United States of America: Initiation of Section 301 investigations into structural excess capacity practices of 16 economies

This Thread captures economic policy interventions by the Trump administration aimed at influencing foreign government behaviour since 2025. It includes trade, investment and industrial policy actions where official statements or documentation indicate intent to pressure specific foreign governments to change their policies or practices.

This Thread tracks investigation-triggered trade instruments. These policies resemble traditional trade remedies but they operate outside WTO disciplines (i.e. no multilateral framework defines what counts as injury, what evidence is required, or how remedies are calibrated). Examples include US Sections 301 and 232, China's Trade Barriers Investigation regulation, and the EU's Trade Barriers...

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting all products. Covering all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert, it highlights how the yearly number of these measures has evolved over time.