Since early 2025, the Trump administration has imposed a series of broad sector- and country-specific tariffs. These measures were significantly expanded on April 2, 2025, with the announcement of a global tariff regime...more
4/11/2025
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China ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
The Trump Administration has implemented broad and sweeping sector - and country-based tariffs since the beginning of 2025, with an additional global tariff regime anticipated to be announced on April 2, 2025....more
3/28/2025
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China ,
Free Trade Zone ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Mexico ,
Section 232 ,
Strategic Planning ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
On March 4, 2025, the Trump Administration commenced new broad and sweeping tariffs on products of Canada and Mexico, while doubling tariffs on China previously imposed in early February of this year....more
3/7/2025
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China ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
Key Highlights -
..Review the UFLPA Strategy and CBP Operational Guidance for Importers;
..Conduct supply chain due diligence and instate reliable measures to prevent the use of forced labor;
..and Maintain recommended...more
8/11/2022
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Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Entity List ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was signed into law by President Biden on December 23, 2021. The UFLPA creates a rebuttable presumption that “any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or...more
5/11/2022
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China ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Forced Labor ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Supply Chain ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Global supply chains have been greatly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, sending companies scrambling to find both new sources of supplies and new customers for their products. But even as businesses struggle to find their...more
7/16/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Exports ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List ,
Supply Chain
On August 19, 2019, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced that it has added 46 additional Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (However, although these restrictions make it harder for U.S....more
8/29/2019
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Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
Huawei ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The first half of 2018 has seen the United States place sweeping import tariffs on steel and aluminum products, and on thousands of Chinese products. In response, China, the European Union, Canada and other countries have...more
8/8/2018
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China ,
Competition ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Public Comment ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR