On July 17, 2025, the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade ("Petitioner") filed antidumping duty ("ADD") and countervailing duty ("CVD") petitions on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether...more
On May 12, 2025, the United States and China issued a joint statement in Geneva outlining an agreement to de-escalate from the latest rounds of tariff increases. The arrangement reduces tariffs back to the levels of the...more
5/15/2025
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On March 26, 2025, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation imposing an additional 25% tariff on all imports of passenger vehicles, light trucks, and certain automotive parts. The tariffs on finished vehicles will...more
On March 4, 2025, China announced it would impose additional tariffs on certain US agricultural imports from March 10, 2025, in retaliation to President Trump's March 3 executive order issued under the International Emergency...more
3/7/2025
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On March 3, 2025, the Trump administration made clear its intention to move forward with implementing tariffs on Canada and Mexico on March 4. The tariffs are an additional 25% on all imports from Canada and Mexico (except...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued two proclamations - Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States and Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States - modifying the steel and aluminum tariffs that he...more
On February 4, 2025, China announced it would impose additional tariffs on certain US imports from February 10, 2025 in retaliation to President Trump's executive order issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers...more
2/6/2025
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On February 1, 2025, President Trump issued three executive orders directing the United States to impose new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, to take effect on February 4, 2025. The tariffs are an...more
2/3/2025
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An average tariff of 25% will be imposed on steel, textile, footwear, chemicals, and other products until July 31, 2025, for countries with whom Mexico does not have a preferential or free trade agreement....more
On September 30, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the "2020 Order") declaring a national emergency, pursuant to the National Emergencies Act (NEA, 50 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.), with respect to the United States'...more
A new landmark free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Union entered into force on 1 August 2020.
The agreement provides expansive preferential treatment for both goods and services, recognition and protection...more
8/10/2020
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The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) entered into force on December 30, 2018. The Agreement will significantly impact trade among its ratifying Parties—currently including...more
1/22/2019
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