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
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
The news of trade negotiations – those that have succeeded and those that are faltering – continues to come in as we are a week away from the country-specific reciprocal tariffs coming into effect. Today, President Trump...more
We are two weeks away from the country-specific reciprocal tariffs coming into effect, and the Trump Administration is still continuing to engage in trade talks with around 20 countries. With these negotiations ongoing, it is...more
On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, dubbed “Liberation Day,” President Donald Trump announced his much-anticipated reciprocal tariffs set to go into effect on Thursday, April 3, 2025, and the administration clarified some of the...more
Getting an early start on the impending tariff increases on April 2, President Trump has announced new 25 percent tariffs on automobiles and certain automobile parts. These tariffs are an extension of a Section 232...more
Reports have suggested that on April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump will likely announce reciprocal tariffs pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and investigations...more
Tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminum mill products from all sources, imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, went in effect at 12:01 this morning...more
Last week, the president signed proclamations to ”close existing loopholes and exemptions to restore a true 25% tariff on steel and elevate the tariff to 25% on aluminum.” Significantly impacting the global trade landscape,...more
As of March 12, 2025, this order: Terminates the alternative arrangements under Section 232 for exempt countries (Argentina, Australia, Mexico, Canada, the EU, and the UK)....more
EU Trade Commissioner Malmstrom Announces That the EU Will Impose €39 Billion Worth of Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods if President Trump Imposes Section 232 Tariffs On Automobiles And Automotive Parts - The European...more
On March 29, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its annual National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, which "highlights significant foreign barriers to U.S....more
The Trump Administration Announces It Plans to Negotiate New Free Trade Agreements with Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom - On October 16, 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative...more
On March 8, 2018, President Trump exercised "his authority to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports" under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. On April 30, 2018,...more