimously determined on September 22, 2017 that low-cost, imported solar equipment has caused serious injury to the domestic solar cell and panel industry. As...more