Tariff & International Trade Resources
The Trump administration has implemented a wide array of new tariffs, including special tariffs aimed at individual countries (Canada, Mexico, and China); tariffs aimed at individual products (aluminum, steel, and automotive); new 10% global tariffs; and new reciprocal tariffs that are as high as 125% for China (with reciprocal tariffs up to 49% on other countries currently suspended pending negotiations). With the United States moving into what will likely be a long-lasting high-tariff, high-penalty environment, importers face sharply heightened risks of Customs penalties, enforcement actions, and detentions.
In addition, Customs also is targeting supply chain integrity issues and is aggressively detaining goods suspected to be a product of forced labor or human trafficking, or to violate the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Importers thus face heightened risks due supply chain integrity issues, which require that importers understand and ensure a compliant supply chain, right down to the last sub-supplier.
To help importers cope with these changes, the Foley International Trade Team, in cooperation with the Supply Chain Team, has put together focused, practical resources to help companies manage all aspects of operating abroad and sourcing from foreign countries, including new tariffs, Customs enforcement and compliance issues, and all other aspects of international trade. This Tariff & International Trade Resources page is designed to provide the resources and tools that importers need to understand, risk plan, and manage tariff and international trade risks as well as compliance risks arising from the aggressive enforcement of U.S. law extraterritorially.
Resources for Understanding the New Tariff Proclamations
The first step to managing tariff uncertainty is to understand the numerous tariffs imposed, those likely to be imposed, and those under study. To help importers in this task, we offer the following resources:
• An evergreen article on “What Every Multinational Should Know About the Current State of the Trump Tariffs,” which summarizes the state of the tariffs and is frequently updated to reflect answers to Frequently Asked Questions of interest to the broad importing community.
• “What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The Global and Reciprocal Tariffs Announcement,” which summarizes the largest tariff increase in history and provides practical coping strategies.
• What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The New Steel and Aluminum Tariffs (Part I) and Part II, which lays out the coverage of the steel and aluminum articles, including the coverage of derivative products.
Resources for Coping with New Tariffs and the Trade War
To aid companies in risk planning and managing the fallout of the ongoing international trade war, we offer the following resources:
• Twelve-Step Tariff Risk Management Plan: Our white paper on “Managing Import and Tariff Risks During a Trade War” provides a twelve-step tariff risk-management program to help importers identify and manage tariff uncertainty and risks.
• Managing Supply Chain Integrity Risks: Our white paper on “Managing Supply Chain Integrity Risks” includes information on forced labor, human trafficking, and UFLPA requirements; steps to supply chain integrity compliance; and best practices for handling CBP’s UFLPA detentions and admissibility reviews.
• Customs Audit and Supply Chain Integrity Review: We offer a fixed-fee Customs Audit and Supply Chain Integrity Review, which provides a thorough assessment of the state of your customs compliance and whether there are unaddressed risks that your company needs to address to avoid unwanted Customs scrutiny of your imports
• Contract Reviews for Tariff Concerns: Foley’s Supply Chain Team can leverage AI to assist with a review of your key supply agreement for key provisions related to which party bears the costs of tariffs, including delivery and pricing terms.
• Managing International Trade & Tariff Risks: A special webinar on “Managing Import and Tariff Risks During a Trade War” provides an up-to-date assessment of the tariff proposals that are most likely to be implemented, as well as practical advice regarding the steps that companies can take to identify, risk plan, and manage tariff-related risks throughout their supply chains and with customers. A recording of the webinar is available here.
• 2025 In-House Connect Supply Chain & Trade Law CLE Summit: This webinar contained four programs relating to the incoming administration, including tax, trade, supply chain contracting, and supply chain integrity risks as well as coverage of international trade topics relating to Mexico. A recording of the webinar is available here.
Timely Updates, Practical Advice
Our Tariff & International Trade Blog provides timely updates on all tariff and international trade developments. Our blog includes our biweekly articles on “What Every Multinational Company Should Know About” cover pressing international trade topics, including the key tariff proposals. The full set of articles is sorted by topic or keyword below. You can sign up to receive notices of new posts by clicking on “Subscribe by Email,” below.
• Presidential Transition Hub: Importers looking for practical advice on all aspects of the Presidential transition can find it at the Foley 100 Days and Beyond: Presidential Transition Hub, which posts frequent legal updates on new administration announcements as they occur. You can register to receive updates there as well.
• CSMS Updates: Customs is regularly issuing updated instructions to help the importing community comply with the new tariffs. Importers can search CBP’s Cargo Systems Message Service instructions and sign up for regular email updates regarding the new tariffs as they are issued.
