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Summary of Tariff Requirements Updated: August 4, 2025

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Provided below is a status update and summary of tariffs that have been implemented since February 1, 2025, and impacts on imports from multiple countries. IEEPA (Fentanyl) Tariffs- IEEPA tariffs were announced on...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS to Increase Scrutiny for TN Visa Requirements: Impact on Employers

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its policy manual regarding TN visa eligibility requirements. The new guidance imposes stricter guidelines for eligibility. Changes focus on the nature of the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

New USCIS Guidance overhauls TN visa requirements

The USCIS has issued new guidance in its Policy Manual, which updates the eligibility criteria for TN professionals under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, also known as the “USMCA.” This guidance outlines...more

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CBP Issues Guidance on Prioritization of Articles “Subject to” More Than One Tariff Under EO 14289

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On May 15, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued further guidance via the Cargo Systems Messaging Service (“CSMS”) for determining the order in which the various tariffs will apply to an article when that...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trump Tariff Survival Guide

With U.S. trade policy constantly evolving and Customs enforcement increasing, importers face more pressure than ever to ensure customs compliance from the beginning. One misstep – whether it is a misclassified product, an...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The Global and Reciprocal Tariffs Announcement

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On April 2, 2025, President Trump implemented the steepest American tariffs in over a century. The implications for numerous multinational companies — including importers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers — will be...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Unprecedented "Secondary Tariffs" for Oil Trade With Venezuela

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On April 2 — labeled “Liberation Day” by President Trump — the Trump administration is set to add a new sanctions-like boost to its tariff strategy, with a threat to impose unprecedented “secondary tariffs” of 25% on “all...more

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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Managing Import Risks Under the New Trump Administration (Part III): A...

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Our previous article on What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Managing Import Risks Under the New Trump Administration (Part I) identified the 12 main import-related risks (and opportunities) likely to arise in...more

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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Managing Import Risks Under the New Trump Administration (Part II): The...

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During his campaign, President Trump often stated that he would be implementing an “America First” international trade policy, which he said explicitly would include higher tariffs, potentially on imports from the entire...more

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President Trump’s Day One Executive Orders: Immediate Impact on U.S. Businesses and Multinationals

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On Monday, President Trump followed through on his promise to sign nearly 100 executive orders on topics ranging from energy and the economy to border security, federal workforce reforms and a host of social issues discussed...more

Smart & Biggar

A practical guide to Canada’s new Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) system

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On January 1, 2025, Canada will implement a patent term adjustment (PTA) system to account for unreasonable delays by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) in issuing a patent. The final regulations were published...more

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Preparing for Canada’s New Anti-Forced Labour Supply Chain Law

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Canada’s new anti-forced labour legislation, the Forced and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, will come into effect in January 2024, with due diligence reporting requirements starting on May 31, 2024....more

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Nearshoring: Mexico Aims to be the New “El Dorado” for Doing Business Abroad

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Mexico has just announced significant tax incentives for companies in certain key industries to relocate operations to Mexico. A government decree issued on October 11, 2023 seeks to boost the nearshoring trend targeting ten...more

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Mexico Bans Importation of Goods Produced with Forced Labor

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On March 17, Mexico published new provisions to ban the importation of goods into the country produced by forced labor, including child labor. The new provisions will enter into force on May 18, 2023, 90 days after its...more

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NAFTA Chapter 11 (Investments): Time to bring “Legacy Investment” Claims Running Out Soon

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The entitlement to bring claims for breaches of the investment standards and protections contained in Section A of Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement will soon end. NAFTA countries agreed to withdraw their...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Top Five Labor Law Developments for July 2022

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1. The National Labor Relations Board clarified its rerun election procedures in cases of uncontested election misconduct. Dynamic Concepts, 371 NLRB No. 117 (July 22, 2022). After losing an election to represent the...more

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Canadian Patent Examination Will Soon Be More Expensive, Less Flexible and Require Additional Care in Prosecution to Avoid Loss of...

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Canadian Patent Examination - Significant fee increases will be effective at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) on October 3, 2022 related to excess claims (claims over 20) and the number of examination...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Road to Enforcement: U.S.-Canada Dairy Case May be a Harbinger for Future Continental Trade Disputes

On January 4, 2022, a three-member dispute panel — established per the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) — announced a significant decision in the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada, finding that...more

Wiley Rein LLP

What Companies Need to Know: Uyghur Forced Labor Act Signed Into Law

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After more than a year of debate in the U.S. Congress as to the scope and enforceability, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA or Act) passed Congress with strong bipartisan support. President Biden has publicly...more

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USTR and US Labor Unions Initiate First Proceedings Targeting Mexican Facilities Under USMCA's 'Rapid Response' Mechanism

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On May 12, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it has requested a review of labor practices at an automotive manufacturing facility in Mexico under the new 'Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor...more

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Potential Liability for Labor Issues in Mexico – Recent Developments

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If you are a U.S. manufacturer with operations in Mexico, please pay attention. As we previously reported, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has certain labor union requirements, a key one being that...more

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First USMCA Labor Complaint Promises New Challenges For U.S., Mexican Manufacturers

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Unions in the United States and Mexico have taken a significant step under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to interject the United States into labor disputes in Mexico by filing the first complaint under the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Labor Obligations Contained In USMCA Present Risks for Covered Employers

In effect since July 1, 2020, the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”). Although the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic largely overshadowed the effective date...more

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Latin America Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2020 Developments and Predictions for 2021

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Despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was an active year for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement - and anti-corruption enforcement more generally. Enforcement actions related to Latin America played...more

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Canadian Patent Law 2020: A Year in Review

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2020 was an unusual year by all accounts. In this article we take a look back at developments in Canadian patent law in the past year, including the Government of Canada’s and the Canadian Patent Office’s response to...more

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