Issued June 14, 2026 · Trade Policy Analysis The headline action On Monday, June 1, 2026, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation that, for the first time in this tariff cycle, moves a major category of capital goods in the opposite direction from the rest of his trade agenda. The order reduces the duty applied…
Peacock Tariff Consulting · June 2026 On 9 June 2026, DSV did something that, on its face, looks like a routine logistics announcement: the world’s largest freight forwarder opened a dedicated pharmaceutical air corridor between Luxembourg and Indianapolis. A new lane, a new hub, a press release full of the usual language about visibility, reliability…

A window into how Washington is now buying American pharmaceutical capacity and what the Lebanon expansion tells us about the new U.S. industrial-policy architecture for pharma Eli Lilly is making another major investment in U.S. manufacturing, announcing plans to spend an additional $4.5 billion at two of its sites in Lebanon, Indiana. The headline figure…
Cosmetics industry tariff strategy. HTS Chapter 33, ingredient origin, FDA cosmetics regulation, Section 122 EU exposure.

The 50% Tariff on Semi-Finished Copper Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 grants the President authority to impose tariffs on imports deemed essential to national defense. Using this authority, the current administration has imposed a 50% tariff on semi-finished copper products, including wire, tubes, sheets, and rods. This represents one of the…