On February 1st, President Trump issued an Executive Order, “Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain from the People’s Republic of China.” Today, the President issued an “Amendment” to the Executive Order, effectively reinstating Sec. 321 de minimis treatment for China and Hong Kong products.  Listen to today's Two Minutes in Trade to keep up with this ever-changing trade news.   

Tariffs against the EU could be coming “pretty soon.”  What does that mean?  Listen for more on Two Minutes in Trade. 

White House looking at section 232 investigations on critical minerals and essential medicines. Listen for more on Two Minutes in Trade. 

Trump and Xi are scheduled to speak this evening, will the Chinese tariffs stay, or will they end up being suspended?  For more information listen to today's Two Minutes in Trade. 

Tariffs announced for Canada and China effective tomorrow and on Mexico effective March 1. Listen for more on Two Minutes in Trade. 

President Trump and his advisors have a new theory about tariffs and making foreign producers pay the cost instead of US consumers. But will it work?

Gas prices may go up if tariffs are imposed on Canadian crude oil. Could that happen on Saturday?  Listen for more on Two Minutes in Trade. 

Dealing with the unknown unknowns is tricky and if you want exclusions from forthcoming tariffs, you need to let the Administration and Congress know - because there is no guarantee of exclusions. Listen for more on Two Minutes in Trade. 

De Minimis notifications for goods files under type 86 entries for when the $800 per person per day threshold is exceeded delayed. Listen for more on Two Minutes in Trade. 

Senator Crapo and Senator Wyden sent a letter to President Biden on January 14th criticizing USTR’s “lack of transparency and consultation regarding its efforts to negotiate binding interpretations of congressionally approved trade agreements.”  Listen to today's Two Minutes in Trade for more information on this topic.