Following the launch of the American AI Exports Program late last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce is now inviting industry-led ‘pre-set’ consortia — standing teams of AI companies — to submit proposals for their full-stack American AI export packages …
On April 2, 2026, President Trump issued a Proclamation imposing tariffs of up to 100 percent under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on certain patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients.
Rather than imposing a uniform tariff, …
Today President Trump issued a Proclamation modifying the tariff regimes applicable to aluminum, steel, copper, and their derivative articles under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The Proclamation significantly restructures the existing Section 232 duties on aluminum, …
Today the Office of the United States Trade Representative requested comments aimed at informing its development of trade policy on critical minerals and the design of a possible plurilateral trade agreement involving like-minded countries. A variety of supply-side elements are …
Last Friday, February 20, 2026, a majority of the United States Supreme Court held that tariff regimes imposed by the Trump Administration in reliance on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are unlawful because IEEPA does not authorize the …
The Trump Administration recently hosted high-level discussions with officials from certain European, Asian, and African countries focused on critical minerals cooperation. During these meetings at the U.S. Department of State, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced a “first-of-its-kind” …
In this fourth edition of the Canadian Trade Law Year in Review, the team at CLK Canada has reviewed a set of 29 key trade and procurement law decisions from 2025 that will be of interest to practitioners.
The review …
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security published on January 21 an interim final rule (IFR) revising the export controls that apply to certain civil unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Issued to further the objectives of Executive Order …
Two Presidential Proclamations released yesterday address the Trump Administration’s actions arising out of the recently concluded investigations of imported semiconductors, processed critical minerals, and their respective derivative products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Whereas targeted …
This morning, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the results of its investigation into semiconductors from the People’s Republic of China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. USTR found certain of China’s acts, policies, …