Last week, two federal courts struck down sweeping tariffs that the Trump Administration had recently imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). ...more
6/6/2025
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Trump Administration
The Trump Administration has formally launched three separate national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 including on: 1) imports of semiconductors (including downstream electronic...more
4/18/2025
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Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Section 232 ,
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On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (Reciprocal Tariffs EO) imposing a 10% baseline reciprocal tariff on nearly all US trading partners, effective April 5, and an additional reciprocal tariff on...more
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (the Reciprocal Tariffs Executive Order or Executive Order) imposing a 10% baseline reciprocal tariff on nearly all U.S. trading partners, effective April 5,...more
4/4/2025
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China ,
De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
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Mexico ,
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US Trade Policies
As global economic pressures mount, the EU has armed itself with a powerful new tool to counter economic coercion. The EU Anti-Coercion Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/2675) has been fully in force for about a year...more
4/3/2025
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Supply Chain ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations
New trade policies—and particularly tariffs—are at the top of the agenda for President Donald Trump and his new Administration. Indeed, in his first weeks in office, President Trump has already imposed tariffs on major...more
3/11/2025
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Mexico ,
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Whistleblowers
On February 1, President Trump issued two Executive Orders (EOs) announcing the imposition of a 25% tariff on products of Canada (10% on energy products) and Mexico, effective February 4. On February 3, the President...more
3/5/2025
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International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
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Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
President Donald Trump has taken initial steps to impose a new system of “reciprocal” tariffs that could upend US trade policy. Under current trade rules, the United States generally charges the same tariff for a given good...more
President Donald Trump issued two presidential proclamations on Monday, February 10, 2025, that make significant changes to the tariffs on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) that the president initially imposed in his first term...more
On February 1, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it would impose tariffs on imports of certain goods from Canada, Mexico and China, to be effective February 4, 2025. Although the Trump Administration reached...more
2/10/2025
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On January 15, 2025, BIS issued an Interim Final Rule that amends the Export Administration Regulation (EAR) to address dual use export control concerns about biotechnology. ...more
2/6/2025
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Biotechnology ,
ECCNs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
International Trade ,
Life Sciences ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology Sector
President-elect Trump’s election victory has renewed the focus on international trade as a top-line concern for corporate executives. During the campaign, the president-elect expressed support for tariffs and other trade...more
12/16/2024
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International Trade ,
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United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)