This is a great sentence from today's International Trade Today, "In written testimony that he skipped over in his opening statement, Greer pointed to Vietnam's poverty as an unfair trade practice." Props to Mara Lee.

This resolution from @meeks.house.gov @neal.house.gov @repricklarsen.bsky.social, which I cosponsored, has privilege on the House floor. We are going to force House Republicans to vote on Trump's crazy tariffs and the destruction they are unleashing on our economy.

First up, declaring beer an aluminum derivative and adding empty cans to the list as well. All with the signature short notice. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-05884.pdf

This is a useful CBP dox @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social posted.

The best thing about today (work wise) was that I dont have clients who import dairy from Canada.

The tariffs to address the declared national emergencies with respect to fentanyl and illegal immigration have run into their first legislative challenge. A group of House Democrats have introduced a resolution to terminate the emergencies and, therefore, remove the authorization for the tariffs.

I read the headline and was momentarily worried about Albuquerque. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Mexico gets another delay. NYT: Trump Administration Live Updates: In Reversal, Trump Suspends Most New Tariffs on Mexico Until April 2. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

What are the "little disturbance" the President thinks we will see from his tariff policies? He is talking like it will be a speed bump to avoid saying inflation and foreign retaliation making exports difficult.

POTUS confirming reciprocal tariffs start April 1 and references "non-monetary tariffs," which must be non-tariff barriers.

The 23rd Annual DiCarlo-CIT Lecture will be held April 24. The event is virtual and is free to register. The focus will be on tariff actions and origin. Our invited keynote is CIT Judge Laroski. We expect a timely and interesting program. www.eventbrite.com/e/23rd-annua...

Now the President has declared the health of the timber industry in the U.S. a possible threat to national security and ordered Commerce to conduct a Section 232 investigation. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Great insights on de minimis shipments from latest @chadbown.bsky.social Trade Talks podcast. Data shows the potential loss of de minimis, which is combined with existing 301 duties and the new 10% IEEPA duty (which may go to 20%), would largely hit the wallets of poorer Americans.

Trump administration official vows to tax foreign-flag ships calling at US ports www.lloydslist.com/articles/202...

Trump orders USTR to re-open investigation into digital services taxes. Also signs EO aimed at fast tracking FDI from allies and partners while limiting Chinese FDI, but who is going to invest amid such policy uncertainty? on.ft.com/3XfR2SD

Back in the day, I was a customs law blogger. At one point, I might have been the only customs law blogger. Things are happening that need more than a micro post. So I am back in the blogging business. customslaw.blogspot.com/2025/02/miti...

No immediate reciprocal tariffs. Probably would be impossible for ITC and CBP to implement. Commerce and USTR will calculate the rates, apparently on a country/product basis taking into consideration duties, taxes, fees, and other barriers to U.S. imports. #tradepolicy, #customslaw, #lawsky

Be on the lookout for an announcement of "reciprocal tariffs." The hope is that is announces a study or staged implementation because this will require a massive investment in ACE programming to accommodate rates at the HTSUS item that match rates imposed on U.S. products by our trading partners.

The 2018 steel tariffs just called to remind you that steel is produced by a tiny sliver of the economy, but used as an input by a much broader swathe of manufacturers. https://buff.ly/42ReSrr

And now, Aluminum . . . I just am going to link to the bullet points I wrote and my firm posted. While you are there, feel free to sign up for our newsletter under the "Insights" tab off the home page. [Sorry, it's been a long day at the keyboard.] www.barnesrichardson.com/details-rega...

Making the America safe for bribery of foreign officials. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Here are my bullet points from the Proclamation Adjusting Imports of Steel. Obligatory warning: this is not legal advice. It is a hot take on a complicated document. 🧵 #tradepolicy #customslaw #lawsky www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

This is in the steel tariffs notice: in the event [CBP] discovers misclassification resulting in non-payment of the ... duties proclaimed herein, it shall assess monetary penalties in the maximum amount permitted by law and shall not consider any evidence of mitigating factors in its determination.

Here's the actual White House Notice on steel and aluminum. Will follow with key points. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

International Trade Today has reported a summary of the steel and aluminum tariff order. ITT is a reliable source, but this still needs to be confirmed. The order has not been published. As reported, the key elements are: 🧵 #tradepolicy #lawsky #customslaw

New is that POTUS has signed an order imposing a 25% rate of duty on steel and aluminum. One outlet is reporting a possible deal to exclude Australia. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u... Nothing official has been posted. We will update you when the details emerge. #tradepolicy #lawsky #customslaw

Steel and aluminum trade are already highly reshaped by tariffs, especially on China, which led to trade redirection. Bulk of proposed tariffs would fall on Canada, but other Mexican, Brazilian trade also relevant. Plus a large part of trade with GCC (UAE and Bahrain -aluminum)

President Trump on Sunday said that he would impose a 25% tariff on all foreign steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. as of Monday and would soon announce reciprocal tariffs on America’s trading partners.

Press reports indicate Pres. Trump may be announcing 25% duties on steel and aluminum globally as soon as tomorrow. Then, maybe as soon as Tuesday, reciprocal duties on all countries. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

EO pausing the Trump tariffs on Canada www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Happy to see (and hear) the return of the Trade_ _Talks podcast. Follow @chadbown.bsky.social and listen for great analysis of the intersection of trade and economics.

I could not be happier to have @milanaaleksandrov.bsky.social as a follower. Working hard to believe this account is not about to DM me for Target gift cards and my Venmo details.

De minimis is back, baby. At least until the Secretary of Commerce says adequate systems are in place to process the shipments. I have questions: content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd...

Because tariffs make everything better. <snark>

The Senate confirmation hearing for Jamieson Greer as U.S. Trade Rep. starts in a couple hours: www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hea... Here are some questions I came up with that I would like to see Senators ask him: ielp.worldtradelaw.net/2025/02/some... cc: @wyden.senate.gov

The USTR has withdrawn a request that the Int'l Trade Commission study the impact of trade on underserved and underrepresented communities. It seems the current administration would rather not have data showing that the benefits of trade are not equally distributed. #tradepolicy #customslaw #lawsky

No one should miss the fact that the China Duty FR Notice states that the additional 10% duty provided on products of China applies in place of "de minimis" treatment, which is not available for the articles of China subject to the additional 10 duty. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

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So there are two narratives on Trump freezing the tariffs on Canada. One is that Canada folded, based on what Trudeau announced. The other is that Canada fed Trump what they were doing anyway. (Dec 17, 2024 press release: www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...)

A lot is happening on the Canada and China tariff front. The Federal Register Notices are up and CBP has issued guidance documents. The CBP docs are probably the best place to start. Obligatory: this is not legal advice. Talk to your trade law professional. 🧵 #lawsky #tradepolicy #customslaw

Also, another channel on which to find updates is my law firm's web site. Click www.barnesrichardson.com, then click on "Insights" and subscribe to the Trade Express.

Also, as of this moment, no Federal Register Notice and nothing but silence from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The NYT is reporting a 1 month delay in implementing tariffs on Mexico. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

Canada hits back against Trump tariffs www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

👇 "[C]ourts should find that allowing Trump to waive his magic Sharpie to sign an IEEPA executive order imposing tariffs would upset the balance Congress has long sought to strike when it delegates its tariff authority to the president."

Hot off the presses, @budgetlab.bsky.social just published a preliminary estimate of the economic & fiscal effects of the Trump Admin's 25/25/10 Mexico/Canada/China tariff proposal, with a special lower 10% rate on Canadian crude oil imports. Some high-level conclusions follow... 1/4

Exclusive: US President Donald Trump is expected to announce new tariffs against Canada and Mexico that will begin on March 1, but will include a process for the countries to seek specific exemptions for certain imports, three people familiar with the planning told Reuters reut.rs/3PXG68b

Have wifi (and VPN), can work from whereever. #lawyerlife #lawsky

Adding to the already widely reported news that President Trump has reiterated his threat to impose tariffs on goods originating in Mexico and Canada starting on Saturday. Reports, including Reuters linked below, say the rate will be 25%. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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