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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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Trump Tariff Tracker -- August 21

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The pressure of the country specific reciprocal tariffs continues to have an effect on the negotiations high-tariffed countries are having with the Trump Administration. On Aug. 21, the White House released the details of the...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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U.S. Department of Commerce Announces That More Than 400 Products Containing Steel And Aluminum Will Now Be Subject To Section 232...

Late in the day on Friday, August 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced that it will be adding 407 products to the list of products which are considered to be steel or aluminum derivative products and...more

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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

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July 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s July 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: • An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - • U.S. International Trade...more

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Commerce Adds Over 400 New HTS Codes to the Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Effective August 18

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On Friday, August 15th, the U.S. Commerce Department added 407 HTSUS codes to the lists of steel and aluminum products subject to Section 232 tariffs. See Annex I. According to the Federal Register Notice, the steel and...more

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Petition Summary: High Dissolving Pulp from Brazil and Norway

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On August 11, 2025, Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. (“RYAM”) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO (“USW”) (collectively...more

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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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Additional Tariffs of 25% on Indian Origin Goods Effective August 27, 2025

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The Trump Administration announced in an executive order that it will institute and impose an additional 25% on imports of goods with a country of origin India effective August 27, 2025 to address India’s imports of Russian...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2025 - The U.S. Effort to Keep AI Out of China’s Hands

It comes as no surprise China has been a major focus point of the second Trump administration. One of the key reasons for this focus is the increasing national security concerns over technology. In particular, the smuggling...more

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Unearthing US Vulnerabilities: President Trump Outlines Steps to Strengthen the US Copper Industry

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OVERVIEW - The Trump Administration has made it clear that it intends to increase the United States’s production of critical minerals, with a focus on copper, through its implementation of the “Unleashing American Energy”...more

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“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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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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New National Security Probes on Imports of Polysilicon and Drones

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Key Takeaways - The U.S. Department of Commerce has launched national security investigations into imports of polysilicon and drones under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act....more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Imposing a 50% Tariff on Semi-Finished Copper Products and Intensive Copper Derivatives

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On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation announcing the imposition of a fifty prevent (50%) tariff on “all imports of semi-finished copper products and intensive copper derivative products” as set...more

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U.S. AI Chip Policy: A Post-Recission Forecast

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The global trade of advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips is currently undergoing significant transformation due to evolving U.S. export control policies and the corresponding responses from international partners. On...more

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Reciprocal Tariff Update: State of Bilateral Negotiations

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As the Aug. 1, 2025, end date for President Donald Trump's most recent suspension of country-specific reciprocal tariffs approaches, stakeholders should consider where ongoing bilateral negotiations stand, what the potential...more

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Petition Summary: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the Republic of India, the...

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On July 17, 2025, the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade (“the Alliance”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic...more

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June 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s June 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: • An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - • U.S. International Trade...more

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Week Twenty-Four in Trade

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President Trump Announces Higher Tariff Rates Effective August 1st- After announcing an extension of the reciprocal tariff rates from July 9, 2025, to August 1,2025, President Trump published letters which were sent to...more

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Rezolex files new trade case against imports of Oleoresin Paprika from India

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Rezolex, Ltd. Co. (“Petitioner” or “Rezolex”) filed new petitions against imports of oleoresin paprika (“ORP”) from India. The antidumping (“AD”) petition alleges that the imports from India are sold at less than fair value....more

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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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Petition Summary: Oleoresin Paprika from India

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On June 25, 2025, the Rezolex, Ltd. Co. (“Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties and countervailing duties on imports of Oleroesin Paprika from India. SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION- The...more

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Eleven New Steel Derivatives Added to 50% Section 232 Tariffs Beginning June 23

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In a notice dated June 12, 2025, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security announced that it is adding 11 new HTS subheadings to the list of derivative products subject to the 50% Section 232 steel tariffs...more

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