As the Aug. 1, 2025, end date for President Donald Trump's most recent suspension of country-specific reciprocal tariffs approaches, stakeholders should consider where ongoing bilateral negotiations stand, what the potential...more
7/22/2025
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China ,
India ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
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Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
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Trade Negotiations ,
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China on April 4, 2025, announced a third and significantly escalated round of retaliatory measures in response to the United States' latest tariff action. This follows President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) 14257...more
4/9/2025
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International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
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Trade Wars ,
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President Donald Trump on April 2, 2025, issued an executive order (EO), "Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade...more
4/4/2025
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China ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
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Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Deficit ,
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US Trade Policies
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) made a determination on Jan. 20, 2025, that China's targeting of the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors for dominance is unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce and...more
3/6/2025
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Imports ,
International Trade ,
Logistics ,
Maritime Transport ,
National Security ,
Ports ,
Section 301 ,
Shipbuilding ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on Feb. 3, 2025, directing the Treasury and Commerce secretaries to submit a comprehensive plan within 90 days for the creation of the United States' first Sovereign...more
Tariffs of 10 percent on all Chinese imports took effect on Feb. 4, 2025, following President Donald Trump's executive order under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
China responded with 10 percent and...more
2/6/2025
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President Donald Trump on Feb. 1, 2025, issued three executive orders (Tariff EOs) imposing additional duties on Canada, Mexico and China pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (collectively, IEEPA...more
2/6/2025
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
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International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Mexico ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
The American Active Anode Material Producers (AAAMP), an ad hoc trade association of domestic manufacturers, filed petitions on Dec. 18, 2024, with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade...more
1/16/2025
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Batteries ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Manufacturers ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department
A total of 185 Section 301 exclusion requests for machinery used in domestic manufacturing have been filed as of Dec. 19, 2024. Of those, 136 requests remain open for opposition or support from interested parties or for...more
President-Elect Donald Trump on Nov. 25, 2024, announced his intention to impose additional 10 percent tariffs on China, as well as additional 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada. He has not yet indicated which authority...more
12/5/2024
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Undocumented Immigrants ,
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced final modifications concerning the statutory review of the tariff actions in the Section 301 investigation of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) Acts,...more
9/17/2024
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China ,
Imports ,
NPRM ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Investment Security on June 21, 2024, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) implementing Executive Order (E.O.) 14105 that was announced on Aug. 9, 2023,...more
6/27/2024
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China ,
Comment Period ,
Executive Orders ,
Hong Kong ,
Macau ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
The Biden Administration announced on May 14, 2024, the completion of its review of China's trade practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The White House announcement maintains current tariffs on Chinese imports...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on July 26, 2023, issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note...more
8/2/2023
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China ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Iran ,
Joint Policy Statements ,
Joint Statements ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Self-Reporting
Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics.
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3/6/2023
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Employment Contract ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Joint Venture ,
Made in the USA ,
Mexico ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Research and Development ,
State Labor Laws
Nearshoring is now clearly on the agenda of North American leaders, due in part because of supply chain disruptions derived from COVID-19, the United States' trade tensions with China1 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine....more
2/3/2023
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Free Trade Agreements ,
Mexico ,
Offshoring ,
Outsourcing ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR
Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies doing business or making...more
11/2/2022
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Annual Reports ,
Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infrastructure ,
Mergers ,
Stock Options
China Practice Newsletter Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies...more
9/2/2022
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Estate Planning ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Forensic Accounting ,
Forensic Examination ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Internal Investigations ,
National Security ,
Social Media
The bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect on June 21, 2022. Moving forward, any goods mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of the...more
7/14/2022
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China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Enforcement ,
Entity List ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Restrictions ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced in a notice issued on May 5, 2022, the commencement of a retrospective investigation of the economic impacts of Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs on the most...more
5/20/2022
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China ,
Comment Period ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Mexico ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR
Following a series of government agency actions in the final months of 2021, U.S. businesses are advised to evaluate their operations in Cambodia and ensure compliance in the new year. Beginning with the tri-agency Cambodia...more
1/11/2022
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China ,
Corruption ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
ITAR ,
Military End Use ,
Narcotics ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US State Departments
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a Notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 16, 2021, extending product exclusions for COVID-19-related products covered by USTR's Section 301 investigation into...more
11/18/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Exclusions ,
Imports ,
International Harmonization ,
Medical Devices ,
Public Comment ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Time Extensions ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published a Federal Register notice seeking public comments on whether to reinstate 549 previously extended tariff exclusions. If reinstated, exclusions will apply...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on June 24, 2021, issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) on silica-based products produced by Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd. (Hoshine) and its subsidiaries. Hoshine makes...more
6/30/2021
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Manufacturers ,
Silica ,
Solar Panels ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) recently announced its "apparent" need for public comment on key aspects of a mechanism that would license or preclear certain information and communications technology and services...more
4/26/2021
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Cuba ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
Interim Rule ,
Iran ,
Licensing Rules ,
North Korea ,
Public Comment ,
Russia ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Venezuela