March 2025

On March 26, 2025, President Trump, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. § 2411), as amended, and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. § 1862) issued a Proclamation titled Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into The United States. The Proclamation is being issued under Section 232 to protect U.S. national security interests and under Section 301, which allows for the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to investigate and respond to unfair trade practices of foreign countries, including allowing for the imposition of tariffs.

On March 24, 2025, President Trump, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (“IEEPA”), the National Emergencies Act ((50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, issued an Executive Order (the “EO”) titled Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil.

This blog post covers the most important developments in the trade sphere for the week of March 17-21, 2025.

State Department Determines All Agency Actions on International Trade are “Foreign Affairs Functions” of the U.S. Government

On March 13, 2025, the State Department published a notice in the Federal Register designating all agency action with…

On March 20, 2025, American Fiberglass Door Coalition (“Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of fiberglass door panels from the People’s Republic of China.  

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION

The merchandise covered by this investigation consists of fiberglass door panels, including fiberglass sidelites, whether finished or unfinished…

On March 18, 2025, CoolSeal USA Inc., Inteplast Group Corporation, SeaCa Plastic Packaging, and Technology Container Corp. (collectively “Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes from the People’s Republic of China and the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of such boxes from…

This blog post covers trade developments occurring during the eighth week of the new Trump Administration. It covers events occurring through 12:00 pm Eastern time on Friday, March 14.

Ongoing Tariff Developments

On March 4, 2025 and March 7, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implemented five Presidential Executive Orders governing imports from China…

The European Commission announced countermeasures to address the impact on EU businesses and consumers in response to the US reinstating 25% tariffs on steel imports and increase of the existing 10% tariff on aluminum imports to 25%, while extending these tariffs to additional steel and aluminum products on March 12, 2025. These countermeasures will be…

Following President Trump’s imposition of a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum products from various countries, including Canada, on March 12, the Canadian government announced its countermeasures. Effective today, March 13, these measures impose additional surtaxes targeting CAD $29.8 billion worth of goods originating from the United States.

The tariffs are designed to be reciprocal…

As previously reported, on February 10, 2025, President Trump issued Proclamations 10895 and 10896, making significant changes to the existing measures imposed on imports of aluminum and steel on national security grounds pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.  Among other changes, the Proclamations added to the list of so-called “derivative”…