The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in VOS Selections Inc. v. United States where the plaintiffs challenged the validity and legality of the Trump administration’s tariffs instituted under the International Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA). The full panel of circuit judges who heard oral argument on July 31, 2025, affirmed the Court of International Trade’s earlier decision that while IEEPA grants the executive “authority to ‘regulate’ imports” it “does not authorize the tariffs imposed by the Executive Orders. The majority opinion was issued by Judge Lourie who was joined by six other Circuit Judges, with additional views provided by four judges, and a dissent led by the remaining four judges on the panel.
Updates for the Week of August 25, 2025 Related To Tariffs
Canada to Exempt CUSMA-Origin U.S. Goods from 25% Retaliatory Tariffs Starting September 2025—Steel, Aluminum, and Autos Still Excluded
On August 27, Canada announced that, effective September 1, 2025, U.S. goods certified as CUSMA (USMCA) qualifying will be exempt from the country’s 25% retaliatory tariffs. This decision follows a similar exemption implemented by the United States
CBP Issues Guidance on the Additional 25% Tariffs for Imports from India
On August 26, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued guidance via CSMS #66027027 regarding the implementation of additional tariffs on certain imports from India, effective August 27, 2025. Under these new measures, an additional 25% tariff will be imposed on specified Indian-origin goods. When combined with the existing 25% reciprocal tariff already applied to Indian imports, the total duty rate on affected products will rise to 50%.
China IEEPA Reciprocal Tariff Increases Paused Until November
On August 11, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an executive order extending the 10% IEEPA reciprocal tariffs on goods from China for an additional 90 days until November 10, 2025. The higher country specific tariffs were originally paused on May 14, 2025, and were set to escalate to 34% on August 12, 2025. The pause
Petition Summary: High Dissolving Pulp from Brazil and Norway
On August 11, 2025, Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. (“RYAM”) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO (“USW”) (collectively “Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on the U.S. imports of High Dissolving Pulp from Brazil and Norway and countervailing duties on U.S. imports from Brazil.
Additional Tariffs of 25% on Indian Origin Goods Effective August 27, 2025
The Trump Administration announced in an executive order that it will institute and impose an additional 25% on imports of goods with a country of origin India effective August 27, 2025 to address India’s imports of Russian oil. The administration instituted these additional tariffs as India purchased Russian oil and the executive order states that the Commerce Secretary, Treasury Secretary and Secretary of State “shall determine whether any other country is directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil,” and “shall recommend whether and to what extent I should take action as to that country, including whether I should impose an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 25 percent on imports.”
Summary of Tariff Requirements Updated: August 4, 2025
Overview
Provided below is a status update and summary of tariffs that have been implemented since February 1, 2025, and impacts on imports from multiple countries.
President Trump Issues New “Reciprocal” Tariff Rates Effective August 7th and Issues A Separate Executive Order Increasing Tariffs on Canada
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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