As of October 1, 2025, the U.S. Government has shut down as a result of the budget impasse in Congress. While essential services such as law enforcement remain operational, many departments have had to furlough staff and suspend non-critical functions.
For international trade-related operations, the impact varies by agency. Critical functions tied to national security—such
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.
On September 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Federal Register notice announcing that new tariff reductions on imports from Japan—including automobiles, auto parts, civil aircraft, and certain other goods—will take effect beginning September 16, 2025. These measures implement the U.S.-Japan trade agreement, which was finalized on July 22, 2025, and formalized by Executive Order 14345 signed on September 4, 2025. Please see our previous post here for more details on the U.S.-Japan deal.