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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Tariff Update: Reciprocal Tariffs and Other Recent Changes

On August 7, 2025, President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs fully came into effect. The overall U.S. effective tariff rate has now risen to an estimated 18.6%, which is the highest rate since 1934. Several countries continue to...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. de minimis customs exception to end in August 2025

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President Trump signed an executive order that will end the de minimis customs exception for parcels valued at less than $800. On July 30, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14324, “Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis...more

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President Trump Signs Three Executive Orders Relating to Artificial Intelligence

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On July 23, 2025, just hours after releasing the AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders aimed at accelerating data center construction, expanding the global reach of U.S. AI technology and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Trump Administration's Recent Executive Orders Impose New Tariff Rates for Most U.S. Trading Partners

Late on Thursday, July 31, 2025, with just hours to go before his self-imposed deadline, President Trump issued executive orders setting forth new tariff rates to apply to most goods imported to the United States from around...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley Automotive Update - August 2025

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Foley & Lardner partners Gregory Husisian and David Simon detailed the rise and risks of tariff evasion in the POLITICO article, “As Trump raises tariffs, companies find ways to cheat — and risk getting caught.”...more

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Trump Increases Tariffs on Dozens of Countries

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In a series of Executive Orders issued during the last week of July 2025, President Trump ordered the increase of tariff rates for imports originating from dozens of countries, effective August 7, 2025. ...more

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Trump Tariff Shake-Up: New Reciprocal Tariffs and the Elimination of the De Minimis Exemption

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On July 31, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order modifying the reciprocal tariff rates for certain countries that have goods trade deficits with the United States (the “Tariff Executive Order”). The Tariff...more

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Tariff Letters and Trade Pressure: Changes to the Reciprocal Tariff Program

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On April 2, 2025, President Trump promulgated Executive Order 14257, which implemented the “reciprocal tariff” program, designed to bolster domestic manufacturing and address trade imbalances with U.S. trading partners. These...more

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World Bank Reconsiders Nuclear Finance

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Under mounting pressure from advocates and stakeholders—most prominently the United States government—the World Bank recently rescinded its longstanding ban on financing nuclear power projects and announced its plan to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New Federal AI Action Plan Prioritizes Deregulation, Infrastructure, and Global Leadership

The White House released on July 23, 2025, Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan (“AI Action Plan”) pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

President Trump Announces Trade Deals as the Aug. 1 Deadline Approaches

As of July 25, President Donald Trump has announced five bilateral trade deals, setting new tariff rates for the countries involved that the president intends to make effective on Aug. 1....more

Patomak Global Partners

Significant U.S. Sanctions Relief for Syrian Arab Republic

The United States had imposed layers of sanctions on Syria since deeming it a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1979. The U.S. Treasury imposed most sanctions during the Iraq War and the Syrian Civil War. In December 2024, Hay’at...more

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The United States Terminates Countrywide Syria Sanctions and Is Working Towards Lifting Additional Trade Restrictions

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Building on prior relief of sanctions and other restrictive trade measures earlier this year (as described in K2 Integrity alerts dated 15 May and 09 June 2025), on 30 June 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new...more

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UPDATED: President Trump Sends Letters Updating Tariffs; Extends Tariff Pause to Aug. 1

On July 7, President Trump began sending letters to select U.S. trading partners informing them of new “reciprocal” tariff rates that will be effective Aug. 1. These letters update the rates that the recipient country was...more

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Update: Reciprocal Tariff “Pause” Deadline Extension and New Duty Rates

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The White House has extended the July 9, 2025, deadline for its “pause” on reciprocal tariffs. An Executive Order released on the evening of July 7 extends this deadline to August 1, 2025....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

From Embargo to Engagement: U.S. Reopens Doors to Syria

After the fall of the former regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the Presidential Administration has taken steps to formally dismantle the U.S.’s two-decade-long comprehensive trade restrictions on Syria. These steps began...more

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IEEPA Tariff Litigation: What You Need to Know About the Federal Court Decisions Threatening the Trump Administration’s Tariff...

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Last week, two federal courts struck down sweeping tariffs that the Trump Administration had recently imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). ...more

White & Case LLP

United States and China Agree to Partially De-escalate April Tariffs

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Not What You Think: Some Trump Tariffs Exempt Your Goods from Other Trump Tariffs

Some importers are finding, to their surprise, that the Trump Administration’s 25% tariffs on aluminum and steel create an exemption from the 125% tariffs on Chinese goods. The Trump tariff agenda has been complex, to say...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Regulating the Depths: International and Domestic Developments in Deep-sea Mining

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As global demand for critical minerals intensifies — driven by the energy transition, technological innovation, and geopolitical competition — deep-sea mining has emerged as a potential frontier in resource development. At...more

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Trump Administration Modifies Tariff Actions under National Security Powers

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Not long after announcing new global “reciprocal” tariffs on imports from around the world at the beginning of April 2025, which we previously reported in a recent eUpdate, President Trump began modifying that tariff action....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

U.S. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum: Navigating the Changing Landscape in 2025

The United States is actively using tariffs to achieve its economic and political goals. Whether or not you agree with this policy approach, as a participant in the global economy you had better pay careful attention to the...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2025 - Surviving the 2025 Tariff Wave: A Strategic Guide for U.S. Importers

The first quarter of 2025 has reshaped the U.S. trade landscape with a flurry of executive actions by the Trump administration, introducing a new wave of tariffs on imports from almost all U.S. trading partners. The Trump...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2025 - 2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale for Trump Tariff Actions

On March 3, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2025 Trade Policy Agenda and 2024 Annual Report by the United States Trade Representative of the President of the United States on the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

China's Comprehensive Retaliation Against U.S. Tariffs

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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

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