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China Shipbuilding - Industry and Shippers Prepare for Tariffs

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Domestic U.S. shipping interests are closely monitoring a United States Trade Representative (USTR) proposal for import and export trades involving Chinese vessels. There is a Section 301 investigation prompted by domestic...more

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Automobile and Auto Parts Tariffs - White House Section 232 Announcement, Impact, and Timeline

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The White House announced new tariffs on imports of automobiles and auto parts under Section 232. The new Presidential Proclamation and Fact Sheet issued on March 26, 2025, establishes a structure for rolling out this action...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

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What Companies Should Consider Doing in Response to President Trump's America First Trade Policy

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President Trump announced his America First Trade Policy on his first day in office. This Policy directed federal agencies to conduct investigations on a wide spectrum of trade policies including Addressing Unfair and...more

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U.S. Proposes Port Fees on Chinese-Built Ships and Operators to Counter China's Shipping Dominance

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The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) made a determination on Jan. 20, 2025, that China's targeting of the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors for dominance is unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce and...more

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USTR Seeks Public Comment on Unfair and Non-Reciprocal Foreign Trade Practices

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The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is seeking comments on the Trump Administration's "Fair and Reciprocal Plan" to assist it in identifying any unfair trade or non-reciprocal foreign trade practices. The deadline for...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

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

President Trump Modifies Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued two new proclamations that modify the steel and aluminum tariffs originally imposed in 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. These actions expand the existing...more

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President Signs Steel/Aluminum Tariffs EO

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President Trump spoke to reporters this evening as he signed – but did not immediately publish – the promised Executive Order to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Tariffs are scheduled to take effect March 12....more

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Trump Administration’s Trade & Tariff Policy

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President Trump has been clear that tariffs will be a policy cornerstone of his second administration. Whether being used as leverage to extract policy concessions or to address true bilateral trade imbalances, the threat of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

America First: President Trump’s First Week in Trade

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President Donald Trump began an overhaul of U.S. Trade Policy just after being sworn into office on January 20, 2025. The administration issued a memorandum outlining the President’s “America First” trade policies....more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

Trump 2.0: America First Trade Policy Takes Shape

On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. Within hours of taking office, President Trump issued dozens of executive orders and an “America First Trade Policy” memorandum...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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Announces New Tariffs on Chinese-Origin Goods, With an Exclusion Process

On May 14, 2024, President Joe Biden announced that he had directed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to add or increase tariffs on a range of goods originating from China, including electric vehicles (EVs),...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters - November 2021

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1. New Cybersecurity Export Controls From BIS Go Into Effect in January - The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released an interim final rule establishing new export controls on certain cybersecurity items and...more

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USTR Tai Unveils Biden Administration U.S.-China Trade Strategy

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U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai outlined the Biden Administration’s long-awaited U.S.-China trade policy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on October 4, 2021....more

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President Trump Delays Possible Section 232 Auto Tariffs Announces End to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Imports From...

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On May 17, 2019, President Trump announced two significant trade developments. First, the President announced his determination in the national security investigation of imports of autos and auto parts under Section 232 of...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Tariff Chess Match Escalates Between China and the United States

Trade Secrets Watch has been covering the escalating economic tension between China and the U.S., including the U.S. Trade Representative’s investigation on China’s alleged IP theft under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974,...more

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The United States and the European Union Are Expected To Begin Formal Trade Negotiations Soon

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Prospects for a trade agreement between the United States and the European Union improved when the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee passed a resolution calling for the initiation of formal trade discussions...more

White and Williams LLP

“Second Tranche” of Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Imports Effective August 23

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On August 23, U.S. Customs and Border Protection began collection on the “Second Tranche” of tariffs on Chinese products, identified earlier this month by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). This...more

Dickinson Wright

Update: NAFTA Now, Nineteen, or Potentially Never

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We reinforce that this moment is Now, Nineteen (as in 2019), or potentially Never in the ongoing renovation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)....more

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NAFTA Now, Nineteen, or Potentially Never

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This week is Now, Nineteen (as in 2019), or potentially Never in the ongoing renovation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). A US-Mexico agreement in principle (aka the “handshake”) likely will come in the wake...more

Jones Day

Tariffs on China are Coming—Restrictions on Chinese Investment in the United States May Be Next

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On March 22, 2018, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum, representing the first step in imposing 25 percent duties on aerospace, information and communication technology, robotics, and machinery products from...more

Hogan Lovells

Potential trade war looms

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As potential trade war looms, nearly 1,300 U.S.-imports may be subject to additional 25 percent tariffs under Section 301. U.S. imports from China potentially subject to additional duties include certain chemicals,...more

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