Witnesses at a House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing about digital trade and international protections of intellectual property rights praised the Trump administration's work on maintaining a moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions, such as music downloads, streaming films and software.
The Court of International Trade on Jan. 14 confirmed that the government's stipulation regarding the availability of refunds from tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act "applies to all current and future similarly situated plaintiffs."
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Despite continued aggressive rhetoric around trade policy, tariff levels heading into 2026 are likely to stabilize as the Trump administration pivots to affordability issues, according to Flexport executives speaking during a Jan. 8 webinar on tariff trends.
A prominent political risk advisory firm says that peak tariff disruption is over, and that 2026 will bring some tariff reductions, but also continued uncertainty in several trade areas.
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China will take “corresponding measures” if the U.S. “continues down the wrong path” by imposing Section 301 tariffs on semiconductors, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said during a regular press conference Dec. 24 in Beijing.
Two apparel trade experts said the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act had a bigger impact on sourcing shifts than this year's trade war, but if the framework agreements with Guatemala and El Salvador turn into full agreements, the duty-free status for qualifying apparel from those countries could make a difference.
The U.S. Trade Representative announced that it found that China's non-market practices in developing its semiconductor industry unreasonably burdens or restricts U.S. commerce, but said the current Section 301 tariff of 50% on Chinese semiconductors will remain in place, with no hike planned until June 23, 2027. The rate has not been set, and there will be a notice on the new rate at least 30 days ahead of the deadline, the notice said.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said that while China has been burdening U.S. commerce with its non-market practices to develop its semiconductor industry, it won't be hiking Section 301 tariffs on Chinese chips until June 2027.