Trade
Tariffs, export controls, and the economic instruments of U.S. foreign policy.
Commerce opens a nationwide probe into Chinese magnesia carbon bricks containing trace alumina to assess potential duty circumvention.
President Trump announces Rwanda and South Africa will exit AGOA on Jan. 1, 2027 per USTR statement.
President Trump issued a Section 232 proclamation to renegotiate and potentially restrict imports of robotics, industrial machinery, and related components.
Trump adjusts the Section 338 tariff schedule on Canadian goods, adding and removing products effective Oct. 30, 2026.
The Department of Commerce will revise POSCO's subsidy rate after a Court of International Trade judgment conflicts with its original CVD findings.
The White House announces a Section 232‑based adjustment to U.S. wind turbine imports to address national‑security concerns.
President modifies duties on Canadian auto goods to address alleged trade discrimination, citing senior officials' recommendations.
The U.S. maintains antidumping and countervailing duties on non‑refillable steel cylinders from China after a 2026 sunset review.
Treasury issues guidance withdrawing proposed device and active‑trade rules for certain Section 355 stock distributions.
President declares imports of robotics and industrial machinery may threaten U.S. national security, citing a Section 232 investigation.
President Trump notifies Congress and two African nations of AGOA termination effective Jan. 1, 2027.
Executive order boosts Russian‑origin tariffs up to 500% and adds 100% duties for key oil importers and evasion facilitators.
President Trump uses Section 232 to launch negotiations aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on foreign robotics and industrial machinery.
Trump issues a new Section 338 proclamation reshaping tariffs on Canadian imports, adding and removing product categories.
The President invoked Section 232 to address national‑security concerns tied to wind turbine and component imports.
President issues proclamation expanding duties on Canadian automotive products, citing discrimination and senior officials' recommendations.
President Trump issues a Section 232 proclamation to address national‑security concerns over robotics and industrial‑machinery imports.
USTR ambassador tours Utah plants, cites Trump trade policy while meeting BYU community and discussing global trade rebalancing.
U.S. Commerce reaffirms antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese small vertical shaft engines, maintaining existing rates and scope.
The administration boosts duties on Russian goods, adds targeted surcharges, and issues waivers under the Graham Act.
UN General Assembly members reaffirmed calls to make the Security Council more responsive to its peace‑keeping mandate.
UN Sixth Committee urges member states to uphold the UN Charter uniformly, emphasizing legal consistency and multilateral dialogue.
President Trump updates the list of Canadian goods subject to Section 338 tariffs, adding and removing categories effective Oct. 30, 2026.
President Donald J. Trump signed ten bills on Oct. 20, 2026, including the Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act directing a Commerce Department study.
President Trump issued Proclamation 11065, adjusting the range of Canadian auto products subject to Section 338 duties to counter alleged discrimination.
The Department of Commerce issued a notice on Oct. 26, 2026 to keep antidumping and countervailing duties on Mexican steel wire mesh in place.
The President issued a Section 232 proclamation to curb wind turbine imports deemed a national security risk.
Ambassador Greer highlighted Trump trade policy while touring Utah manufacturing sites, emphasizing industrial resurgence.
President implements sweeping duty hikes on Russian imports under the Graham Act, with waivers subject to congressional certification.
UN Sixth Committee debated diplomatic protection, internal justice, and trade, ending with a focus on diplomatic premises safety.
State Department proposes rule changes to ITAR, aiming to focus controls on sensitive tech and add a licensing exemption.
President Trump waives all sanctions, restrictions, and duties under the Graham Act while ordering monitoring of Russian energy imports.
The Department of Commerce preliminarily finds Chinese subsidies on N‑Cyclohexylbenzothiazole‑2‑Sulfenamide and opens a comment period.
USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer convened G20 trade ministers in Milwaukee to discuss forced labor, MFN, food‑trade issues and excess capacity.
U.S., Mexico, Argentina trade ministers issue a joint statement to eliminate forced labor from global supply chains.
G20 ministers in Milwaukee agree to condemn food weaponization and discuss diesel supplies and forced‑labor issues.
The State Department seeks to narrow the US Munitions List, update definitions, and add a licensing exemption in a new ITAR proposal.
EU High Representative releases a diplomatic statement on US sanctions against the International Criminal Court.
The State Department has removed Syria from the ITAR denial list, altering licensing requirements for defense articles.
Executive order directs Commerce and NOAA to overhaul recreational catch data and review Magnuson‑Stevens standards.
U.S. Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer says G20 ministers have agreed to condemn the coercive use of food as a geopolitical tool.
U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer will travel to Milwaukee to lead the G20 Trade Ministerial, focusing on forced‑labor bans and MFN reforms.
The White House announced a ban on specific Canadian alcoholic beverages after Canada failed to end discriminatory trade practices.
The Treasury’s OFAC issues General License 2, extending permissible activities under the Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions Regulations.
OFAC announced updates to SDN List identities and removal of blocked persons, per a September 11, 2026 Federal Register notice.
The Treasury's OFAC announced new designations, blocking property of listed individuals and prohibiting U.S. persons from dealing with them.
The President issued a proclamation expanding the product list subject to extra duties on Canadian auto and parts to better offset alleged discrimination.
The Commerce Department’s sunset review concludes that lifting the antidumping suspension on Ukrainian cut‑to‑length steel plates would likely revive dumping.
The State Department seeks to trim the U.S. Munitions List, tighten definitions and add a new licensing exemption under ITAR.
The Commerce Department has preliminarily found that Chinese producers of stationary and portable air compressors received countervailable subsidies for 2025.
OFAC announced additional Specially Designated Nationals, blocking all U.S.-jurisdiction property and prohibiting U.S. persons from dealing with them.
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced new designations, blocking property of listed individuals under U.S. jurisdiction.
The Treasury's OFAC issued General License 5W, officially releasing the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations license previously posted online.
The Commerce Department announced the partial revocation of antidumping and countervailing duties on common alloy aluminum sheet from 17 countries.
The Commerce Department revises the antidumping duty order for welded line pipe from Korea after a Court of International Trade judgment conflicts with its earlier determination.
Treasury's OFAC issued regulations to enforce the May 1 2026 executive order targeting Cuba, signaling expanded sanctions tools.
The Treasury’s OFAC announced fresh SDN designations, blocking all U.S.-jurisdiction property of the listed individuals.
The Commerce Department says lifting antidumping duties on tires from China, Taiwan, and Thailand would likely resume dumping, according to its final sunset review.
OFAC issues new regulations that consolidate penalties across its sanctions programs, aiming to streamline enforcement.
The Treasury’s OFAC has eliminated the Syria-specific general license following the State Sponsor of Terrorism designation’s rescission, reshaping sanctions compliance.
President Donald J. Trump officially designates September 27, 2026, as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day, pledging support for bereaved military families.
The Treasury’s OFAC issued General License 12 under ICC sanctions, making the regulation publicly available via the Federal Register.
The State Department amended ITAR, taking specific civilian aircraft with survivability equipment off the U.S. Munitions List and easing export controls.
The State Department updated the ITAR on Sept. 11, 2026, adding Cyprus to the list of nations subject to export prohibitions.
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced new designations, blocking assets of listed individuals and prohibiting U.S. transactions with them.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a directive ending tenured civilian faculty at all U.S. service academies, reshaping academic staffing.
The Commerce Department rules that Zongshen’s 5C65M0 and BC70M0 engines from China evade existing antidumping and countervailing duties.
The Commerce Department released guidance granting zero tariffs on orphan, gene, and cell therapies from partners with trade/security agreements or urgent U.S. health needs.
The September 8 presidential order reallocates Defense Production Act authority, adding the Interior Secretary alongside Energy and expanding delegation to Commerce.
On 28 September 2026 the UN Security Council’s ISIL and Al‑Qaida Sanctions Committee altered one listed individual, updating freeze, travel ban and arms embargo measures.
The Commerce Department announced the continuation of antidumping duties on polyvinyl alcohol imports from Japan and China to prevent dumping and protect U.S. producers.
The Treasury’s OFAC announced the removal of Ethiopian-linked individuals from the SDN List, ending property blocks imposed under Ethiopia sanctions.
The Treasury’s OFAC released General License 35, extending permissible transactions under the Global Terrorism and Illicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations.
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced additional individuals added to the Specially Designated Nationals list, blocking their U.S.-jurisdiction assets.
OFAC announced simultaneous delistings and new terror designations under Executive Orders 13224 and 13886, blocking assets of newly listed individuals.
Commerce preliminarily finds that Cambodia‑origin hangers using Chinese or Vietnamese steel evade existing antidumping and countervailing duties.
OFAC announces fresh sanctions, adding persons to the SDN List and barring U.S. transactions with them.
The Treasury’s OFAC placed multiple vessels on the SDN List, freezing assets of persons deemed sanctionable and updating a listed individual's details.
OFAC officially publishes General Licenses 50A and 51A, expanding authorized commerce under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations.
President Trump used IEEPA and NEA to ban foreign-produced bulk-power equipment, citing security threats from overseas actors.
The State Department issued a correction to an interim final rule on civil aircraft survivability equipment, fixing an error in Amendatory Instruction 2.
The Treasury’s OFAC has added new individuals to the SDN List, blocking all U.S.-jurisdiction property and prohibiting U.S. transactions with them.
The EU Council approved short‑term tariff cuts to boost Armenian exports after Russia imposed new trade restrictions.
The State Department amended ITAR on Sept. 18, 2026, stripping certain uncrewed underwater vehicles from the U.S. Munitions List and opening a comment period.
The White House announced a modification to the product list subject to extra tariffs on Canadian alcoholic beverages to better offset U.S. trade disadvantages.
The proclamation imposes an import ban on selected Canadian dairy items after Canada failed to remove discriminatory tariff‑rate quotas.
The White House proclamation bans importation of select Canadian auto parts after Canada failed to remove discriminatory vehicle tariffs.
The Treasury’s OFAC has released General License 5 under the Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations, making the license publicly available on its website.
On Sept. 11, 2026, OFAC issued a Federal Register notice updating SDN designations and announcing unblocking of previously sanctioned individuals.
The White House proclamation excludes specific Canadian alcoholic drinks after Canada’s discriminatory treatment of U.S. alcohol and a retaliatory Saskatchewan levy.
The White House modifies the product scope of additional duties on Canadian vehicles to further offset alleged discrimination against U.S. auto commerce.
The DDTC formally notified Congress on Sept. 1, 2026 of proposed commercial export licenses under the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
The State Department amends ITAR, clarifying denial policies, updating Ethiopia and Somalia rules, and naming Saudi Arabia and Peru as major non‑NATO allies.
The Treasury’s OFAC announced new designations, adding individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals list and blocking their U.S.-jurisdiction assets.
The Commerce Department preliminarily finds Chinese compacted graphite iron brake drums evading existing antidumping and countervailing duties, opening a comment period.
On Sept. 18, 2026, the State Department updated ITAR, clarifying denial policies, adding Saudi Arabia and Peru as major non‑NATO allies, and fixing text errors.
The Commerce Department preliminarily finds critical circumstances for imports of large‑diameter graphite electrodes from China, opening a comment period on the 2025 investigation.
The Commerce Department preliminarily finds Chinese Tris producers receive countervailable subsidies and may face critical circumstances tariffs for 2025 imports.
The Treasury's OFAC formally releases two Venezuela sanctions general licenses, clarifying permissible transactions under the 2026 regulations.
The Treasury’s OFAC announced new designations, blocking property of listed individuals and prohibiting U.S. persons from transacting with them.