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Article

Publication Date

2025

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Accepted

Abstract

President Trump’s first administration was marked by very strong “Buy American” protectionism, focused closely on procurement. Since President Trump took office again on Jan. 20, 2025, the second Trump administration instead has focused, at least preliminarily, on tariffs as a policy and revenue-generating tool. This article reviews the Trump administration’s initial moves to impose new tariffs and their potential effect on procurement. The article explains that goods purchased by federal agencies are generally exempt from tariffs, as a matter of regulation, though how exactly that exemption will be applied is often unclear. The article reviews those and other policy issues which remain open for the procurement community, as President Trump looks increasingly likely to impose significant additional duties on goods coming into the U.S.

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2025-15

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