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President Trump Issues New “Reciprocal” Tariff Rates Effective August 7th and Issues A Separate Executive Order Increasing Tariffs on Canada
President Trump Issues Executive Order Imposing a 50% Tariff on Semi-Finished Copper Products and Intensive Copper Derivatives
On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation announcing the imposition of a fifty percent (50%) tariff on “all imports of semi-finished copper products and intensive copper derivative products” as set forth in the Annex to the Proclamation. The tariff is effective “with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse
President Trump Issues Executive Order Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment
On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order, suspending the duty-free de minimis treatment for imports from all countries to address national emergencies related to illicit drug trafficking and trade deficits. The suspension will take effect starting August 29, 2025. President Trump had previously suspended the duty-free de minimis treatment for Mexico
President Trump Imposed 50% Tariff on Brazil
On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) imposing an additional forty percent (40%) ad valorem rate on certain products from Brazil. This rate shall be in addition to the existing ten percent (10%) tariff rate currently imposed on goods from Brazil.
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Petition Summary: Unwrought Palladium from the Russian Federation
On July 30, 2025, Sibanye-Stillwater and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (“USW) referred to together as “Petitioners”, filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of Unwrought Palladium from the Russian Federation.
The US and EU Reach A Trade Deal—EU Goods Subject to 15% Tariff
On July 27, 2025, President Trump announced that the U.S. and European Union (“EU”) have reached a trade deal. Pursuant to the Fact Sheet released by the White House on July 28th, the U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on all EU goods, including auto parts, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors. The Fact Sheet further stated that
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EU Prepares Retaliation List If Trade Deal is Not Reached
On July 24, 2025 the European Commission voted to impose retaliatory tariffs of €93 billion on U.S. goods if a trade deal is not reached between the United States and European Union. The tariffs will be effective August 7, 2025. The tariffs include €21billion on
Petition Summary: Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from the Czech Republic and the Republic of India
On July 23, 2025, the Coalition of Freight Coupler Producers (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. imports of Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from the Czech Republic and the Republic of India and countervailing duties on the Republic of India.
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Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation On Drones and Polysilicon from China
On July 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce launched new Section 232 investigations on imports of Chinese drones and polysilicon. Drones and polysilicon are both currently subject to additional tariffs of 55% and 80%, respectively. The new investigations aim to assess whether
Petition Summary: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the Republic of India, the Republic of Indonesia, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
On July 17, 2025, the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade (“the Alliance”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled into modules (“c-Si PV cells and modules”) from the Republic of India (“India”), the Republic of Indonesia (“Indonesia”)