Late yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) released pre-publication copies of notices requesting public comment in two recently initiated investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962...

On April 2, 2026, President Trump issued a Proclamation imposing tariffs of up to 100 percent under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on certain patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients.

The question arose in the context of sanctions imposed against Belarus under Regulation (EC) 765/2006.

The U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") last week issued updated guidance for various U.S. sanctions programs.

Since August 7, the United States has imposed one of its highest country-specific reciprocal tariff rates — 39 percent — on products of Switzerland, as well as a 15 percent country-specific rate on Liechtenstein.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has proposed sweeping new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from sixty trading partners, finding that these economies either failed to enforce prohibitions on forced...

The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published three rulemaking initiatives — a final rule, an interim final rule, and a proposed rule — to advance ongoing efforts in promoting U.S....

Today, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio issued public notice of his determination that the efforts of "any agency" to "control…the transfer of goods, services, data, technology, and other items across the borders of the United States" ...

The Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") recently released a decision in Canadian Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association v Canada (Attorney General), 2023 FCA 154.

Late yesterday, President Trump, acting pursuant to his authority under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, revoked existing country- and product-specific exclusions...

This Monday President Trump announced increased Section 232 aluminum tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent ad valorem and revocation of existing country- and product-specific exclusions.

During a recent hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) requested increased funding and authority to address Chinese military modernization.

In this fourth edition of our Canadian Trade Law Year in Review, the team at CLK Canada has reviewed and summarized important judicial and administrative...

The European Commission has published updated guidance on the EU Deforestation Regulation, providing clarifications on key concepts such as "negligible risk", due diligence obligations, and the scope of relevant products.

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a measure to ensure that imported goods pay a price for their carbon emissions that is comparable to the price paid...

Following the October 30, 2025, meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, the United States and the People's Republic of China brokered...

One day after Five Democratic Senators wrote to the White House urging swift action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. § 2411) "to hold China accountable and reverse the decimation.

Late yesterday a majority of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit en banc panel held that the Trump Administration's "Reciprocal" and "Trafficking" tariff regimes...

During President Trump's recent trip to Asia, the United States signed "Frameworks" with Japan and Australia...

The White House released a Joint Statement concerning a framework for negotiating an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between the United States and Indonesia.