Forced-labor tariffs from US prompt pushback, face uncertain legal trajectory
July 24, 2026
| Zack Budryk, Clayton Vickers
The Section 301 tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on more than 60 countries may weather legal scrutiny better than those issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that were struck... (more story)
Turnberry enters year two as EU-US trade talks move beyond tariffs
July 23, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet and Oscar Pandiello
One year after the Turnberry deal defused a trans-Atlantic tariff dispute, EU-US trade talks are shifting from implementing tariff commitments to more contentious negotiations over additional market access, di... (more story)
Trump creates new legal battle with Section 338 tariffs on Canada
July 22, 2026
| Bradley Dress and Eliana Hubacker
President Donald Trump this week invoked a novel law to implement sweeping tariffs on Canada, setting up what is likely a major legal clash over the interpretation of the statute and its evidentiary burden. Tr... (more story)
US judge eases tariff refund process but uncertainty remain
July 21, 2026
| Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk
The US trade court has eased the government tariff refund process on "finally liquidated" entries for importers, but major questions remain over how small businesses and importers without a court order can get... (more story)
US Section 122 tariffs expire Friday, setting up uncertain future
July 20, 2026
| Bradley Dress
President Donald Trump's temporary 10 percent global tariffs under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act will expire Friday, ushering in a new era of uncertainty across the trading world as expected new duties wil... (more story)
Unfair trade practices tariffs on Brazil signal new stage in relations with US
July 16, 2026
| Zack Budryk and Henrique Santiago
The latest Section 301 tariffs imposed against Brazil by the US have wide-reaching implications for the future of the two nations' trade relationship, as well as Brazilian domestic politics, and experts warn t... (more story)
EU steel quotas turn overcapacity fight into trade-law balancing act
July 15, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet and Oscar Pandiello
The EU's new steel import quotas and tariffs regime designed to shield the bloc's producers from excess foreign output could be vulnerable to challenge at the World Trade Organization or within bilateral trade... (more story)
US drawback claims boom despite complex tariff regime
July 10, 2026
| Bradley Dress, Eliana Hubacker
Over the past year, a little-known program offering refunds for imported goods that are re-exported has dramatically grown — powered by new companies and industries hit by sweeping tariffs — but the Trump admi... (more story)