The U.S. Department of Commerce today published notice that it has launched an investigation into whether imports of personal protective equipment, medical consumables, and medical equipment and devices pose a threat to national security. Commerce has requested public comment in …
The U.S. Department of Commerce today issued notice that it initiated a new investigation covering robotics, industrial machinery, and their parts and components, pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The goods subject to this investigation …
Yesterday the United States Trade Representative published a notice outlining the process for public consultation in advance of next year’s review of the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement. The public has the opportunity to submit comments by November 1, a public hearing …
Yesterday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative requested public input for the next edition of its annual National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers to U.S. competitiveness. Given the Trump Administration’s extensive reliance on the prior edition of …
The European Commission has published updated guidance on the EU Deforestation Regulation, providing clarifications on key concepts such as “negligible risk”, due diligence obligations, and the scope of relevant products.
The Deforestation Regulation, adopted in May 2013, aims to curb …
Yesterday, President Trump signed an Executive Order that modified the existing U.S. regime of “Reciprocal” tariffs established pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. First, a revised set of generally applicable product exclusions, including modest product additions and a …
Yesterday, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order announcing the implementation of the United States-Japan Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, which the White House announced will impose baseline tariffs on Japanese imports into the United States and otherwise alleviate market access …
A statement published by the U.S. Department of Justice last Friday emphasizes the renewed commitment of the interagency Trade Fraud Task Force to “holding parties accountable for their attempts to undermine honest American competitors” through U.S. trade law violations. Evolutions …
Late yesterday a majority of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit en banc panel held that the Trump Administration’s “Reciprocal” and “Trafficking” tariff regimes are unlawful, affirming the conclusion of the U.S. Court of International Trade that …
The U.S. Geological Survey yesterday released a draft list of 54 critical mineral commodities, in connection with its triennial review cycle. Compared to the most recent list, published in 2022, the new proposal would add copper, lead, potash, rhenium, silicon, …