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Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Trump Administration Modifies Tariff Actions under National Security Powers

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Not long after announcing new global “reciprocal” tariffs on imports from around the world at the beginning of April 2025, which we previously reported in a recent eUpdate, President Trump began modifying that tariff action....more

Mayer Brown

The White House Announces Sweeping “Reciprocal Tariffs”

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On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order designed to address the threat posed to the United States by trade deficits....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Tariffs and Other Regulatory Charges on Imported Goods

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This is the first installment in a series of pieces in which members of the Womble Bond Dickinson Global Trade Advisors (GTA) team will review a number of current issues in international trade regulation. The authors will...more

Cozen O'Connor

Making Sense of Trump’s Day One and Two Pronouncements on Trade and Tariffs

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The first two days of the new Trump administration were marked by pronouncements that portend short-run uncertainty about the tariff environment. Although President Trump’s past statements had led many people to expect he...more

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Hitting the Ground Running: Trump’s Promised Tariffs on February 1, 2025

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As President Trump begins his second term, the absence of tariffs among the more than 200 executive orders signed on his first day in office was a notable deviation from expectations. However, the President announced plans to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

International Trade Law: 2024 Year in Review & Outlook for 2025

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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

Holland & Knight LLP

President-Elect Trump Announces Tariff Plans for Largest U.S. Trading Partners

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President-Elect Donald Trump on Nov. 25, 2024, announced his intention to impose additional 10 percent tariffs on China, as well as additional 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada. He has not yet indicated which authority...more

Miller Canfield

Can the President Impose Tariffs Without Congressional Approval?

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During his 2024 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to impose a variety of new tariffs, even without congressional approval, including a 25%-75% tariff rate on Mexican imports, a 60% tariff rate on...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

USTR Accepting Comments on China Section 301 Tariffs Beginning November 15th

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) is conducting a review of the China Section 301 tariffs that were put into place in 2018 under the Trump administration. The USTR is required to review its tariffs...more

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USITC Opens Investigation into Economic Impact of Section 301 and Section 232 Tariffs

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The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced in a notice issued on May 5, 2022, the commencement of a retrospective investigation of the economic impacts of Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs on the most...more

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Digital Trade, Taxes and Tariffs … or Not?

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Unilateral steps in a growing number of countries to raise tax revenue from digital services have raised global alarm in recent years, but they have particularly heightened concerns in the United States due to the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

USTR Announces Product Exclusion Process for Section 301 List 4A and Forthcoming Exclusions for List 3

On October 21, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the commencement of the process for submitting tariff exclusion requests for imports from China that became subject to 15 percent...more

WilmerHale

USTR Announces Process for Filing Product-Specific Exclusion Requests for "List 3" of Chinese Products Subject to Section 301...

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On June 24, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice outlining the process by which US stakeholders may request product-specific exclusions for the third tranche of Chinese products...more

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USTR released the Section 301 product exclusion process for List 3 goods from China

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On 20 June 2019 the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the final product exclusion process for List 3 by which U.S. stakeholders can request exclusion of particular Chinese products classified...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

The Trump Administration Initiates a Tariff Exclusion Process for Chinese Imports Provided in List 3

On May 21, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) established a process through which U.S. stakeholders may exclude products included in List 3 from a 25% tariff imposed pursuant to the investigation of...more

BakerHostetler

USTR Increases Section 301 Tariffs on List 3 From 10% to 25% and Announces Tariffs on List 4, Covering Remaining Imports From...

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Overview - After a setback in trade negotiations, the USTR (U.S. trade representative) increased tariffs on List 3 to 25%....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Trump Administration Readies Tariffs on Remaining Imports from China

On May 13, the Trump administration announced plans to begin the process of placing an additional ad valorem duty of up to 25 percent on a fourth tranche of Chinese imports, valued at approximately $300 billion. Combined with...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

Further Escalation of Trade War: Trump Administration Raises Tariffs on Chinese Products

On May 9, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Notice indicating that tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports would be increased from 10% to 25%. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

News from the Trump Trade War Front: Tariffs Likely to Increase March 2; Exclusion Request Process May be Available

Many U.S. companies continue to struggle under the burden of President Trump’s tariffs on imports from China. The repercussions of the trade war are likely to worsen in coming weeks. On March 2, 2019 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Key Developments In International Trade Under The Trump Administration

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The trade war between the United States and China is already impacting U.S. companies and the economy at large. As an international trade lawyer for companies on both sides of the Pacific, I have a keen understanding of its...more

King & Spalding

Section 301 Update: USTR Imposes Tariffs On A Third List Of Products And Announces Exclusion Process

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As we previously reported, on March 22, 2018, President Trump directed the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) to take action against China’s “unfair and harmful acquisition of U.S. technology” under...more

WilmerHale

President Announces Section 301 Duties on $200 Billion of Chinese Imports; China Announces Retaliatory Duties; USTR Issues...

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On September 17, President Trump announced the imposition of a 10% ad valorem duty on approximately $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The Office of the U.S. Trade...more

King & Spalding

Section 301 Update: USTR Announces A Third List Of Products That Will Be Subject To The Section 301 Tariffs And Publishes Process...

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As we previously reported, on March 22, 2018, President Trump directed the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) to take action against China’s “unfair and harmful acquisition of U.S. technology” under...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Of Course You Know, This Means War: A Strategic Update on the Trump Trade War

This article suggests steps you should take to survive the current trade war. We are now in a trade war regardless of the fact that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin would rather we call it “a situation of trade disputes.”...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

USTR Proposes Third Round of Tariffs on Chinese Imports

On July 10, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced it was initiating the process of imposing a 10% tariff on Chinese imports as a supplemental action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. USTR’s...more

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