Tariff Agreement: Switzerland & Liechtenstein

The US announced the framework of a trade agreement with Switzerland and Liechtenstein:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/11/joint-statement-on-a-framework-for-a-united-states-switzerland-liechtenstein-agreement-on-fair-balanced-and-reciprocal-trade

Maine’s PFAS Regulations

Here are details on Maine’s PFAS regulations:

https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/PFAS-products

Colorado’s PFAS Regulation

Here is the legislative text of Colorado’s PFAS regulation:

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-081

Oregon’s EPR Details

Read more about Oregon’s EPR regulation:

https://circularactionalliance.org/oregon

Connecticut’s PFAS Rule

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/ba/pdf/2024SB-00292-R01-BA.pdf

PFAS Update/August 2025

https://members.snowsports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/PFAS-Update-081825.pdf

US/Vietnam Trade Agreement

On October 25, 2025, the US and Vietnam agreed on a new trade agreement, with the United States maintaining at 20 percent the reciprocal tariffs on originating goods of Viet Nam.

Here is the official announcement:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/10/joint-statement-on-united-states-vietnam-framework-for-an-agreement-on-reciprocal-fair-and-balanced-trade

US/Malaysia Trade Agreement

On October 26, 2025, the United States and Malaysia agreed on a new tariff structure.

Here is the official announcement:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/MALAYSIA-ANNEX_APPENDIX.pdf

New US/China Tariff Agreement

The United States will lower the tariffs on Chinese imports imposed to curb fentanyl flows by removing 10 percentage points of the cumulative rate, effective November 10, 2025, and will maintain its suspension of heightened reciprocal tariffs on Chinese imports until November 10, 2026.  (The current 10% reciprocal tariff will remain in effect during this suspension period.)

Read the official announcement here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/11/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-strikes-deal-on-economic-and-trade-relations-with-china

European Union: EU Deforestation Regulation

Under the Regulation, any operator or trader who places these commodities on the EU market, or exports from it, must be able to prove that the products do not originate from recently deforested land or have contributed to forest degradation. 

https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/forests/deforestation/regulation-deforestation-free-products_en