On April 23, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its initiation of investigations into the national security effects of imports of critical minerals and medium/heavy trucks, parts for such goods, and their...more
4/28/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Investigations ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Transportation Industry ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On April 17, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued its final notice of action in its investigation into China’s unfair practices affecting the shipbuilding and maritime logistics sectors. According...more
On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on imports into the United States, with a minimum 10% tariff applied to imports from most sources with limited country and product carveouts as discussed below,...more
Background: From 2018 to 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) conducted an investigation under Section 232 into the national security effects of U.S. automotive imports. In its February 17, 2019 report in the...more
As a follow-up to President Trump’s recently announced “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” for implementing reciprocal tariffs, and according to a draft notice recently published on its website, the Office of the U.S. Trade...more
On February 13, 2025, President Trump signed a Presidential memorandum announcing the “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” for implementing reciprocal tariffs on countries that impose import duties on goods from the United States. The...more
2/14/2025
/ Canada ,
EU ,
International Trade ,
Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed new Executive Orders imposing enhanced import duties on steel and aluminum products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The orders eliminate certain exemptions...more
2/12/2025
/ Customs and Border Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
WHAT: On January 14, 2025, less than a week before President Biden left office, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a final rule updating its Buy America rules to rescind...more
1/27/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
Buy America ,
Buy American Act ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Highway Administration ,
Final Rules ,
Infrastructure ,
Manufacturers ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) determined, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, that China’s targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance is unreasonable...more
1/22/2025
/ Antitrust Violations ,
China ,
Competition ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Unfair Competition ,
USTR
On October 15, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) began collecting requests for exclusions from Section 301 tariffs for Chinese-made machinery imported for use in domestic manufacturing. As noted in our...more
10/21/2024
/ Buy America ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exclusions ,
Imports ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
International Trade ,
REAP ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
USTR
On May 14, 2024, the Biden Administration announced that it will seek to increase tariffs on $18 billion in imports from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The Administration’s action is based on...more
On March 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a final rule designed to “improve, strengthen and enhance” its antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) regulations. The final rule largely adopts...more
WHAT: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which would end the long-standing general waiver of Buy America requirements for...more
In this week’s video, partner Chris Weld discusses the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. These laws modified and expanded “Buy America” requirements, adding complexity and compliance...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
1/26/2024
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Biden Administration ,
Buy America ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
National Security ,
Trade Negotiations ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies ,
Vietnam ,
Webinars
On December 28, 2023, the White House published presidential proclamations extending the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) in place on imports of steel and aluminum products from the European Union (EU) until December 31, 2025....more
WHAT: On December 13, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) proposed amendments to the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) that seek to address the public comments it received in response to its...more
WHAT: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently issued an update to its initial guidance on implementing the Build America, Buy America (BABA) provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This is the third set of...more
Please join us for the latest installment in Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar Series, a series of webinars that brings together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments relating to the federal...more
10/13/2023
/ Best Practices ,
Broadband ,
Buy America ,
Clean Energy ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Energy Projects ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
New Guidance ,
NTIA ,
OMB ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Webinars
WHAT: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued long-awaited final guidance on the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. As we’ve highlighted in prior...more
On May 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released additional guidance on the implementation and administration of Internal Revenue Code §48C—The Qualifying Advanced Energy Project...more
On May 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued initial guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) requirements for domestic content bonus tax credits for...more
On May 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued new proposed regulations aimed at improving and strengthening the enforcement of trade remedy laws. Several of the proposed regulations represent significant...more
Please join us for the third episode of Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar series, a series of webinars that will bring together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments relating to the federal...more
3/31/2023
/ Buy America ,
Construction Industry ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Research and Development ,
Semiconductors ,
Steel Industry ,
Technology Sector ,
Waivers ,
Webinars
In a January 27, 2023 statement before a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body, the United States indicated that it would appeal a series of recent WTO panel reports finding that its 2018...more