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May 13, 2025
In recent days, the Trump Administration has remained active on trade matters, announcing preliminary trade agreements with China and the United Kingdom; allowing the de minimis exemption for tariffs on low-value goods from China to expire; signaling new tariffs on foreign movies; and opening an investigation into imports of aircraft and jet engines.
May 1, 2025
The United States government announced new Commerce Department investigations and other trade-related measures in recent days relating to critical minerals, medium/heavy-duty trucks, automobile parts, and goods subject to multiple recently-imposed tariffs:
- First, on April 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce published two notices in the Federal Register announcing investigations and requesting public comments concerning the effects on national security of imported (i) processed critical minerals and their derivative products, and (ii) medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, and medium- and heavy-duty truck parts, and their derivative products.
- Second, on April 29, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation, Amendments to Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts into the United States, providing automakers with an offset for a portion of the 25% tariffs imposed on automobile parts that will come into effect on May 3, 2025. The offsets are available to individual manufacturers on an aggregate basis and will be calculated based on the total value of automobiles that the manufacturer assembles within the United States during specified time periods. This relief to automakers is temporary and will be phased out over the next two years.
- Third, also on April 29, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order, Addressing Certain Tariffs on Imported Articles, that addresses the cumulative effects of recent tariffs and sets forth a procedure for determining which tariffs shall apply to articles subject to multiple tariff regimes. The White House announced these measures in part to provide requested relief to automakers from the cumulative effects of recent tariffs.
April 22, 2025
The United States government announced two significant new and proposed trade measures in recent days potentially affecting goods, ships, and equipment originating in Asia:
- First, on April 17, 2025, the U.S. Trade Representative published a notice in the Federal Register (i) imposing fees on Chinese-built and Chinese-owned ships docking in U.S. ports, and (ii) requesting public comment on proposed tariffs on Chinese cargo handling equipment, such as port cranes.
- Second, on April 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced proposed plans to impose tariffs up to 3,521% on solar panels from crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules, which includes solar panels, imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
April 16, 2025
On April 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce published two notices in the Federal Register requesting public comments in connection with recently commenced Section 232 investigations into (i) imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and their derivative products and (ii) imports of pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients, and their derivative products. These notices follow recent statements by U.S. officials signaling their intent to impose new tariffs on such goods. The public has until May 7, 2025 to provide comments.
April 14, 2025
On April 11, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued a presidential memorandum exempting smartphones, laptop computers, and some other electronic devices from the 10% baseline and the 125% China-specific “reciprocal” tariffs currently in effect. Among the other electronics included in the exemption were semiconductors, solar cells, flat-panel TV displays, flash drives, memory cards, and solid-state drives used for storing data.
April 10, 2025
On April 9, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an order that paused country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs, instead subjecting all countries except China, Canada, and Mexico to the baseline 10% duties. For Chinese goods, the Order raised “reciprocal” ad valorem duties to 125%.