Late on the afternoon of June 3, the President issued a proclamation to increase from 25% to 50% the section 232 tariffs on articles and derivatives of steel and aluminum, effective at 12:01 am on June 4. While this official...more
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order designed to address the threat posed to the United States by trade deficits....more
Welcome to the March 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
Tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminum mill products from all sources, imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, went in effect at 12:01 this morning...more
On March 4, 2025, the Trump Administration imposed 25% import tariffs on nearly all Canadian and Mexican origin goods under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”)....more
President Donald Trump has issued a series of proclamations imposing duties on imports of steel and aluminum products. The first proclamation, “Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States” (Steel Proclamation), was...more
Through a presidential proclamation, the Trump Administration on Feb. 10, 2025, announced the reinstatement of a 25 percent tariff on all steel imports and an increase in aluminum tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent. The...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 19 (October 1, 2020) - Following the United States’ decision to impose tariffs on Canadian aluminum, Canada has vowed to retaliate with tariffs of its own. The Canadian ambassador...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 16 (August 20, 2020) - United States President Donald Trump announced Aug. 6 that he would be imposing a 10% tariff on aluminum imports, citing national security concerns and a...more
On May 17, 2019, President Trump announced two significant trade developments. First, the President announced his determination in the national security investigation of imports of autos and auto parts under Section 232 of...more
On Friday, May 17th, the Trump Administration announced that it has reached a deal with Canada and Mexico to eliminate national security-focused Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum (at 25 percent and 10 percent,...more
The governments of the United States, Mexico, and Canada signed a trade agreement (“USMCA”) in November 2018, which would replace the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”). The Trump administration has begun...more
The European Union Decides to Impose Definitive Safeguard Measures on Steel Imports - On January 4, 2018, the EU notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it intends to impose definitive safeguard measures on a wide...more
On Sunday, September 30, President Trump reached an agreement with the governments of Canada and Mexico to revise and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Publishing the text of the new agreement just...more