Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation On Drones and Polysilicon from China
On July 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce launched new Section 232 investigations on imports of Chinese drones and polysilicon. Drones and polysilicon are both currently subject to additional tariffs of 55% and 80%, respectively. The new investigations aim to assess whether
On May 15, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued further guidance via the Cargo Systems Messaging Service (“CSMS”) for determining the order in which the various tariffs will apply to an article when that article is subject to more than one of the tariff actions identified in Executive Order (“EO”) 14289 (90
On April 2, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) imposing a 10% universal tariff on imports from all countries (with certain exceptions described below) pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (“IEEPA”). These tariffs will take effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on April 5, 2025.
The tariff rates
On April 2, 2025, President Trump published the Annex of automobiles and automobile parts subject to tariffs pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This follows the President’s March 26, 2025 Proclamation announcing the forthcoming 25% tariffs on certain vehicles and related parts, which we previously reviewed here. This Annex
This blog post covers trade developments occurring during the seventh week of the new Trump Administration. It covers events occurring through 12:00 pm Eastern time on Friday, March 7.
Import-Related Developments
IEEPA Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Take Effect March 4 but Modified Two Days Later
The tariffs imposed by President Trump on Canada and
Husch Blackwell sent an update on this development on February 3. Read our legal update to discover the latest regarding President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.
On February 1, 2025, President Trump signed three Executive Orders (“EO”) under Section 1702(a)(1)(B) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977(“IEEPA”)declaring a national emergency due
On February 1st, President Trump signed Executive Orders imposing 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico with the exception of Canadian oil imports, which will be subject to a 10% tariff. Additionally, the President signed an Executive Order imposing a 10% tariff on goods from China. These tariffs are in addition to any
On January 20, 2025, within hours of taking the oath of office, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) entitled the America First Trade Policy. As anticipated, the EO directs the Department of Commerce, Department of Treasury, Office of the United States Trade Representative and other agencies to examine a host of issues some
Last week a decision was released in a dispute between the US and Canada related to Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The dispute settlement panel found that certain Canadian restrictions on use of the TRQs are in violations of its obligations under the free trade agreement. Specifically, the Panel found that Canada has breached its USMCA Article 3.A.2.11(b) commitments by “reserving TRQ pools exclusively for the use of processors.”