We are delighted to invite you to an in-person Customs Day focusing on the latest customs and global trade developments. This half day event will be particularly relevant to customs and trade compliance professionals, as well as legal counsels who are keen on staying abreast of the dynamic changes in the field. We are privileged to have speakers from Baker McKenzie in Stockholm, along with esteemed colleagues from other Baker McKenzie offices around the world.…
As 2026 brings new compliance challenges and opportunities, Baker McKenzie’s Canadian international trade team is here to help you stay ahead. We are launching our annual series of insights that unpack 2025’s biggest developments and spotlight the trade issues set to define 2026, bringing the clarity needed to navigate the evolving trade landscape. This article focuses on Canada’s regulation of forced labour and child labour. It remains unclear whether the Government of Canada’s 2024 ambitions…
On August 25, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a draft Federal Register notice to effectuate the President’s Executive Order (“EO”) on “Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation,” which imposed additional tariffs on imports of Indian origin due to India directly or indirectly importing Russian oil. Under these new tariffs, imports of most goods of Indian origin will be subject to an additional 25% duty, effective August 27, which…
Following a busy week in trade, with numerous US court decisions over the past days, businesses may be left wondering as the week wraps up: where does the recent flurry of decisions leave us? Where things stand Refresher on how we got here
In a landmark decision, the United States Court of International Trade (“CIT”) has ruled against the President’s imposition of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). The decision (involving two consolidated cases, V.O.S. Selections, Inc. et al. v. United States of America et al. and The State of Oregon et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al.), is the first court decision on the Administration’s trade policy and the first…
In brief Following the US administration’s extensive new import tariffs, many companies are grappling with increased costs and supply chain uncertainty. What happens when a deal becomes financially unsustainable due to government-imposed trade restrictions? Companies should consider the force majeure and change management clauses in their contracts, and the doctrines of impossibility, impracticability and frustration of purpose under applicable statutes and the common law, to assess whether they are entitled to relief. This article examines these…
On 2 April 2025, United States President Donald J. Trump has invoked his authority under the US International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to impose the following tariffs on imports into the United States: Certain goods are not subject to the reciprocal tariffs (e.g., steel, aluminum and autos and auto parts subject to existing Section 232 tariffs [of the US Trade Expansion Act of 1962], copper, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, lumber, certain energy and critical…
President Trump issued a memorandum on February 21, 2025, directing the US Trade Representative (“USTR”) to make specific determinations regarding actions the administration may take in response to digital services taxes (“DSTs”) imposed by certain trading partners since 2019, as well as issue other recommendations to respond to trade and regulatory measures of other countries. The memorandum states that the Trump Administration’s policy shall be to impose tariffs and take other actions in response to…
President Trump issued a memorandum directing the US Trade Representative (“USTR”) and Secretary of Commerce to investigate alleged harm from non-reciprocal trade measures by trade partners and to issue recommendations based on their investigation. The memorandum argues that a range of tariff and non-tariff measures maintained by various countries have contributed to unfair and unbalanced trade and harmed the United States. Non-tariff measures specifically identified in the memorandum as being unfair and harmful to the United States include: The memorandum directs…
Baker McKenzie’s Global Customs Practice invites you to join us for a follow up webinar on “Trump and Tariffs: Section 232 Tariff Announcement, Reciprocal & Retaliatory Tariffs and More”This one-hour webinar will take place Thursday, 20 February 2025 at 10:00 CST / 11:00 EST / 17:00 CET.On February 10th President Trump announced that 25% tariffs will be imposed on all steel and aluminum products imported into the US from all countries, including Canada, Mexico, the EU and UK,…