This blog post summarizes trade regulatory developments which occurred during the week of April 19-25, 2025. It is current up to 3:00 pm PT on Friday, April 25, 2025. Any developments occurring after that time will be covered in next week’s update. Please continue to check Husch Blackwell’s First 100 Days of Trade series for
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CBP Implements New Duty Rates for De Minimis Shipments from China
On April 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a notice regarding changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) eliminating the Section 321 de minimis exemption for goods from China, which had previously permitted shipments valued at under $800 to be entered into the U.S. informally and duty-free.
The notice…
Petition Summary: Silicon Metal from the Republic of Angola, Australia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Norway, and the Kingdom of Thailand
On April 24, 2025, Ferroglobe USA, Inc. (“Ferroglobe”) and Mississippi Silicon LLC (Mississippi Silicon”) (collectively, “Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of ferrosilicon from the Republic of Angola (“Angola”), Australia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (“Laos”), Norway, and the Kingdom of Thailand (“Thailand”).
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Trump Administration Initiates New Section 232 Probe on Medium and Heavy-Duty Trucks and Truck Parts
On April 23, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a pre-publication federal register notice scheduled to be published on April 25, 2025. The notice seeks public comments following the April 22, 2025, initiation of an investigation targeting imports of medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, and medium- and heavy-duty truck parts, and their derivative products (collectively, “trucks and…
New Executive Order: Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness
On April 17, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a new Executive Order (“EO”) building upon a previous EO, Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth, which was issued by his prior administration on May 7, 2020. The new EO directs the Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”), and the Interagency Seafood Trade…
Week Thirteen in Trade – First 100 Days of the New Administration
This blog post summarizes trade regulatory developments which occurred during the week of April 12-18, 2025. It is current up to 12:00 pm ET on Friday, April 18, 2025. Any developments occurring after that time will be covered in next week’s update. Please continue to check Husch Blackwell’s First 100 Days of Trade series for…
California Mounts Constitutional Challenge to IEEPA Tariffs
On April 16, 2025, the State of California filed a complaint against President Trump, the Secretary of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) challenging the legality of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The complaint was filed in the District Court for the Northern District of California rather…
President Trump seeks Section 232 Investigation into Imports of Critical Minerals, Rare Earths and Derivative Products
On April 15, 2025, President Trump directed the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 examining the threats to national security from imports of processed critical minerals and derivative products.
The latest Section 232 investigation follows the Trump Administration’s April 1, 2025 initiation of…
Trump Administration Initiates New Section 232 Probe on Pharmaceuticals and Semiconductors
Week Twelve in Trade – First 100 Days of the New Administration
U.S.-China Trade War Intensifies
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order raising the reciprocal tariff rate on Chinese imports from 34% to 84%. This move followed his earlier warning that the U.S. would impose a 50% increase unless China withdrew its 34% retaliatory tariffs on American goods.
China swiftly responded by matching…