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Trump’s Hamiltonian Tariff Policies Remain in “Wait for It” Status

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The Trump Administration’s trade approach is not a new strategy. Indeed, the United States has a long history of using tariffs and subsidies to foster domestic manufacturing, promote skilled labor, and achieve national...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Updates for the Week of August 25, 2025 Related To Tariffs

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On August 27, Canada announced that, effective September 1, 2025, U.S. goods certified as CUSMA (USMCA) qualifying will be exempt from the country’s 25% retaliatory tariffs. This decision follows a similar exemption...more

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Trump Tariff Tracker -- August 28

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The implementation of the reciprocal tariffs continues to have an impact on U.S. consumers. The "de minimis" exemption, which allows packages worth less than $800 to come into the U.S. duty-free, is ending tomorrow, August...more

Baker Donelson

Section 232 Tariff Developments: Hundreds of Steel and Aluminum Derivatives Added and Pharmaceutical and Semiconductor Tariffs Are...

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The Department of Commerce significantly expanded Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum by adding 407 additional Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes to its derivative list. The newly covered products include consumer...more

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US Commerce Adds 428 HTS Codes to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff List

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Following weeks of anticipation, the US Department of Commerce has issued its formal determination expanding the list of steel and aluminum products subject to the 50% ad valorem duties imposed under Section 232....more

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US-Japan Trade Agreement Introduces New Tariffs and Investment Commitments

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On July 22, President Trump announced that the United States and Japan had reached a bilateral trade agreement, which if fully implemented, would reduce tariffs on Japanese imports to a baseline 15% rate in exchange for a...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Key Compliance Takeaways for Companies as Trump Administration and DOJ Focus on Tariff Fraud, Evasion

During the many months of President Donald Trump imposing, or threatening to impose, tariffs on some of the country’s largest trading partners — both friend and foe — some foreign suppliers have implemented plans to evade the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Deal or No Deal: The Return of the Reciprocal Tariffs

More than four months after the initial introduction of the “Liberation Day” tariffs in early April 2025, which lasted only a day before being rolled back in favor of a 10 percent baseline tariff, the reciprocal tariffs...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Foreign Trade Zones and Bonded Warehouses in the Era of Dynamic Tariffs

For decades, supply chain planning, sourcing decisions, and landed cost analysis relied on stable and predictable duties and tariffs, along with carefully crafted and well implemented trade agreements such as USMCA. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Companies Should Update Supply Chain Compliance Arrangements to Account for Increased Tariffs – Six Key Points

The U.S. government is scheduled to begin collecting considerably higher tariffs on most imports on August 7. Companies need to adapt their compliance arrangements to a new, high-tariff environment. An appendix to this alert...more

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Trump Tariff Tracker -- August 6

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President Trump signed the Executive Order on July 31 imposing the country-specific reciprocal tariff rates. Those rates will take effect on August 7, 2025 for most imports. The Executive Order maintains a baseline 10% tariff...more

White & Case LLP

President Trump Orders 50 percent Section 232 Tariff on Copper Imports

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On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation1 that imposed a 50 percent tariff on the copper input value of imports of semi-finished copper and intensive copper derivative products effective August 1,...more

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Reciprocal Tariffs Take Effect August 7

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Key Takeaways - New reciprocal tariffs take effect August 7, excluding Canada, China and Mexico which are subject to separate measures....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Trump Increases Tariffs on Dozens of Countries

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In a series of Executive Orders issued during the last week of July 2025, President Trump ordered the increase of tariff rates for imports originating from dozens of countries, effective August 7, 2025. ...more

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President Trump Announces New Reciprocal Tariffs Set to Take Effect on August 7, 2025

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On July 31, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order detailing new reciprocal tariff rates for individual countries and stating they will take effect at 12:01 a.m. EST seven days from the date of the order (i.e.,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

“Tariff Tsunami”: New Copper Tariffs and Changes to De Minimis Duty Exemption

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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

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Trump Tariff Shake-Up: New Reciprocal Tariffs and the Elimination of the De Minimis Exemption

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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

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White House Executive Order Reshapes US Tariff Landscape With New Reciprocal Rates and Trade Measures

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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

Husch Blackwell LLP

President Trump Issues New “Reciprocal” Tariff Rates Effective August 7th and Issues A Separate Executive Order Increasing Tariffs...

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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

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Tariff Actions Announced Back-to-Back from the White House: Copper 232, Brazil Tariffs, and De Minimis

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

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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: July 2025

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Navigating the Impact of the Trump Tariffs on Commercial Contracts

The evolving U.S. tariff regime under President Donald Trump has had and likely will continue to have profoundly impacts on commercial contracts. Commercial actors are evaluating their contractual commitments to determine the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Week Twenty-Two in Trade

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One June 24, 2025 CBP published updated guidance via a CSMS Message on Section 232 tariffs, correcting the number for preexisting HTSUS subheading 9903.81.98. The change effects steel or iron derivative items imported from...more

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June 2025 U.S. Tariff Tracker: Key Updates and Structure (Japanese)

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As of June 19, 2025, U.S. import tariffs vary widely depending on the product and country of origin. Goods from China face layered duties, including Section 301 tariffs ranging from 7.5% to 100% (with electric vehicles hit...more

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CBP Issues Instructions for Reporting Unknown Country of Smelt and Cast

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Effective June 28, 2025, importers of derivative downstream products incorporating aluminum known should report “unknown” in lieu of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) code when the country of smelt and...more

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