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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: August 2025

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Welcome to the August 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

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

Paul Hastings LLP

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

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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2025 - The U.S. Effort to Keep AI Out of China’s Hands

It comes as no surprise China has been a major focus point of the second Trump administration. One of the key reasons for this focus is the increasing national security concerns over technology. In particular, the smuggling...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – Trump administration weighs replacing Biden-era AI export controls, AI roils job market for new college...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2025 - As the U.S. Pushes For More Protectionism, Global Trade Turns to Another Obvious...

Here we are. August , 2025, and the media is now publishing what facts they have on the various trade deals as well as those that have yet to come to fruition, in addition to the new announcement of imposed global tariffs...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

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

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Trump Administration Issues Broad Sanctions Relief for Syria, Effectively Lifting 14 Years of Comprehensive Economic Sanctions –...

On May 23, 2025, 10 days after President Trump announced his directive to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria during his visit to Saudia Arabia last month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - U.S. vs China as a Global Trade Partner, Are We (U.S.) the Bad Guys?

A quiet but significant power shift has been unfolding across Latin America. While the United States has long been the dominant economic and political influence in the region, its recent inward turn under the “America First”...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Rare Earth Minerals, and China’s Global Dominance

If I heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times, China is the sourcing capital of the world. I’ve also repeated this statement at least 400+ times in many conversations over the years regarding global trade. China, it’s...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

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The Current Trump Tariff Proposals (June 2025 Update)

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Less than five months into the new administration, we have already seen more than 50 tariff proclamations. With new tariffs being proposed, imposed, revoked, suspended, and sometimes reimposed, it can be difficult for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Shifting Tariff Response Strategies: How Can Companies Avoid Antitrust Risk?

In the current economic environment, where tariffs are being discussed, proposed, or implemented, with potential impact on many industries, companies are feeling pressure to rethink or adjust their pricing strategies....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley Automotive Update - May 2025 - 2

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Foley & Lardner provided an overview for multinational companies regarding the most common False Claims Act risks that may arise from improper management of import operations. Visit Foley & Lardner’s Trump Administration...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Trump Secures Trillion-Dollar Deals During Gulf Visit, Signaling Shift to Commercial Diplomacy

From May 13 to 16, President Donald Trump conducted his first major international trip of his second term, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The visit yielded major investment announcements,...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Global Tariffs: Implications for the Aviation Industry

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The tariff policy implemented by the Trump administration in April 2025 marks a significant shift for the aviation sector by ending long-standing duty-free status in aircraft trading. As a result, U.S. manufacturers and...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

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