USTR Imposes 100% Tariffs on Ship-to-Shore Cranes Under Section 301
Effective November 9, 2025, the United States will impose additional duties of 100% on certain ship-to-shore (“STS”) cranes and certain cargo handling equipment from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. These tariffs follow the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”)’s original proposal in April 2025.
On October 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a final rule adding 29 total entries to the Entity List, including 26 entities and three addresses. The entities and addresses are located in China (19 entries), Turkey (9 entries), and the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) (1 entry) and
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released an interim final rule that automatically applies Entity List and Military End User (“MEU”) List restrictions to any entity that is 50% or more owned by one or more listed entities, MEUs, or other sanctioned parties. This IFR will be known as the
President Trump has issued a proclamation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“Section 232”) that sets October 14, 2025 as the effective date for Section 232 tariffs on softwood timber and lumber, upholstered wooden furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities.
Imports of softwood timber and lumber will face a 10% ad
On September 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) issued its decision upholding tariffs imposed during President Trump’s first administration pursuant to Section 301 on goods imported from China. Specifically, the CAFC held that Section 301 Lists 3 and 4A tariffs were appropriate and a valid use of the government’s
On September 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued a notice implementing various changes pursuant to the recent US-European Union trade deal. Retroactive to August 1, 2025, automobiles and automobile parts with a most-favored nation (MFN) rate of 15% or higher, will still be subject to
On September 17, 2025, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced via an interim final rule that it is now accepting requests to include additional auto parts under Section 232 tariffs. According to the notice, the initial submission window for the requests will open on October 1, 2025, and will remain open for 14 days. Following this period, BIS will conduct a 60-day review to evaluate all inclusion requests.
On September 16, 2025, Fresh Mushrooms Fair Trade Coalition and its individual members (“Fresh Mushrooms”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of Fresh Mushrooms from Canada (“Canada”).
On September 15, 2025, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced via a Federal Register notice that it is now accepting requests to include new products under Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum derivatives.