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…

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…

On October 23, 2025, a customs broker operating in both the United States and Mexico pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) before a magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.  Although the plea agreement remains under seal, it was approved and adopted the…

On October 26, 2025, the United States and the Government of Malaysia signed an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. The agreement is intended to “enhance reciprocity in their bilateral trade relationship by addressing tariff and non-tariff barriers;” and seeks to “strengthen their commercial relationship through increased alignment on national and regional economic security matters.” …

On October 26, 2025, the United States and the Kingdom of Cambodia signed an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. The agreement is intended to “enhance reciprocity in their bilateral trade relationship by addressing tariff and non-tariff barriers;” and seeks to “strengthen their commercial relationship through increased alignment on national and regional economic security matters.” …

On October 22, 2025, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) placed Russia’s two largest oil companies on its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. This action was taken by the Treasury Department to “increase pressure on Russia’s energy sector and degrade the Kremlin’s ability to raise revenue for its war machine…

On October 17, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Proclamation 10984 announcing that, effective November 1, 2025, the United States will begin levying a 25% tariff on medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (“MHDVs”), a 25% tariff on medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts (“MHDVPs”), and a 10% tariff on buses pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion…