The Trump administration’s decision to impose a permanent 10% baseline tariff on imports from all countries, combined strategically with higher reciprocal tariffs on nations engaging in unfair trade practices, marks a crucial step forward in reindustrializing America and restoring economic strength and security.
Break out the Grizzly cooler and fire up the Broilmaster—it’s Liberation Day. In President Trump’s words, April 2 marks the end of the US of A being “ripped off by virtually every country in the world.”
The stock market is not the economy, and it certainly isn’t a proxy for the health of U.S. manufacturing or working-class prosperity.
The NTE report specifically identifies significant barriers and illicit trade practices, particularly involving China, impacting the solar, automotive, and steel industries, underscoring the urgent need for robust U.S. enforcement to address transshipment and tariff evasion.
In June 2022, the Biden administration introduced a two-year tariff moratorium, temporarily suspending import duties on solar cells and panels from four key Southeast Asian exporting nations—Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
As the United States looks to compete in these advanced industries, it’s important to remember the two building blocks that undergird them: Steel and aluminum.
Tuesday’s House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee hearing saw every single Democrat attacking the Trump administration’s tariff policy, mocking his April 2 “Liberation Day” announcement, and calling tariffs a tax that will hurt middle class consumers.
CPA’s new Trade Issues and Tariff Recommendation Tracker highlights specific tariff recommendations that will produce near-term wins.
In a comment letter submitted to USTR in response to the Section 301 investigation, CPA highlighted China’s extensive use of state-driven subsidies and unfair trade practices, urging immediate implementation of targeted measures to support the revitalization of the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
It’s been five years in the making, yet a bill requiring online retailers to label the country of origin for merchandise remains a tough sell in Congress—even among the lawmakers who introduced it back in 2020.
