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Week Twenty-Five in Trade

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On July 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce launched new Section 232 investigations on imports of Chinese drones and polysilicon. Drones and polysilicon are both currently subject to additional tariffs of 55% and 80%,...more

Miller Nash LLP

Section 232 Investigations Update: What Business Should Know About Import Restrictions and Tariffs

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What Are Section 232 Investigations? Section 232 investigations are a tool the U.S. government uses to determine the effect of certain imports on national security. These investigations are conducted under the Trade Expansion...more

White & Case LLP

Trump Administration Initiates Section 232 Investigation on Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Parts

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On May 9, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the initiation of an investigation into the effects on US national security of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines and...more

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U.S. Launches National Security Investigation Into Aircraft and Jet Engine Imports

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On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated a new investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) on imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Commerce Seeks Comment in New Section 232 Investigations Covering Imports of Commercial Aircraft and Jet Engines and their Parts

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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

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Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation on Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines and Parts Thereof.

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) has initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and jet...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Charting a New Course: The SHIPS Act of 2025 (Reintroduced)

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On April 30, 2025, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Todd Young (R-IN) — joined by a bipartisan group of Senate and House sponsors — reintroduced the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Tariff Tactics and National Security: Decoding Section 232’s Role in Shaping Trade Policies

Overview of Section 232 Actions - While President Trump has often utilized the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy tariffs during the recent onslaught of tariff action, Section 232 of the Trade...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Trump Administration Takes First Steps Towards Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals

After months of signaling, the Department of Commerce disclosed on April 14 that it had begun an investigation into the national security impacts of importing pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients and derivative...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Trump Administration Initiates Section 232 Investigation into Pharmaceuticals

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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it has initiated a Trade Expansion Act of 1962 Section 232 investigation to determine whether imports of pharmaceutical products and ingredients pose a national security risk to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Who is Stacking the Chips: U.S. Commerce Department Launches Section 232 Investigation into Semiconductor Imports

On April 16, 2025, the Department of Commerce announced that it initiated an investigation on April 1, 2025, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, into imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Trump Announces Section 232 Investigation Into Imports of Critical Minerals and Derivative Products

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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

Clark Hill PLC

CHPS Podcast Episode 3: Unlocking America's Mineral Potential

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Join host Chris White in the latest episode of CHPS of Insight as he converses with Nicole Rodgers, Senior Director at Clark Hill Public Strategies and President of the Alliance for Mineral Security. Dive into the intricate...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

President Signs Executive Order to Revitalize US Maritime Industry

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On April 9, the President signed an executive order titled “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance” (the Order), a comprehensive initiative aimed at reversing decades of decline in the U.S. maritime industry. Citing national...more

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Commerce Seeks Comment in New National Security Investigations Covering Pharmaceutical and Semiconductor Imports

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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

Baker Donelson

What Companies Should Consider Doing in Response to President Trump's America First Trade Policy

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President Trump announced his America First Trade Policy on his first day in office. This Policy directed federal agencies to conduct investigations on a wide spectrum of trade policies including Addressing Unfair and...more

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Supply Chains to Face Global Impact From US Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

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On February 10, 2025, the President of the United States of America issued two proclamations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. §1862) (“Section 232”): (i) “Proclamation 10895”, “Adjusting Imports...more

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Fact Sheet: Trump March 4 Trade Actions on Canada, Mexico, China

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On February 1, President Trump issued two Executive Orders (EOs) announcing the imposition of a 25% tariff on products of Canada (10% on energy products) and Mexico, effective February 4. On February 3, the President...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

U.S.–Canada Tariffs: Timeline of Key Dates and Documents

January 20, 2025 - Trump Administration’s America First Trade Policies - U.S. presidential memorandum “America First Trade Policy” outlines trade priorities of the new Trump administration and directs departments to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

President Announces New Section 232 Investigation on Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products

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On March 1, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to initiate a Section 232 investigation into imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products. This...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

President Trump Modifies Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued two new proclamations that modify the steel and aluminum tariffs originally imposed in 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. These actions expand the existing...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Return of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: Prelude to a Trade War?

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

Perkins Coie

Trump Reinstates and Expands Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

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On February 10 and 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued two presidential proclamations—Adjusting Imports of Steel into The United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into The United States—that fully reinstated and...more

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The Trump Administration Reinstates and Expands Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued two Presidential Proclamations reimposing and expanding tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Adjustment Act of...more

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President Trump Orders Tariffs on All Steel and Steel Derivative Imports and Increases Tariffs on Aluminum: What You Need To Know

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President Trump issued two Proclamations wherein he reinstated 25 percent tariffs on all steel imports subject to the original Section 232 action and subsequent steel derivatives action and increased the Section 232 duties on...more

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