On May 9, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) released an advanced notice soliciting public comments on an investigation into the national security impacts of imported commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for...more
On April 23, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its initiation of investigations into the national security effects of imports of critical minerals and medium/heavy trucks, parts for such goods, and their...more
4/28/2025
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Imports ,
International Trade ,
Investigations ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Transportation Industry ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On April 15, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) directing the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232), to determine...more
On April 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) released draft Federal Register notices soliciting public comments in two previously unannounced investigations into the national security impacts of imported...more
On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on imports into the United States, with a minimum 10% tariff applied to imports from most sources with limited country and product carveouts as discussed below,...more
Background: From 2018 to 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) conducted an investigation under Section 232 into the national security effects of U.S. automotive imports. In its February 17, 2019 report in the...more
On March 1, 2025, President Trump issued a pair of Executive Orders aimed at promoting domestic production of wood products. First, he announced the initiation of an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act...more
The head of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) branch that oversees False Claims Act (FCA) investigations affirmed the Trump Administration’s commitment to pursue civil fraud cases as part of its focus on achieving...more
2/27/2025
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Qui Tam ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Whistleblowers
On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed new Executive Orders imposing enhanced import duties on steel and aluminum products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The orders eliminate certain exemptions...more
2/12/2025
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Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
President Trump signed three Executive Orders imposing additional duties on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). According to a White House fact sheet, the...more
2/5/2025
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China ,
Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Trade Zones ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Time Extensions ,
Trump Administration
On February 1, 2025, President Trump signed three Executive Orders imposing additional tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The President cited...more
On July 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a proposed rule designed “to enhance the administration of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws.” Commerce is accepting comments on...more
On March 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a final rule designed to “improve, strengthen and enhance” its antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) regulations. The final rule largely adopts...more
On March 7, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a Request for Comments on Promoting Supply Chain Resilience, seeking public comment on policy initiatives that promote supply chain...more
New legislation (Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act) and U.S. Department of Commerce regulations are likely to address China’s distortive and unfair trade practices more strategically in a variety of industries and sectors....more
We anticipate that 2024 will be another extremely important year for international trade and national security law and policy. The Biden Administration and Congress will continue to debate trade legislation and policy...more
1/26/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Buy America ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
National Security ,
Trade Negotiations ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies ,
Vietnam ,
Webinars
On December 6, 2023, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at supporting U.S. industries that have been harmed by unfairly traded imports. Under the proposed...more
On June 7, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate introduced bipartisan legislation that would give the U.S. government 21st Century tools to combat unfair trade practices. The Leveling the Playing Field 2.0...more
In a highly significant decision on March 17, 2023, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an opinion upholding the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) imposition in 2018 and 2019 of a third...more
On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the process by which it will conduct a much anticipated statutory review of the necessity of the Section 301 tariffs applicable to...more
On September 14, 2022, the European Commission (EC) issued a proposal that would ban products made with forced labor across EU markets. The proposed ban would apply both to imports and exports and includes plans for removing...more
9/16/2022
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Enforcement ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
Export Bans ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Imports ,
Investigations ,
Member State ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
WTO
On September 2, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced its intention to conduct the second phase of a review of the necessity of tariffs imposed on certain Chinese-origin goods pursuant to Section...more
On June 17, 2022, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) released its enforcement strategy for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which goes into effect today, June 21, 2022. The strategy provides...more
On June 13, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released highly anticipated guidance regarding the forthcoming implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which will go into effect on June 21,...more
On June 6, 2022, the White House declared a national emergency and took the unprecedented step of providing duty-free treatment of solar cells and modules from Southeast Asia for two years, delaying potential tariffs on...more
6/14/2022
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China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Defense Production Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Duty Free ,
Imports ,
Joe Biden ,
Section 303 ,
Solar Panels ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)