On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed a new Proclamation abolishing as of March 12, 2025 the quota system for the EU and imposing 25% tariffs on all steel products imported into the U.S.. This effectively puts the end to
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White House Updates Section 232 Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum
On February 10, 2025, the White House released an executive order (“EO” or “Order”) titled “Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States” that reinstates a 25% tariff on imports of steel and steel derivative products into the United States. …
White House Amends Feb 1st Executive Order, Temporarily Reinstates De Minimis Eligibility for China-Origin Goods
On February 5, 2025, the White House issued an amendment to an Executive Order (“EO”) issued by President Trump on February 1, titled “Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China.” The amendment…
The Anti-Coercion Instrument: What Is It and How Europe Might Use It Over the Next Four Years
Amidst all of the discussion about potential impacts in Europe of changes to US policy, some senior politicians have raised whether the EU could use the ACI to protect its interests. This article explores what the ACI is, how it…
Update: U.S. Tariffs on Canada Also Paused for 30 Days, China Tariffs Start on February 4
It was announced late on Monday that new U.S. tariffs on Canada will, like Mexico, be paused for 30 days to allow the U.S. and Canada time to negotiate.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada is implementing a $1.3 billion…
Update: U.S. Tariffs on Mexico Delayed for One Month
On February 3, President Trump confirmed reports of a one-month pause for the implementation of 25% tariffs on imported products of Mexico, following a conversation with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico during which Sheinbaum agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican…
Trump Follows Through with Sweeping Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China – Who Intend to Retaliate
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, President Trump signed three Executive Orders (“EOs”) following through with the promised tariffs targeting products of Canada, Mexico and China (the “February 1 EOs”), and the White House issued a supporting informational fact sheet…
U.S. Export Controls and Sanctions Regulatory Agencies Increase Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations
Moolenaar Heads Reintroduction of Bill to Strip China of PNTR Status
Yesterday, Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, along with House Ways & Means Committee member Tom Suozzi (D-NY), reintroduced a bill in the House of Representatives to revoke Permanent Normal Trade Relations…
President Trump’s Executive Orders & Actions – Sanctions
President Trump signed a raft of Executive Orders (E.O.) in the initial days of his new administration, several of which relate to sanctions. Here is an initial run-down:
Designating Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
On January 20, the President…