Over the past week, a series of developments occurred in the Trump administration’s efforts to advance its tariffs and trade agenda:
- First, on September 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce published notices in the Federal Register requesting public comments in connection with recently commenced investigations into (i) robotics and industrial machinery and their components and (ii) personal protective equipment, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices.
- Second, on September 25, 2025, President Trump announced on Truth Social that the U.S. will impose the following tariffs as of October 1, 2025: (i) a 25% tariff on heavy-duty trucks; (ii) a 50% tariff on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities and a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture; and (iii) a 100% tariff on branded or patented pharmaceutical products, unless the company is currently building drug manufacturing plants in the United States.
- Third, on September 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision resolving a long-pending challenge to the first Trump administration’s modification of certain tariffs on Chinese goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
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