On March 4, 2025 and March 7, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implemented five Presidential Executive Orders governing imports from China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Mexico. CBP is now collecting the following additional tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act:
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This blog post covers trade developments occurring during the seventh week of the new Trump Administration. It covers events occurring through 12:00 pm Eastern time on Friday, March 7.
Import-Related Developments
IEEPA Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Take Effect March 4 but Modified Two Days Later
The tariffs imposed by President Trump on Canada and…
On March 6, 2025, President Trump announced the amendment of the Executive Orders issued on February 2, 2025 imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico to exclude goods that qualify for preferential treatment under the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA). In addition, the amendment on the Executive Order against Canada includes a reduction in the…
The first seven weeks of the second Trump Administration has revealed that tariffs are going to be a primary tool in the administration’s trade arsenal to address both domestic and foreign trade policy goals. What is critical to understand is that tariffs are only a viable tool if U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) can properly…
In Husch Blackwell’s February 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
Should you have…
On March 3, 2025, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) released advanced Federal Register notices providing modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) in order to implement the steel and aluminum tariffs announced by the President on February 10, 2025. Our prior update on these tariffs and the products affected are…
Customs Provides Guidance on New Tariff Subheadings Applicable to Canada and Mexico Tariffs, De Minimis Treatment Will Temporarily Remain Available
On March 3, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs) issued two notices providing guidance on the implementation of the previously announced tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. The notices also provide the…
On March 1, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to initiate a Section 232 investigation into imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products. This is the same law that was used to impose additional tariffs on imports of steel, aluminum, and their derivative products.
The full…
This blog post covers trade developments occurring during the sixth week of the new Trump Administration. It covers events occurring through 12:00 pm Eastern time on Friday, February 28.
Import-Related Developments
Potential Retaliation for Global Digital Services Taxes
After we published our Week Five in Trade post last week concerning additional sector-specific import tariffs,…
