On April 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated, pursuant to President Trump’s directive, two new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232), one on imports of pharmaceuticals and...more
4/16/2025
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On April 9, President Trump issued an executive order pausing certain new reciprocal tariffs announced last week while simultaneously substantially increasing tariffs on Chinese imports subject to those reciprocal tariffs....more
On April 2, President Trump announced new tariffs impacting a wide array of imported products from nearly all countries. Additional tariffs range from 10% to nearly 50% and become effective starting April 5. Concurrently, the...more
Thursday, March 6, President Trump signed two Executive Orders significantly curtailing the scope of the emergency tariffs he imposed on Tuesday, March 4, impacting U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico. Effective today, U.S....more
3/10/2025
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Effective last Tuesday, most U.S. imports from China are now subject to 20% emergency tariffs and imports from Canada and Mexico are subject to 25% emergency tariffs, in addition to any other applicable import duties. These...more
3/10/2025
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On March 1, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) to determine whether...more
3/6/2025
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Absent further action from President Trump yesterday, new tariffs of up to 25% on U.S. imports of goods originating in Canada and Mexico went into effect at 12:01 am ET March 4, 2025. Trump has also announced a 10% increase...more
3/5/2025
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On February 25, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) to determine...more
Thursday, President Trump issued a memorandum introducing the President’s “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” to investigate and take actions to correct “longstanding imbalances in international trade.”...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed proclamations expanding the existing 25% tariffs on steel articles and increasing the tariffs on aluminum imports from 10% to 25% under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of...more
UPDATE (as of Feb. 3, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET): President Trump announced on TruthSocial an agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada to “pause[] for a 30 day period” the announced tariffs while the U.S. government...more
2/3/2025
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