What You Need to Know about President Trump’s new tariffs and retaliation from our trading partners

Category: GIA
Published: 2025-02-11
What You Need to Know about President Trump’s new tariffs and retaliation from our trading partners

GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview “What You Need to Know about President Trump’s new tariffs and retaliation from our trading partners”  features Les Glick. Les is a shareholder in the Washington DC office of the Michigan-based Butzel law firm. He is chair of the Butzel International Trade and Customs Specialty Team. Les is immediate past Co-Chair of the American Bar Association International Law Section, international Trade Committee; and previously co-chaired the Mexico Committee; and has been a frequent speaker at ABA conferences. Les is the author of a number of books on trade and Customs Law, the most recent being “United States Mexico Trade Agreement (USMCA) – Legal and Business implications”, published by Kluwer Law International.  Les has assisted clients, many in the automotive industry, with tariff and trade issues involving imports into the United States from around the world, most recently concerning China and the many tariff actions that have been imposed on China by Presidents Trump and Biden.

In the 16-minute Audio Interview, Mr. Glick discusses these questions:

  • Les, I know you worked on trade cases under the first Trump administration. How do you see the issues differing this time?
  • What particularly should companies be concerned about?
  • Which laws are likely to be used and how can companies prepare for them?
  • Will there still be an exclusion process for products not available in the US?
    And provides his Final Thoughts.