Scott Diamond

1 month ago | lexology.com | Scott Diamond |Dan Ujczo |David Schwartz |Francesca M.S. Guerrero |Aaron Mandelbaum

As previously announced by President Donald Trump, the Section 232 steel and aluminum 25% ad valorem tariffs went into effect 12:01 a.m., March 12, 2025, against all steel and aluminum articles and all listed derivatives, including many automotive, construction and consumer products. Aluminum articles and their derivative products from Russia are subject to 200% tariffs.

1 month ago | lexology.com | David Schwartz |Kristina Shcheglazova |Scott Diamond

On March 3, 2025, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) delivered President Donald Trump’s 2025 Trade Policy Agenda, 2024 Annual Report, and World Trade Organization at Thirty report to Congress. This year’s trade agenda seeks to strengthen the middle class and national defense and to address trade deficits by focusing on a “Production Economy” and implementing an “America First” approach in trade relations.

1 month ago | lexology.com | Karyn A. Booth |Francesca M.S. Guerrero |David Schwartz |Samir D. Varma |Scott Diamond

Key Notes: The USTR issued a determination and report in January 2025 finding that China’s acts, policies, and practices of in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors burden or restrict U.S. commerce and are actionable under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The USTR is proposing actions that could include significant port service fees and restrictions on services to promote the transport of U.S. goods on U.S. vessels.

1 month ago | lexology.com | Dan Ujczo |Francesca M.S. Guerrero |David Schwartz |Scott Diamond

USA March 3 2025 The White House issued two Executive Orders on March 2, 2025 amending the February 1, 2025 Executive Orders Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border and Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border (see Thompson Hine Update of February 3, 2025).

1 month ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | David Schwartz |Scott Diamond |Michelle Li |Kerem Bilgé

On February 26, 2025, two U.S. chassis manufacturers representing the domestic industry – petitioners Cheetak Chassis Corporation and Stoughton Trailers, LLC – filed petitions with the Department of Commerce seeking the initiation of dumping and countervailing duty investigations into certain chassis and subassemblies imported from Mexico, Thailand, and Vietnam that are allegedly being or are likely to be sold at less than normal value and are being subsidized by the governments of those...