USA and China agree to “Cease-Fire,” Reduce Their Punitive Tariffs
May 12, 2025.
Trade Publications
As a result of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, the White House has announced that the US and China have agreed to take joint measures to deescalate the trade war between the two nations. Most significantly, the US has agreed to reduce its 125% IEEPA tariff on products from China down to 10%...
Read MoreUnexpected Tariff Relief: White House Announces the “non-stacking” of Certain Tariffs
April 30, 2025.
Trade Publications
Certain additional tariffs implemented by the Trump administration will cease to apply cumulatively, according to an executive order (EO) issued by the White House on April 29, 2025. The EO, titled “ADDRESSING CERTAIN TARIFFS ON IMPORTED ARTICLES,” announces the “non-stacking” of several major tariff measures currently affecting US...
Read MoreRelief from 125%, and the End of the De Minimus Exemption
April 14, 2025.
Trade Publications
On Friday, April 11, 2025, the White House issued an amendment to previous executive orders to provide an exemption for certain electronic goods from the “reciprocal” tariffs announced on April 2, 2025. Modified since April 2, the current configuration of these tariffs places a flat 10% on imports from all countries except China, and...
Read MoreAntidumping and Countervailing Cases Update
April 14, 2025.
Trade Publications
Antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duties are trade measures used to protect domestic industries from unfair competition. AD duties target products sold below fair market value, while CV duties address subsidies provided by foreign governments to their exporters. It is important to follow any relevant AD and CV cases for...
Read MoreReciprocal Tariff Pauses & Increase for China
April 10, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
CSMS # 64701128 announced reciprocal tariffs are paused for 90 days for all adjusted reciprocal rates with the exception of China. The rate will be lowered back to 10% for the next 90 days for all countries except China. China’s (including Hong Kong & Macau) reciprocal tariff is now 125%. Additionally, the EU has...
Read MoreReciprocal Tariff Implementation Paused
April 09, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
President Trump has announced through social media that he is pausing reciprocal tariffs for 90 days for countries that have not yet retaliated. So, for countries that have not retaliated, the rate will be lowered back to 10% for the next 90 days. There has been no notification yet interpreting what constitutes retaliation. ...
Read MoreTrade War with China Escalates (again)
April 09, 2025.
Trade Publications
Subsequent to the White House’s “Liberation Day” announcement of adjusted reciprocal tariffs targeting Chinese imports at 34%, China announced additional tariffs at parity with the USA’s trade adjustments – a corresponding 34%. On April 8, 2025, citing Section 4(b) of his Liberation Day executive order, Trump announced...
Read MoreReciprocal Tariffs Against the World and the End of the de minimus Exemption for Chinese Goods
April 03, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
Donald Trump has announced multiple, sweeping additions to US import tariffs affecting all countries, as well as modifying existing additional tariffs and regulations in place. Starting April 5, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. EDT, imports from all countries (except for Mexico and Canada) will be subject to an additional 10% tariff. Following that, on...
Read MoreReciprocal Tariffs to Begin on 4/3/2025
April 02, 2025.
Trade Publications
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs against imports from foreign countries that tax imports from the USA at a higher rate than the US taxes imports of their goods. These reciprocal tariffs, labeled “Discounted Reciprocal Tariffs” by the Department of Commerce, will be based on...
Read MoreRestricted Exports on 82 New Entities
March 28, 2025.
Trade Publications
The Bureau of Industry and Security has added 82 new companies to the Entity List on March 25, 2025. Exports to the listed entities require export license, which is reviewed under presumption of denial. The additions target organizations mostly in China, but also in Pakistan, Iran, Taiwan, South Africa, United Arab Emirates. Newly...
Read MoreTrump Announces Additional Secondary Tariffs on Multiple Countries to Sanction Venezuela
March 24, 2025.
Trade Publications
US President Donald Trump announced on Monday, March 24, 2025 he will be installing additional tariffs on Venezuela. The details come from two statements in an announcement on his Truth Social account: a plan to put “a Secondary Tariff on the Country of Venezuela”, and a much broader, consequential...
Read MoreA Second Reprieve: Avoid Trump’s IEEPA tariffs on Canadian and Mexican Goods for Another Month
March 10, 2025.
Logistics Publications, Trade Publications
In deference to the needs of the domestic auto industry, the White House has announced a mitigation on the IEEPA tariffs against Mexico and Canada through two executive orders issued Thursday, March 7. The IEEPA tariffs that went into effect on March 4, 2025 and subject all goods from Canada and Mexico to...
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