On August 17, 2023, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) made the final determination in its investigations of whether crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam...more
9/5/2023
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Cambodia ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
Malaysia ,
Plastic Solar Cells ,
Solar Panels ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Thailand ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Vietnam
On February 5, 2023, the G7 announced that the “price cap” on western-backed seaborne trades of Russian-origin petroleum products to third countries would be set at $45 per barrel ($45/bbl) for Discount to Crude petroleum...more
2/27/2023
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Exports ,
G7 ,
Goods or Services ,
Imports ,
Maritime Transport ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Shipping ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Contracts ,
Ukraine
Oil price cap -
The oil price cap has been co-ordinated by the G7 in order to make EU, UK and US services (including (re)insurance) available to third country importers and exporters as long as the price paid for...more
12/12/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Belarus ,
Belarus Sanctions ,
Biden Administration ,
Crude Oil ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
G7 ,
General Licenses ,
Imports ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Switzerland ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
UK ,
Ukraine
What happened?
On December 2, 2022, the US Department of Commerce issued its long-awaited preliminary determinations in the circumvention inquiries on solar cell and module imports triggered by the petition that was...more
12/5/2022
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Cambodia ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
Malaysia ,
Plastic Solar Cells ,
Solar Panels ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Thailand ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Vietnam
On September 2, 2022, the G7 Finance Ministers issued a statement confirming their intention to implement a price cap with respect to Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products in response to Russia’s continued invasion...more
9/8/2022
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Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
G7 ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Pricing ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the UFLPA) came into effect last week, and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have released guidance for importers for demonstrating...more
7/5/2022
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China ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Effective Date ,
Entity List ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
New Guidance ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Today, the Biden Administration took two separate, complementary actions in a response to intense political pressure arising from the ongoing dispute between domestic solar project developers and domestic solar module...more
6/7/2022
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Biden Administration ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Defense Production Act ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
State of Emergency ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
U.S. Commerce Department
In the latest action to expand sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, on March 8, 2022, President Biden announced in a televised speech a ban on imports of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal into the...more
3/11/2022
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Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Relations ,
General Licenses ,
Imports ,
Magnitsky Act ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Tariffs ,
WTO
In response to shortages of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) critical to limiting the spread of and mitigating the impact of COVID-19, the United States has recently issued a series of rules, memoranda, and other guidance...more
4/22/2020
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Exports ,
FEMA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Imports ,
Medical Equipment ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Tariffs ,
USTR
On 1 June 2018, the US imposed tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from the EU, Canada and Mexico. The tariffs are 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium. ...more
6/5/2018
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Canada ,
EU ,
GATT ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
WTO
Today President Trump signed a memorandum directing Administration officials to proceed with the imposition of trade restrictions on China and Chinese products in retaliation for China’s unfair intellectual property...more
On March 8, 2018, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamations adjusting imports of steel and aluminum into the US. This action marks the imposition of heavy tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, in a move that may...more
3/23/2018
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Anti-Dumping Duty ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
EU ,
GATT ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
WTO
On January 23, 2018, the White House released its long-awaited decision on safeguard measures to limit imports of solar cells and modules. The President’s decision follows the US International Trade Commission’s (ITC)...more
Today the US International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a unanimous decision under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 that imported solar panels are the “substantial cause” of serious injury or the threat of serious injury...more
On August 15, 2017, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) held a hearing to consider whether solar panels are being imported in such increased quantities that they are the “substantial cause” of serious injury or the...more
On April 26, 2017, Suniva, Inc., a U.S. producer of solar cells and modules, filed a petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 seeking temporary import relief...more
Negotiations to keep the peace in the complex and long-running international trade dispute between the United States and Canada over U.S. imports of Canadian softwood lumber appear to have stalled. Parties on both sides of...more
In an unusual change of course, the United Steelworkers Union (USW) has now withdrawn the Section 201 petition it filed just last week to request temporary relief against imports of primary unwrought aluminum. According to...more
On April 18, the United Steelworkers Union (USW) petitioned the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC or Commission) for relief pursuant to Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, a safeguard provision of the U.S. trade...more