This bulletin was originally published on July 11, 2025. It has been updated to reflect changes from an Executive Order published by the White House on July 30, 2025, titled "Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All...more
8/4/2025
/ Customs ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Duty Free ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Supply chain and compliance professionals now have some clarity on the landed cost of imported goods and compliance obligations. The White House announced a new Executive Order on the evening of July 31, 2025, that modifies...more
8/4/2025
/ Customs and Border Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Sectoral tariffs are emerging as a preferred tool for the White House that leaves targeted industries, and those reliant on their import supply, subject to appreciably higher customs duties on imported goods. A wide range of...more
8/1/2025
/ Aircraft ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Section 232 ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trucking Industry ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The White House has extended the July 9, 2025, deadline for its “pause” on reciprocal tariffs. An Executive Order released on the evening of July 7 extends this deadline to August 1, 2025....more
7/9/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
Court of International Trade ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Judicial Review ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Time Extensions ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
The White House issued a Fact Sheet and Proclamation addressing Section 232 tariff actions on February 10, 2025. These steps strengthen President Trump’s 2018 tariff actions on steel and aluminum imported into the United...more
6/11/2025
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
On May 28th, 2025, the Court of International Trade issued a judgment striking down several of the worldwide tariffs imposed by President Trump in the first and second quarters of 2025. ...more
5/30/2025
/ Appeals ,
Canada ,
China ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Court of International Trade ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Judicial Authority ,
Mexico ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Potential clarity on reciprocal tariff expectations may be emerging after framework trade deals announced with China and the United Kingdom. On May 12, 2025, the White House issued a Fact Sheet and Executive Order (“EO”)...more
5/14/2025
/ China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
US Trade Policies
The White House issued a new Executive Order (the “EO”) on April 29, 2025, regarding the potential for a “stacking” effect of its 25% Section 232 automobile and parts tariffs, the 25% tariff applicable to non-USMCA imports...more
5/5/2025
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Automotive Industry ,
Canada ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Today the White House released written details for its modification of the “Reciprocal Tariff” program originally announced on April 2, 2025. This most recent Executive Order (the “E.O.”) issued on April 10, 2025, provides...more
4/11/2025
/ China ,
De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Executive Orders ,
Hong Kong ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies
This article was originally published on April 3, 2025. On April 8, 2025 the White House published a new Executive Order announcing an increase of the reciprocal duties applicable to China as of April 9, 2025, and an increase...more
4/10/2025
/ Canada ,
China ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
President Trump has declared a national emergency due to the economic and national security risks posed by trade deficits. In response to this emergency, the President invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...more
4/4/2025
/ Canada ,
China ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
The White House issued two recent Executive Orders and Fact Sheets directing the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to initiate investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (each a “Section 232...more
3/5/2025
/ China ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
One week remains for clients to submit comments in response to review of potential reciprocal tariffs being conducted by the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”). Comments are due by March 11, 2025. The USTR solicited comments...more
3/5/2025
/ Comment Period ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Public Comment ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Unfair Trade Practices Act ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
New developments in international trade laws will have tangible and far-reaching impacts on transactions as well as day-to-day business operations. President Biden’s signing of HR 815 means that once time-barred historic...more
5/23/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Compliance ,
Due Diligence ,
Embargo ,
Internal Investigations ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mergers ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trading with the Enemy Act ,
Voluntary Disclosure