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Lawsuit Highlights How Tariff-Related Risk Disclosures Are Under Shareholder Scrutiny

The tariffs that President Donald Trump has imposed on foreign countries have raised myriad questions on how import restrictions and elevated costs resulting from the president’s tariff policies will impact business for U.S....more

Ice Miller

A New Era of Trade Enforcement: DOJ Expands Criminal and Civil Focus on Tariff Fraud

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The shifting tariff landscape in 2025 has incentivized businesses to reexamine their import practices and identify any available options to reduce their tariff exposure and liability....more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - What it means to believe

Some still believe that the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration are paid by the exporting country. The fact is, US companies pay those tariffs since the IOR Importer of Record is responsible for the...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Trump Administration Expands Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs to 407 Additional Products

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On August 15, 2025, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) added 407 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) codes to the list of steel and aluminum derivative products covered by...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - Tariff Mitigation Strategies with Braumiller Law Group Managing Partner Adrienne Braumiller

Bob Brewer, VP Marketing and NBD with Braumiller Law Group sits down with Managing Partner Adrienne Braumiller to discuss tariff mitigation strategies....more

WilmerHale

Tariffs Take Hold Raising the Specter of Criminal and Civil Tariff Enforcement

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Seven months into President Donald Trump’s second administration, a new trade paradigm is emerging that presents challenges for everyone involved in bringing products into the United States. ...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

StoneTurn

Tariff and Trade Q&A: Adam Dambrov

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With over 30 years of experience helping importers maximize savings and increase compliance, how have recent shifts in U.S. trade policy impacted companies’ duty mitigation strategies? Over the course of my career, the...more

Lathrop GPM

DOJ Ramps Up Tariff Evasion Enforcement

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently begun an aggressive enforcement campaign targeting companies and individuals that attempt to circumvent U.S. tariffs, particularly those imposed under President Trump’s ongoing...more

Benesch

Reciprocal Tariff Modification - What August 1 Trump Administration Changes Mean for Global Supply Chains

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Supply chain and compliance professionals now have some clarity on the landed cost of imported goods and compliance obligations.  The White House announced a new Executive Order on the evening of July 31, 2025, that modifies...more

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Importers Who Paid IEEPA Tariffs That Were Later Ruled Unlawful Seek Refunds

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Markets plunged earlier this year upon President Trump’s announcement of steep tariffs on imports to the U.S. from its trading partners, at rates varying from 10% to 125% depending on the country of the imported goods’...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

[Webinar] Trump, Trade, and Tariffs - May 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Join Kelley Drye partners Paul Rosenthal and Jennifer McCadney for a timely webinar on the Trump administration’s sweeping new and proposed tariff programs. This session will provide insights into overlapping trade actions,...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Braumiller Law Group - April 2025 Newsletter

Several fundamental conditions are widely presumed necessary for a country to enjoy the benefits of global trade. One condition is that import activity ought not exceed export activity.1 Put more simply, we must sell more...more

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Tariff Mitigation Toolbox - Using Bonded Warehouse and FTZs

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The threat of a looming trade war has left United States importers scrambling for tools to help ameliorate the impact of customs duties. In many ways we are entering a higher cost operating environment. ...more

Morgan Lewis

Trump’s Second-Term Tariff Agenda: Importers’ Tools for Addressing Tariffs

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In this second installment of our four-part trade series, we consider strategies importers may adopt for addressing anticipated tariffs imposed under the Trump-Vance administration. As we draw closer to President-elect Donald...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Continuing Trend: Section 301 Machinery Exclusion

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A total of 185 Section 301 exclusion requests for machinery used in domestic manufacturing have been filed as of Dec. 19, 2024. Of those, 136 requests remain open for opposition or support from interested parties or for...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

The Impact of President-Elect Trump's Proposed Tariffs on U.S. Businesses

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On November 25, 2024, President-elect Trump announced that he would impose an additional 10% tariff on China, and 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, garnering considerable attention both for their potential to reshape the U.S....more

Benesch

Trump Tariffs - 2025 Expectations, Facts, and Options

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President-Elect Trump campaigned on the promise to increase tariffs on imports to the United States. Shortly after the election he announced significant tariffs on goods from the three largest trading partners: China, Mexico,...more

Miller Canfield

USTR Finalizes New Section 301 Tariffs

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The United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice detailing its final modifications to the Section 301 tariffs on China-origin products....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Biden Administration Finalizes Section 301 Tariff Increases on Some Chinese Goods, Announces Proposed Rules to Limit De minimis...

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On Friday, September 13, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced its final modifications to the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese-origin goods. USTR will keep all of the proposed tariff...more

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China Tariffs - New Section 301 Customs Duties Effective September 27, 2024

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The importing community received long-awaited clarity in plans for new Section 301 customs duties on Chinese goods this last Friday, September 13. The Office of the US Trade Representative ("USTR") released the final text of...more

IR Global

Tariffs and Trade

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“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana. As an example of this I present to you the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. If you are not familiar with this, it is worth taking a moment...more

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USTR Starts New Section 301 Tariffs: Be Prepared

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Importers must act swiftly to prepare for new Section 301 tariffs which can apply as soon as August 1, 2024, and for exclusions that expire as soon as June 14, 2024. As predicted in our recent alert USTR May Triple the...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trade Alert: USTR Announces Publication of Four-Year Review Report and Additional Tariffs on Chinese Products

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On May 14, 2024, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the publication of its long-awaited report on the Four-Year Review of Actions Taken in the Section 301 Investigation: China’s Acts, Policies, and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Some Tariffs Reduced and Deadline Looming for Tariff Exclusion Requests

On October 18, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced an exclusion process for products included on China Section 301 List 4A, which covers approximately $120 billion of imports. Imported products on...more

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