01 January 2026

2025 Year in Review | Tax Alerts: U.S. Trade and Tariffs

Federal Tax | State & Local Tax | International Tax | Trade and Tariffs
Human Capital & Workforce, Individual and Indirect Tax

This year in review lists all EY Tax Alerts concerning significant U.S. trade and tariff developments during 2025.

 
Key U.S. tariff and trade developments, 2025
 
12.23.2025USTR publishes Notice of Action in Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices related to targeting of semiconductor industry for dominance (2025-2606)
12.19.2025Tariff authority at a crossroads: What the Supreme Court's decision on IEEPA could mean for US trade policy (2025-2578)
12.19.2025USTR outlines plan for USMCA review (2025-2567)
12.16.2025US Court of International Trade clarifies refund pathway for IEEPA tariffs, denies preliminary injunction in IEEPA-related refund case (2025-2530)

11.17.2025US announces new trade frameworks and expanded agricultural tariff exclusions (2025-2308)
11.04.2025US President announces new trade and economic deal with China and commitments to Republic of Korea (2025-2220)


09.30.2025US President announces new Section 232 tariffs on imports of timber, lumber and their derivative products (2025-1963)
09.26.2025US Trade developments include announced new tariffs on pharmaceuticals, Section 232 investigations into imports including robotics, industrial machinery, PPE and medical equipment (2025-1948)
09.18.2025US-Japan Agreement updated and public comment period open for Section 301 extensions (2025-1882)
09.16.2025USTR launches USMCA review public process (2025-1870)
09.15.2025US Executive Order modifies scope of certain tariffs and establishes procedures for implementing trade and security agreements (2025-1863)
09.10.2025US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in tariff case in early November 2025; opening briefs due soon (2025-1832)
09.08.2025US President Trump issues Executive Order implementing terms of United States-Japan Agreement (2025-1803)
09.03.2025USTR extends product exclusions subject to Section 301 tariffs through 29 November 2025 (2025-1786)

08.06.2025US imposes additional tariffs on India for buying oil from Russia (2025-1663)
08.01.2025US imposes additional tariffs on imports from trading partners (2025-1640)
08.01.2025US imposes tariffs on copper products (2025-1634)
08.01.2025US suspends duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments (2025-1633)

07.31.2025US imposes additional tariffs on Brazilian-origin goods (2025-1632)

06.04.2025US increases import tariffs of aluminum and steel (2025-1192)
06.03.2025USTR extends certain exclusions from China Section 301 tariffs (2025-1186)

05.30.2025Court of International Trade rules tariffs under International Emergency Economic Powers Act unlawful; appeals court temporarily reinstates tariffs as case proceeds (2025-1163)
05.13.2025US and China reach trade deal, as US Department of Commerce initiates investigation on aircraft and jet engines (2025-1051)
05.09.2025US and UK unveil trade deal (2025-1026)
05.09.2025United Kingdom | Trade deal with United States announced (2025-1025)

04.30.2025United States | Recent developments in US tariffs on automobiles and articles subject to tariffs (2025-0970)
04.14.2025US exempts certain electronic products from tariffs under President Trump's Reciprocal Tariff Policy (2025-0893)
04.11.2025US suspends President Trump's Reciprocal Tariff Policy for 90 days, except for China (2025-0868)

03.27.2025US President Trump announces 25% additional tariff on imported automobiles and automobile parts (2025-0767)
03.13.2025European Union and Canada counter US steel and aluminum tariffs with retaliatory measures (2025-0659)
03.07.2025US adjusts tariffs on Canada and Mexico in response to automotive industry concerns (2025-0626)
03.05.2025United States imposes additional tariffs on Canada and Mexico, raises additional tariffs on China (2025-0609)
03.04.2025US initiates investigation into imports of timber, lumber and their derivative products (2025-0593)

02.26.2025US initiates investigation into imports of copper, scrap copper and copper derivatives (2025-0565)
02.14.2025United States initiates review to determine reciprocal tariffs on all trading partners (2025-0483)
02.13.2025President Trump announces review on reciprocal tariffs (2025-0468)
02.03.2025United States issues Executive Orders imposing additional tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China (2025-0391)

01.24.2025IRS publishes technical corrections to the proposed corporate alternative minimum tax regulations (2025-0306)
01.22.2025United States President signs 'America First Trade Policy' Presidential Memo (2025-0294)
01.22.2025US Customs and Border Protection proposes rule that would eliminate duty exemption for goods subject to punitive tariffs (2025-0292)
01.16.2025US Customs and Border Protection publishes amendments for entry of low-value shipments (2025-0258)

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