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.
On September 12, 2025, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule announcing additions to the Entity List. 32 new entities across China, India, Iran, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been added to the Entity List due to activities deemed contrary to U.S. national security or foreign
In Husch Blackwell’s August 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a new Cargo Security Message Service (CSMS) Message No. 66200760 to clarify the resubmission timeframe for rejected entry summaries subject to trade remedy duties, including antidumping (AD), countervailing duties (CVD), and other trade remedy tariffs. This guidance was first outlined in CSMS Message No. 64235342, issued
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the legality of tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). This decision follows a series of lower court rulings that challenge the extent of presidential authority in trade matters, particularly concerning the imposition of tariffs without express congressional approval.
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On September 4, 2025, President Trump, using his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), issued an executive order (“EO”) titled, Implementing The United States–Japan Agreement, to implement the trade agreement with Japan on July 22, 2025. The EO establishes a15% tariff on the majority of Japanese imports, notably including automobiles and auto parts that have previously been central to U.S.–Japan trade tensions. Under the EO, all Japanese automobiles and auto components entering the United States will face a minimum 15% tariff, unless their current tariff rate is already at or above that level, in which case no additional duties will be imposed. The EO also provides for targeted exemptions for aerospace products, certain natural resources, and generic pharmaceuticals, which will be subject to zero tariffs. These tariffs are retroactively applied to goods imported for consumption from August 7, 2025, onward.