On November 13, 2025, the United States and the Republic of El Salvador entered a framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. The Agreement aims to strengthen the countries’ economic partnership established in 2006 under the Dominican Republic–Central America–United States Free Trade Agreement (“CAFTA-DR”). The framework agreement is one of several reached by the
United States, Switzerland and Liechtenstein Agree to Framework Agreement on Reciprocal Trade
On November 14, 2025, the United States, the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland), and the Principality of Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein) agreed to a framework for negotiations on an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. While representatives from the three countries continue to negotiate the formal agreement and hope to conclude any agreement during the first quarter of 2026, the key
White House Announces Details on U.S.-South Korea Trade Deal
- Rebuilding and Expanding Critical Industries – South Korea will make investments into various sectors of the U.S. economy, including,
OFAC Issues New and Amended Russia-related General Licenses
- Russia-related General License 124B, “Authorizing Petroleum Services and Other Transactions Related to the
DOJ Announces Charges for False Country-of-Origin Claims and Tariff Evasion Through Undervaluation
Key Notes
- Tariff undervaluation may result in criminal charges.
- False country of origin may result in government procurement-related fraud charges, not only tariff-related fraud charges.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) in September announced the unsealing of an indictment charging two Colorado companies and three executives with a multiyear scheme to sell Chinese made forklifts to
Trump’s Emergency Tariffs Face Scrutiny—and Skepticism—at the Supreme Court
On November 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a high-profile consolidated appeal challenging whether President Donald Trump lawfully invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) to impose tariffs. The cases challenge two sets of tariffs Trump implemented earlier this year: (1) tariffs against Canada, China, and Mexico in response to
DDTC Amends ITAR to Remove Arms Embargo on Cambodia
On November 7, 2025, the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued a Final Rule amending 22 C.F.R. § 126.1 to remove the Kingdom of Cambodia as a proscribed country under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Effective immediately, requests for the export of defense articles and services to Cambodia will now
President Trump Issues Executive Orders Addressing China Tariff Rates
Following the October 31, 2025 meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Trump on November 4, 2025, issued two Executive Orders related to and reducing certain tariffs on China.
In the first Executive Order, President Trump modified duties on imports from China. In February and March 2025, in response to
White House Announces One-Year Suspension of the BIS “Affiliates Rule”
On November 1, 2025, the White House published a Fact Sheet announcing that the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) will suspend the new “50% Rule”—also known as the “Affiliates Rule”—for one year, beginning November 10, 2025. The suspension was among several concessions reached during trade negotiations between the United States and
United States and China Reach Deal to Ease Trade Tensions
- China