At the time of the publication of this blogpost on February 1, 2025, Mexico, Canada, and China have not yet responded to the imposition of tariffs. Stay tuned for updates and insights and practical tips for trade between the United States and these three countries as the situation develops. President Trump signed executive orders today, February 1, 2025, imposing the long-anticipated tariffs he has called for on Canada, Mexico, and China since early in his…
In the evening of January 26, 2025, the White House announced in a press release that the US and Colombian governments had reached an agreement on flights carrying individuals deported from the United States and paused efforts to impose tariffs and other measures announced by President Trump and President Petro. Our blog post about measures previously announced by the two countries on January 26 is available here. Based on this agreement, the “emergency” tariffs and sanctions President Trump…
Since this post was published on January 26, 2025, the White House announced that the US and Colombian governments had reached an agreement on flights carrying individuals deported from the United States and paused efforts to impose the measures described above. Stay tuned for a blog post with insights and practical tips for trade between Colombia and the United States. On January 26, 2025, via the social media platform Truth Social, President Donald J. Trump announced five…
On January 26, 2025, via the social media platform Truth Social, President Donald J. Trump announced five “immediate, urgent and decisive retaliatory measures” against Colombia. President Trump’s announcement came in response to Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s refusal to authorize the entry of military flights carrying individuals deported from the United States. President Trump justified the imposition of these measures by claiming that the Colombian government’s refusal to accept deported Colombian nationals pose a significant threat to US…
Monday January, 20 2025 saw the much anticipated swearing-in of President Donald Trump for the second time. As a central element of his campaign, Trump had previously promised tariffs from Day One, however since taking office it now appears tariffs will not be imposed with immediate effect, but over the coming weeks and months (Trump has nonetheless implied that 25% tariffs may be introduced on products from Canada and Mexico as soon as February 1).…
On Thursday 12 December, we hosted the webinar “Trump and Tariffs: A Global Perspective of What Lies Ahead”. The session focused on the potential tariff impacts of President-Elect Trump’s second term in office, giving a global perspective on what to look out for, and how best to prepare. Speakers from across the globe discussed the potential impacts in their respective jurisdictions, the key takeaways of which can be found here. Highlights from our US speakers…
On Thursday 12 December, we hosted the webinar “Trump and Tariffs: A Global Perspective of What Lies Ahead”. The session focused on the potential tariff impacts of President-Elect Trump’s second term in office, giving a global perspective on what to look out for, and how best to prepare. Highlights from our speakers are set out below. To listen to the full webinar, please click here. US Canada Mexico Latin America EU / UK Africa Middle…
For the third week, we continued our Annual Compliance Conference with key customs developments impacting on businesses today. Specifically, we discussed the reform of the Union Customs Code in the EU, key trending customs developments in EMEA, and different methods of driving significant financial savings in global supply chains. EU customs reform: biggest overhaul since 1968 Tuesday 14 May SPEAKERS: Nicole Looks (Partner, Amsterdam), Thomas Kukanza (Senior Trade Advisor, Brussels), Sylvain Guelton (Senior Associate, Brussels),…