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Tariffs: Force Majeure and Surcharges — FAQs

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As we navigate a turbulent tariff landscape for manufacturers, we want to help you with some of the most frequently asked questions we are encountering right now as they relate to force majeure and price increases:.....more

Alston & Bird

Industry Finally Gets a Say on Tariffs

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) is inviting public comments on President Trump’s “Fair and Reciprocal Plan,” made pursuant to the America First Trade Policy Presidential Memorandum and Reciprocal...more

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USTR Seeks Public Input on Unfair Trade Practices: Impact and Next Steps

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The United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) is requesting comments by March 11, 2025, on unfair trade practices in other countries. This alert provides a brief overview of USTR’s request, its potential impacts, and next...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

President Trump Issues Reciprocal Tariff Memorandum

On Feb. 13, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to review all tariffs imposed on U.S. exports as well as other non-tariff trade barriers that...more

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President Trump Announces “Fair and Reciprocal” Trade Plan

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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

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2025 - Is Coercion the Best Approach to North American Trade?

Use of Tariffs to Resolve a Crisis. The Trump Administration has demonstrated a willingness to apply new tariffs to goods entering the U.S. as a viable tactic under its America First strategy to achieve greater fairness in...more

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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Managing Import Risks Under the New Trump Administration (Part II): The...

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During his campaign, President Trump often stated that he would be implementing an “America First” international trade policy, which he said explicitly would include higher tariffs, potentially on imports from the entire...more

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Tariffs And California's Anti-Price Gouging Law

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Earlier this week, President Donald Trump remarked that he is "thinking in terms of 25%" tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada".  A tariff is a tax levied upon imported goods.  When goods enter the United States,...more

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America First Trade Policy Announcement

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On January 20, 2025, within hours of taking the oath of office, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) entitled the America First Trade Policy. As anticipated, the EO directs the Department of Commerce, Department of...more

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Biden Administration Seeks to Increase Section 301 Duties on Imports from China – Including of Steel, Aluminum, Electric Vehicles,...

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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

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 12th Advanced Forum on Import Compliance & Enforcement - November 7th - 8th, Washington, DC

Back by popular demand! Join U.S. imports/customs controls experts and supply chain professionals at ACI’s Advanced Forum on Import Compliance and Enforcement, taking place November 7–8, 2023, in Washington, D.C....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Nota Bene Episode 136: Africa Q3 Check In: Diligent Competition Investigations and the Digitization of the Economy with Andreas...

Despite long-standing challenges to economic growth, the nations of Africa continue to experience incremental progress. With a new Acting Director and Chief Executive Officer at Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.16.2020 | Top Story: WTO Finds U.S.’s 2018 Tariffs on China Broke Trade Rules

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A World Trade Organization panel on Tuesday declared that the U.S.’s 2018 tariffs on China “violated international trade rules,” siding with China and its allegations that the White House’s trade war broke, among other...more

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Foreign Currency Policy: A New Duty Risk for U.S. Importers?

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In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has recently raised the stakes, and the potential duty liability risk, for U.S. importers. On February 4, 2020, the ITA...more

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Doing Business in Singapore: Consumer Sector

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In 2019, Singapore was ranked no. 2 for “Best Country in the World to do business” by the World Bank. Singapore is seen as a gateway to the Asian markets, where spending by 3.2 billion middle-class consumers could hit US$55...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.11.2019 | Top Story: US and China Hint at Tariff Delay to Help Ease Phase One Negotiations

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U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are “laying the groundwork for a delay of a fresh round of tariffs set to kick in on Dec. 15” as the countries continue to work through how a Chinese promise to make huge ag purchases from...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Relazioni commerciali fra imprese in Francia : le novità in materia di negoziazione introdotte dalla legge EGalim

Con l’inizio delle negoziazioni commerciali, bisogna tener presente che le novità introdotte dalla c.d. legge EGalim (n° 2018-938 del 30 ottobre 2018) per l’equilibrio delle relazioni commerciali nel settore alimentare e...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Sanctions Update: Additional Iran and Venezuela Designations, Penalty for Sudan Violations

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The U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the main U.S. government body that administers U.S. economic sanctions and embargoes, continues to be busy. In September 2019 alone, OFAC has announced...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Update on U.S. Sanctions: New Requirements, Continuing Enforcement

• OFAC proposes new reporting requirement for rejected transactions • Agency issues guidance on dealing with Iran • Additional parties designated under Magnitsky sanctions program • Careful diligence of...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Relations commerciales entre professionnels : ce qui change dès le 26 avril 2019

L’ordonnance n°2019-359, adoptée le 24 avril 2019, vient préciser les changements du titre IV du livre IV du Code de commerce voulus par la loi n° 2018-938 du 30 octobre 2018 dite Loi EGalim. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

News from the Trump Trade War Front: Tariffs Likely to Increase March 2; Exclusion Request Process May be Available

Many U.S. companies continue to struggle under the burden of President Trump’s tariffs on imports from China. The repercussions of the trade war are likely to worsen in coming weeks. On March 2, 2019 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The White House is reportedly considering easing some tariffs on Chinese markets “as a way to calm markets and give Beijing an incentive to make deeper concessions in a trade battle that has rattled global economies.” The...more

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To tariff or not to tariff: China’s alleged intellectual property theft from the United States

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As of this writing, the United States recently halted trade negotiations with China particularly as related to trade tariffs for alleged “unfair trade practices” under Section 301....more

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NAFTA Agreement Reached at the Eleventh Hour

A tripartite agreement to save NAFTA has been reached. The agreement, reached late last night, provides Congress the necessary 60 days’ notice of the text to approve so that President Pena Nieto of Mexico can sign before he...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Walmart’s broader foray into the grocery biz—letting customers order online and pick up in person and expanding home delivery—is paying dividends for the retailer and helping push its revenue up 3.8% from this period a year...more

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