SmarTrade

Timely news and analysis of the latest developments in international trade law

On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump announced 25% ad valorem tariffs for steel articles, aluminum articles, and steel and aluminum derivatives (i.e., “downstream” articles) that will enter into force on March 12, 2025.  These tariff actions use the initial

UPDATE: On February 7, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) addressing the additional duties placed on imports into the United States of products of China. The article below stated that use of duty-free de minimis treatment on imports for shipments under

On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs) and certain closed artificial intelligence (AI) model weights. “To strengthen U.S. security and economic strength,” the Biden-Harris