Tariff evasion techniques such as transshipping goods through third countries, underreporting the value of goods, and mislabeling goods as other items subject to lower tariff rates have resulted in hundreds of billions of...more
3/13/2025
/ Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Evasion ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
US Trade Policies ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblowers
In just under two months since President Donald J. Trump assumed office, multiple tariff measures have been implemented, with additional measures under consideration. These tariffs aim to regulate imports into the U.S. for...more
3/7/2025
/ Canada ,
China ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
On Feb. 25, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the secretary of commerce to investigate the effects of copper imports on national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The...more
On Feb. 26, the U.S. Chassis Manufacturers Coalition (the Coalition or Petitioner, consisting of Cheetah Chassis Corp. and Stoughton Trailers LLC) filed petitions with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S....more
In March 2018, President Donald J. Trump invoked Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), to impose duties on imports of steel (25 percent ad valorem) and aluminum (10 percent ad valorem)...more
2/14/2025
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Russia ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
In this episode, we dive into the complex world of tariffs and their far-reaching effects on the automotive and mobility industry. With the recent implementation of President Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum, as well as...more
On Saturday, President Trump signed executive orders imposing stiff tariffs on three of the United States’ biggest trading partners. The orders impose a 25 percent tax on most imports from Canada and Mexico, while goods from...more
On Feb. 1, President Donald Trump signed executive orders imposing duties on imports: 25 percent on products from Canada (10 percent on energy products), 25 percent on products from Mexico and 10 percent on products from...more
2/4/2025
/ Canada ,
China ,
Duties ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 301 ,
Trade Wars ,
US Trade Policies
President Joe Biden issued Executive Orders on July 10, announcing that U.S. imports of steel or aluminum from Mexico may be subject to national security tariffs depending on the origin of their materials. ...more
7/12/2024
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Biden Administration ,
Certification Requirements ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
US Trade Policies
On May 14, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) proposed increased Section 301 tariffs on electric vehicles, batteries, battery parts, steel and aluminum products, semiconductors, and several other products that...more
Seeking to protect critical U.S. technological assets from being acquired or used by nation-state adversaries, last week Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the launch of the Disruptive Technology Strike Force....more
Key Takeaways -
..The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service are accepting public comments on the implementation of electric vehicle (EV) tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...more
On March 11, 2022, President Biden and the G7 (a group of countries that includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) jointly announced their intention to take steps to revoke...more
A U.S. government watchdog published a report on July 28, 2021, concluding that a process for requesting exclusions from Section 301 tariffs developed by the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) lacked transparency....more
On July 6, a panel of three judges in the Court of International Trade (CIT) granted a motion for a preliminary injunction to suspend liquidation of unliquidated entries of imports from China subject to Section 301, Lists 3...more
On Jan. 25, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order (EO), “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers.” This EO initiates the implementation of Biden’s campaign promise to Buy American,...more
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a notice on March 20 seeking comments on proposed modification to remove tariffs imposed under Section 301 on certain Chinese-origin imports that could...more
Overview -
After a setback in trade negotiations, the USTR (U.S. trade representative) increased tariffs on List 3 to 25%....more
International trade tariffs have been leading the news on a daily basis, particularly in light of President Donald J. Trump’s actions to fight Chinese intellectual property and industrial policy trading practices....more
On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order, “Buy American and Hire American” (the “Order”), affirming the commitment of the federal government – and of the Trump administration specifically – to...more