On July 30, President Trump took two actions that represent a significant escalation in the administration’s evolving trade strategy: (1) a presidential proclamation (the proclamation) imposing a 50% ad valorem tariff on...more
It has been several months now since President Trump began rolling out the flurry of trade actions that have come to define his America First Trade Policy, which culminated to the so-called Liberation Day reciprocal tariffs. ...more
To address the effects of copper imports on U.S. national security, President Trump issued a proclamation to impose “universal 50% tariffs on imports of semi-finished copper products (such as copper pipes, wires, rods,...more
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
After weeks of anticipation and a flurry of news from Washington, DC, the White House has issued a long-awaited executive order (EO) that resets the landscape for US reciprocal tariffs and related trade measures....more
During the last week of July, President Trump issued a series of tariff-related executive actions...more
On July 31, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order establishing revised IEEPA “reciprocal” tariff rates for imports into the U.S. from specific countries. The new rates come after the President’s 90-day pause on...more
Sectoral tariffs are emerging as a preferred tool for the White House that leaves targeted industries, and those reliant on their import supply, subject to appreciably higher customs duties on imported goods. A wide range of...more
On July 30, the White House issued three executive orders in another flurry of changes to the tariff landscape. As a result of the executive orders, certain copper products and products of Brazil will be subject to 50 percent...more
Key Takeaways - As the August 1 deadline approaches, the U.S. has reached trade deals with several countries that lower U.S. tariff rates in exchange for increased market access and investments benefiting U.S. industries....more
Key Takeaways - The U.S. Department of Commerce has launched national security investigations into imports of polysilicon and drones under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act....more
On the eve of additional, country-specific reciprocal tariffs going into effect on August 1, President Trump announced an agreement to pause higher tariffs on Mexico for another 90 days. In a Truth Social post on July 31,...more
With DOJ and CBP ramping up enforcement, customs compliance missteps now carry greater legal and financial risk. Join the customs compliance community at ACI’s 14th Advanced Forum on U.S. Customs Compliance and...more
On July 24, 2025 the European Commission voted to impose retaliatory tariffs of €93 billion on U.S. goods if a trade deal is not reached between the United States and European Union. The tariffs will be effective August 7,...more
As the Aug. 1, 2025, end date for President Donald Trump's most recent suspension of country-specific reciprocal tariffs approaches, stakeholders should consider where ongoing bilateral negotiations stand, what the potential...more
It has been a very turbulent four months since April “Liberation Day” when President Trump, invoking emergency powers, announced new “reciprocal” country-specific tariff rates on 57 United States trading partners and a 10%...more
On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a Federal Register notice soliciting public comments on an investigation into the national security impacts of imported unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones) and...more
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
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has launched two additional Section 232 investigations covering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), their parts and components, and of polysilicon and its derivatives. President Trump is...more
On July 14, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the initiation of investigations into the effects on US national security of (i) imports of polysilicon and its derivatives, and...more
President Trump continues to issue letters to countries notifying them of the tariff rates they will be subject to come August 1. For the United States’ most important trading partners, Canada, Mexico and the EU, this means...more
On July 9, President Trump told a group of reporters that a 50% tariff on all copper imports was imminent....more
On July 14, 2025, the Commerce Department announced new investigations initiated by the Secretary of Commerce on July 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The pre-publication Federal Register...more
Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum have been in effect since 2018, during the first Trump administration. Until recently, importers had been able to file exclusion requests at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau...more
Welcome to the July 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