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President-Elect Trump Announces Tariff Plans for Largest U.S. Trading Partners

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President-Elect Donald Trump on Nov. 25, 2024, announced his intention to impose additional 10 percent tariffs on China, as well as additional 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada. He has not yet indicated which authority...more

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Can the President Impose Tariffs Without Congressional Approval?

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During his 2024 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to impose a variety of new tariffs, even without congressional approval, including a 25%-75% tariff rate on Mexican imports, a 60% tariff rate on...more

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USTR Initiates New Process To Request Exclusions From The Section 301 China Tariffs For “Certain Machinery Used In Domestic...

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Exclusion requests must be filed by March 31, 2025 and granted exclusions would be available through May 31, 2025 - On October 15, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) established an electronic portal...more

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Biden Administration to Increase Tariffs on Chinese Imports in Strategic Sectors

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The Biden Administration is increasing Section 301 tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports for “strategic sectors.” Our International Trade & Regulatory Group examines the plan....more

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Expanded § 301 Tariffs on Chinese Semiconductors, Solar, Batteries, and Other Strategic Sectors

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On May 14, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced expansions to tariffs under § 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (§ 301) on imports from China, including tariff increases on currently covered...more

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USTR Issues Federal Register Notice on New Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Products and Machinery Exclusion Process

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On May 22, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register notice that provides additional information on the new or increased tariffs on select Chinese-origin products that USTR previously...more

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Biden Administration to Increase Tariffs on Chinese Goods Including Those Related to the Clean Energy Sector

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On May 14, 2024, President Biden announced that he is directing his Trade Representative to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on a wide range of Chinese goods, which will significantly impact U.S....more

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USTR Releases the Results Of Its Four-Year Review Of China Section 301 Tariffs

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The existing Section 301 duties will continue, with tariff increases on $18 billion of Chinese imports in strategic sectors (to be implemented by forthcoming regulations following a notice and comment process) - On May 14,...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2023 - Another China Competition Bill: The Future of Section 301 Exclusions

The Trade Act of 1974 grants the President broad powers to manage trade relationships with foreign countries. Section 301 of the act allows the President, acting through the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”), to...more

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U.S. Court of International Trade Upholds Section 301 Duties on China

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In a highly significant decision on March 17, 2023, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an opinion upholding the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) imposition in 2018 and 2019 of a third...more

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USTR Continues 4-Year Review of Actions Taken Against China Under Section 301

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The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is accepting public comments through Jan. 17, 2023, on its four-year review of actions taken in the Section 301 investigation against China. Responses can be submitted through the USTR...more

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Section 301 Update: USTR Seeks Public Comment on the Efficacy of Section 301 Tariffs

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​​​​​​​In 2017, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched an investigation into the Government of China's acts, policies, and practices related to "technology transfer, intellectual property, and...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2022 - Snapshot of Section 301 Litigation – Litigating the Adequacy of the USTR’s...

The legality of the Section 301 Actions for List 3 ($200 Billion Trade Action) and 4a ($300 Billion Trade Action) continues to be contentiously disputed before the Court of International Trade....more

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USTR Maintains Section 301 Duties on China and Moves to New Phase of Reviews

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On September 2, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced its intention to conduct the second phase of a review of the necessity of tariffs imposed on certain Chinese-origin goods pursuant to Section...more

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USTR Initiates Four-Year Review of Section 301 Tariffs on Products of China

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On May 5, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice initiating a statutorily-mandated “four-year review” of the Section 301 tariffs that USTR has imposed on a wide range of...more

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The End of China Tariffs? USTR Four-Year Review on the Horizon

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The US Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a Federal Register notice to initiate the first step of a statutory review process to determine whether China tariffs issued pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974...more

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USTR Begins Four-Year Review of Section 301 Tariffs on Products of China

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On May 3, 2022, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice commencing its quadrennial review of the tariffs imposed on China-origin goods pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of...more

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USTR Announces “Reviews of Necessity” of Section 301 Duties on Chinese Goods

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On May 3, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a process for considering the extension of the Section 301 tariffs against Chinese goods, pursuant to a provision of Section 301 of the Trade Act of...more

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USTR Renews Hundreds of Section 301 Tariff Exclusions for Imports from China

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On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the reinstatement of 352 exclusions from the Section 301 tariffs on imported Chinese products in response to public comments solicited in late 2021. The...more

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Washington Urges Canada Not To Pursue a Digital Services Tax, Warns of Retaliatory Tariffs on Imports From Canada

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In December 2021, Canada announced plans to impose a digital services tax, or DST. A few days later, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) expressed opposition indicating that if Ottawa were to pursue this plan,...more

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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To End U.S. Dependence On Chinese Rare Earth Elements

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Legislation Introduced In The Context Of Significant Federal Attention To Vulnerable Supply Chains, Including Critical Minerals And Materials - On January 14, 2022, Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ)...more

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United States Reaches Deal with Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom to Avoid Section 301 Duties

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Today, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an agreement reached with five countries – Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom – on digital services tax (DST) measures that had been...more

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US “China Tariffs” - What to Expect from a Biden Administration

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Since trade policy almost always involves the application of tariffs, we begin with “China Tariffs – What to Expect from the Biden Administration,” an issue top of mind for many executives who have business interests in China...more

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USITC To Begin Monitoring Imports Of Strawberries And Bell Peppers At USTR’s Request

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The U.S. International Trade Commission (“USITC”) announced on December 2, 2020 that it would begin monitoring imports of bell peppers and strawberries pursuant to Section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930, following a request...more

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Department of Commerce Issues First-Ever Determination That Currency Undervaluation Is a Countervailable Subsidy

On November 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued its preliminary determination that passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Vietnam benefited from a range of government subsidies, including subsidies based on...more

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