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In early July 2025, Vietnam and the United States reached a provisional understanding to reduce impending U.S. tariffs on Vietnamese exports. Under the framework announced on July 2, the United States would lower its proposed...more
The House and Senate passed the tax bill, which includes a provision to end the de minimis exemption for all e-commerce effective July 1, 2027. The bill now goes to the President for his signature. The de minimis exemption...more
On June 4, 2025, the Rebar Trade Action Coalition and its individual members (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. imports of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Algeria,...more
A newly filed trade petition could lead to heavy tariffs on U.S. imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar — known as rebar — from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam. The petition was filed with both the U.S. Department...more
The Petition - The Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood (“Coalition” or “Petitioner”) filed new petitions against imports of hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The antidumping...more
So, here we are post Liberation Day and investors have been liberated from over $6 trillion dollars U.S. just in the last week. These “reciprocal” tariffs were supposedly aimed at balancing trade with other countries, some of...more
On 2 April 2025, President Trump announced new tariffs on all imports into the United States. In this briefing, we summarise the key measures and the expected impact on global trade. The new “reciprocal” tariffs - The...more
Reports have suggested that on April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump will likely announce reciprocal tariffs pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and investigations...more
We anticipate that 2024 will be another extremely important year for international trade and national security law and policy. The Biden Administration and Congress will continue to debate trade legislation and policy...more
On December 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued preliminary affirmative determinations of circumvention with respect to crystalline silicon photovoltaic (“CSPV”) cells and modules exported to the...more
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced on October 2 the initiation of two separate investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into Vietnam’s practices related to currency valuation and the...more
On October 2, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced its initiation of separate investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam’s trade with the United States. ...more
The U.S.-China trade war's rhetoric and ramifications have affected its economies but also nations worldwide. The effects on Vietnam though, shine out. Rather than negatively impacting Vietnam, the Southeast Asian nation has...more
At this point, pretty much everyone on Wall Street is expecting the Fed to cut interest rates as its FOMC meeting breaks later today. Some thoughts on what’s likely to happen and how the Street could react to the news....more