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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Section 232 Investigations Announced on Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, and Critical Minerals

Over the past few weeks, the Trump Administration has announced three new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 into whether imports of pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and critical minerals and...more

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New Section 232 Trade Investigations on Pharmaceutical and Semiconductor Imports Could Lead to Tariffs Mid-Year

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On April 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated, pursuant to President Trump’s directive, two new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232), one on imports of pharmaceuticals and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Week 12 in Review: Defense Industry Enhancements, Tariffs, and Regulatory Shifts in Energy and Environment 

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Last week, President Trump signed over 10 executive orders related to efforts to strengthen America’s defense industry, bolster coal production and electric grid management, and roll back other regulations it views as...more

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Commerce Seeks Comments on Section 232 Lumber Investigation

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The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued the notice of request for public comments on Section 232 investigation of lumber imports. This follows President Trump’s March 1, 2025 Executive Order 14223 instructing Commerce to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Executive Orders on timber and lumber imports and expanding US timber production

Executive Orders on Timber and Lumber Imports and Expanding US Timber Production - On March 1, President Trump issued a pair of Executive Orders intended to address the impact of timber and lumber imports and to promote...more

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Another New Section 232 Investigation on Imports of Timber, Lumber and Derivative Products

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On March 1, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) to determine whether...more

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Trump Takes Aim at Timber and Lumber Imports in New Executive Order

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On March 1, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) requiring the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) to investigate the national security implications in connection with imports of timber, lumber, and their...more

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Increased Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico and China Took Effect March 4

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Absent further action from President Trump yesterday, new tariffs of up to 25% on U.S. imports of goods originating in Canada and Mexico went into effect at 12:01 am ET March 4, 2025. Trump has also announced a 10% increase...more

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2024 Post-Election Analysis: US Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Take Effect Amid Trade Policy Shifts

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During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to impose tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. This was widely viewed as a negotiating tactic, especially concerning Canada and Mexico, the...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Tarifs douaniers É.-U. – Canada : dates et documents importants

20 janvier 2025 - Politiques commerciales de l’administration Trump privilégiant les États-Unis - Un mémoire présidentiel (America First Trade Policy) est publié aux États-Unis. Il énonce les priorités commerciales de...more

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US Initiates an Investigation Under Section 232 of Trade Expansion Act on Effect of Copper Imports on National Security

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On Feb. 25, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the secretary of commerce to investigate the effects of copper imports on national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The...more

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Executive Order: Threat to National Security From Imports of Copper Products

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On February 25, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) requiring the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) to investigate the national security implications of the copper supply chain. The investigation will be based...more

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U.S. Businesses Brace for 25% Duties on Imports From Canada and Mexico

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On February 1, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Orders (“EOs”) imposing additional 25 percent duties on almost all imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10 percent duties on import of energy from Canada. These tariffs...more

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Overview of the Trump Administration's Memorandum on Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs

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President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on reciprocal trade and tariffs on Feb. 13, 2025, citing the economic and national security threat posed by the trade deficit, as outlined in the Jan. 20, 2025, America First Trade...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Week Four in Trade – First 100 Days of the New Administration

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Earlier, we discussed President Trump’s proclamations on aluminum and steel imports, which raised the tariff rate to 25 percent on imports of aluminum and steel (and certain derivatives thereof) under Section 232 of the Trade...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs

Introduces the “Fair and Reciprocal Plan,” which directs agencies to initiate all necessary actions to investigate any harmful non-reciprocal trade arrangement utilized by trading partners of the United States. Agencies will...more

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President Trump Signs Memorandum Directing Agencies to Study Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs

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On Thursday, February 13, 2025, President Trump signed a memorandum entitled “Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs.” The memorandum stopped well short of immediately imposing a tariff regime and instead directs the Secretary of...more

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Annexes to Steel and Aluminum Derivatives Published for Section 232 Tariffs

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On February 14, 2025, the White House released Annex I of the February 10, 2025 Proclamations expanding the Section 232 duties to cover certain additional derivative products of steel and aluminum. The additional derivative...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

President Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

The breaking tariff news continues — this time with a focus on steel and aluminum imports. On Monday, February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order expanding his 2018 Section 232 national security tariffs...more

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Key Takeaways From President Trump’s February 2025 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Proclamations

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On February 10 and 11, 2025, President Trump issued two exceptionally aggressive proclamations that impose additional tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. Although there will be forthcoming Annexes that provide...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Adjusting Imports of Steel into The United States (Trump EO Tracker)

As of March 12, 2025, this order: Terminates the alternative arrangements under Section 232 for exempt countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, EU countries, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and...more

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Deja Vu All Over Again: Trump’s Tariffs and their Impact on Government Contractors

President Trump has called himself the “Tariff Man” and has said that “Tariffs are the greatest thing ever invented.”[1] It therefore should come as no surprise that, in the first month since taking office, he has announced...more

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Executive Order Amended to Temporarily Restore de Minimis Entry Eligibility for Products of China

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The President has amended the Executive Order imposing an additional 10% duty on products of China to temporarily allow de minimis entry for products of China until the Secretary of Commerce notifies the President that...more

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U.S. Tariffs and Canada’s Immediate Response: Reshaping the Landscape of North American Trade?

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Effective as of Tuesday, February 4, 2025, the United States is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on almost all goods imported from Canada. A lower tariff of 10 per cent will be imposed on Canadian energy and resource products...more

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America First Trade Policy Announcement

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On January 20, 2025, within hours of taking the oath of office, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) entitled the America First Trade Policy. As anticipated, the EO directs the Department of Commerce, Department of...more

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