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On February 5, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States and The Argentine Republic have signed the U.S.-Argentina Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment (Agreement). According to Ambassador Jamieson Greer, the USTR, the Agreement serves “as a model of how countries in the Americas, from Alaska to Tierra…

On January 29, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States and El Salvador have signed the U.S.-El Salvador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (Agreement). According to Ambassador Jamieson Greer, the USTR: “Today’s signing of the first Agreement on Reciprocal Trade in the Western Hemisphere will further strengthen markets for…

On January 30, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States and Guatemala have signed the United States–Guatemala Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (Agreement). According to Ambassador Jamieson Greer, the USTR: “Today’s signing of another Agreement on Reciprocal Trade in the Western Hemisphere addresses trade barriers facing American workers and…

On January 14, 2026, President Donald Trump issued Proclamation 11002, announcing that, effective January 15, 2026, the United States is levying a 25% tariff on “a very narrow category of semiconductors” critical to the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, unless those semiconductors are imported “to support the buildout of the United States supply chain.” The…

On January 14, 2026, President Donald Trump issued Proclamation 11001, concluding that processed critical minerals and their derivative products (PCMDPs) would not be subject now to an additional tariff under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Section 232 authorizes the president to adjust duties on goods imported in quantities or under…

On December 18, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) issued a notice that the United States was implementing certain tariff-related elements of the Framework for a United States-Switzerland-Liechtenstein Agreement on Fair, Balanced, and Reciprocal Trade. The framework for this agreement was announced in mid-November 2025 and covered various areas of negotiations addressing…

On December 10, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register notice announcing actions under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to address Nicaragua’s acts, policies, and practices related to abuses of labor rights, abuses of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the dismantling of the rule…

On November 14, 2025, the White House released a Fact Sheet providing details on The Korea Strategic Trade and Investment deal first announced in July 2025. See Thompson Hine Update of November 17, 2025, for additional details. On December 3, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a formal notice implementing…

On November 26, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register notice announcing the extension of exclusions in the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. The 178 exclusions were previously scheduled to expire on November 29, 2025, but have…

On November 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order modifying the scope of certain ad valorem tariffs on Brazil implemented on July 30, 2005, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). These earlier tariffs placed a 40% duty rate on certain articles of Brazil, including numerous agricultural products, coffee and beef.…