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On September 9, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a consolidation of two cases challenging the legality of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). It has scheduled oral arguments for the first week of November, an unusually swift timeline for the Court.
The first case…
On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new Trade Fraud Task Force, an interagency initiative aimed at “robust enforcement” against importers and other parties who defraud the United States by evading tariffs or importing prohibited goods. The task force will coordinate closely with DHS agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border…
On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“the Court” or “Federal Circuit”) in a 7-4 ruling determined that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by imposing certain tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The Court also affirmed the grant of declaratory relief of the U.S. Court…
On August 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, to determine the effects on the national security of imports of wind turbines and their parts and components. Interested parties may submit written comments, data, analyses, or other information to the…
On August 21, 2025, the White House published a joint statement from the United States and the European Union (“EU”) announcing “key details” of a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade (“Framework Agreement”). Though presented as a new accord, the Framework Agreement elaborates on a trade deal first announced in late July…
On August 15, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Federal Register notice adding 407 codes from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to the list of steel and aluminum derivative products. As a result, these products will now be subject to the Section 232 tariff…
On August 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order announcing that he was suspending for another 90 days any increase on the reciprocal tariff rate currently in place for China. According to the Executive Order, negotiations continue with China “to address the lack of trade reciprocity in our economic relationship and our resulting…
On August 6, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) stating that it “is necessary and appropriate to impose an additional ad valorem duty on imports of articles of India, which is directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil.” As a result, beginning on August 27, 2025, an additional tariff of 25% will…
On July 31, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order amending the tariff rate on imports from Canada and announced that Mexico’s current tariff rate will remain unchanged for an additional 90 days to allow for continued negotiations.
Canada Tariffs – Pursuant to a July 31, 2025 Executive Order, President Trump has modified…
On July 31, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order announcing that he was modifying and implementing the reciprocal tariff first announced on April 2, 2025, to rectify trade practices that his administration has determined contribute to “large and persistent annual United States goods trade deficits.” Effective August 7, 2025, reciprocal tariffs ranging from…
