Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
CIT Signals Intent to Announce Future Procedures for IEEPA-Related Litigation
We continue to watch closely for a pronouncement from the U.S. Supreme Court on the lawfulness of the fentanyl trafficking-related and global reciprocal tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers…
CIT Outlines Next Steps for China Section 301 Litigation
As previously reported, on September 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the U.S. Court of International Trade’s (CIT) decision upholding the Section 301 China tariffs imposed during…
United States Begins Implementing U.S.-China Trade Arrangement, Lowers Fentanyl-Related Tariffs and Delays Reciprocal Tariff Rate Hike
On November 4, 2025, President Trump issued two Executive Orders to carry out U.S. commitments pursuant to a trade arrangement reached October 30 with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Together, the orders (1)…
President Trump Imposes New Section 232 Tariffs on Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products
On September 29, 2025, President Trump signed a Proclamation imposing tariffs on imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“232 Wood tariffs”).…
Federal Circuit Affirms Lawfulness of Section 301 “Lists 3 and 4A” Tariffs on China
On September 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a decision by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) upholding Section 301 tariffs on imports from…