The European Union (EU) has proposed additional retaliatory tariffs on €100 billion of imports from the United States, if negotiations are unsuccessful. The list includes aircraft, vehicles, agricultural products, medical devices, chemicals, plastics, and many other products. The list also includes bourbon and spirits, which were not included in the EU’s initial retaliation. The EU
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published an interim final rule effective April 30, 2025 establishing the process for additional products to be added to the list of steel and aluminum derivatives subject to tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act (“Section 232”).
BIS stated it will accept inclusion requests
On April 29, 2025, President Trump issued a Proclamation (the “Proclamation”) amending the tariffs applicable to imports of automobiles and automobile parts. For a complete discussion on the tariffs imposed on automobiles and automobile parts, see our separate blog posts here and here.
The Proclamation issued on April 29th, amends Proclamation 10908 which first
On April 29, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order clarifying the calculation methods that should be used for certain imports subject to the various tariffs implemented since February 2025. The EO sets out a procedure for determining which of the multiple tariffs should apply to an article and when multiple tariffs currently apply. Importantly
This blog post summarizes trade regulatory developments which occurred during the week of April 19-25, 2025. It is current up to 3:00 pm PT on Friday, April 25, 2025. Any developments occurring after that time will be covered in next week’s update. Please continue to check Husch Blackwell’s First 100 Days of Trade series for
On April 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a notice regarding changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) eliminating the Section 321 de minimis exemption for goods from China, which had previously permitted shipments valued at under $800 to be entered into the U.S. informally and duty-free.
The notice
On April 23, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a pre-publication federal register notice scheduled to be published on April 25, 2025. The notice seeks public comments following the April 22, 2025, initiation of an investigation targeting imports of medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, and medium- and heavy-duty truck parts, and their derivative products (collectively, “trucks and
On April 17, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a new Executive Order (“EO”) building upon a previous EO, Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth, which was issued by his prior administration on May 7, 2020. The new EO directs the Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”), and the Interagency Seafood