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Hot Topics in International Trade - Tariff Mitigation Strategies
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In November 2024, in the first successful private cause of action under the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (AFSL), a Chinese court adjudicated a civil claim by a Chinese company against its overseas customer for failure to pay...more
Over the last several weeks, two bills targeting Chinese supply chains were reintroduced in Congress. Although different in their approach, the COBALT Supply Chain Act and TASK Act both seek to address goods from China...more
On May 1st U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”) issued additional guidance on import duties on certain automobiles through Cargo Systems Messaging Service # 64916414 (the “CSMS”). The CSMS stated the following:...more
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order raising the reciprocal tariff rate on Chinese imports from 34% to 84%. This move followed his earlier warning that the U.S. would impose a 50% increase unless China...more
President Trump has used tariffs as a significant point of geopolitical leverage since the beginning of his second term. Indeed, his administration dubbed April 2, 2025 “Liberation Day” in honor of a sweeping set of tariffs...more
On 24 March 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14245 authorizing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods imported into the United States from any country that directly or indirectly...more
The table below presents a structured timeline of executive actions, policy directives, and trade-related decisions issued by President Trump’s administration from January 2025 to the present. It focuses on critical areas...more
This is the final in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Throughout 2024, enforcement of international trade laws continued to gather pace...more
Through three Executive Orders signed on February 1, 2025 (collectively, the “Executive Orders”), U.S. President Donald Trump announced significant additional tariffs on imports of goods from Canada, Mexico, and China. The...more
As anticipated from campaign promises, on Monday, January 20, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) commencing the process to levy a host of new trade tariffs as part of his "America First Trade Policy." New...more
As we wrote previously, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued a final rule that takes effect on December 26 that will dramatically raise the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) penalties from...more
Few areas will be as impacted by the incoming second Trump administration as international trade policy. Check out our team’s assessment of what the coming year may bring for trade regulation and enforcement. Husch...more
The incoming Trump administration is likely to continue the trend of strengthening export controls over AI and advanced semiconductors destined to China. During President-elect Donald Trump’s first term, the Bureau of...more
In Husch Blackwell’s September 2024 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - •U.S. International Trade...more
August was another robust month in international trade that further signifies the need for corporations to invest in effective compliance programs. For starters, the DOJ unveiled a new program that incentivizes corporate...more
Throughout 2023 and early 2024, we continue to witness deepening geopolitical and economic divides globally. The U.S. and its allies (most significantly the EU and the G7), spurred on by Russia’s war in Ukraine, continue to...more
Teradyne, a Massachusetts-based supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, has reportedly pulled $1 billion of manufacturing equipment out of China in 2023 following export controls on advanced computing materials and...more
January saw continuing focus on Russia. First, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) expanded export controls on certain goods for Russia and Belarus. Second, a U.S.-Israeli citizen was arrested for...more
May saw several Russia-related enforcement and other actions. The Department of Justice (DOJ) identified and charged three foreign nationals with violating export control laws as they attempted to circumvent Russian...more
In Husch Blackwell’s April and May 2023 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions- •U.S. International Trade...more
1. Recent Enforcement Includes Largest Standalone BIS Penalty- •Sale of foreign goods made with U.S. technology triggers largest standalone penalty On April 19, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a record $300...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held The Forced Labor Technical Expo: Tools for Supply Chain Transparency from March 14-15, 2023, which involved members of the U.S. importing community, partner government agencies,...more
In the past year, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of...more
You are reading Bass, Berry, & Sims’ new enforcement roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox every month. ...more
We can all agree that goods made from forced labor, indentured labor or child labor should not be introduced into the U.S. market. Indeed, U.S. law prohibits the entry of goods made from forced labor....more