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Which Clubs Do You Belong to? Opportunities and Challenges for Businesses in a World That Is Getting Clubbier

A few weeks ago, The Economist published an excellent article that drew a contrast between the trade protectionism dominating U.S. politics and the more proactive trade agendas being pursued by other countries, such as the...more

King & Spalding

USTR Releases the Results Of Its Four-Year Review Of China Section 301 Tariffs

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The existing Section 301 duties will continue, with tariff increases on $18 billion of Chinese imports in strategic sectors (to be implemented by forthcoming regulations following a notice and comment process) - On May 14,...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2023 - Taiwan – U.S. 21st Century Trade Initiative, More Than Just a Trade Agreement. A...

An opinion first, humor me. A little over a year ago on June 1, 2022, the United States and Taiwan launched the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade to deepen their economic ties and trade relationship, and...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Braumiller Law Group - June 2023 Newsletter

The Trade Act of 1974 grants the President broad powers to manage trade relationships with foreign countries. Section 301 of the act allows the President, acting through the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”), to...more

Bennett Jones LLP

U.S. Steel And Aluminium Tariffs Ruled WTO-Inconsistent But U.S. Refuses To Remove The Measures Citing National Security Concerns

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U.S. import tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminium imposed in 2018 on products from most countries, including Canada (until Canada negotiated their withdrawal in the context of the United...more

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The Inflation Reduction Act's EV Tax Credits: Supply Chain Challenges and Bridge Solutions Under US Trade Rules

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Passed in August of this year, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was heralded by many as a landmark piece of climate legislation in the United States. The IRA’s tax credits for electric vehicles were among its most...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2022 - Relations Between the U.S. and China In One Word, Dismal Is a Decline in Trade...

It’s goes without saying, but I will say it anyway, the recent visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi certainly didn’t help the already strained relations much, but within her reasoning for defiance of Beijing,...more

Alston & Bird

Section 301 Actions Against Chinese Imports: Background, Developments, and Strategy

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Our International Trade & Regulatory Group provides an overview of ongoing U.S. tariff actions against China, including related challenges, political implications, and issues going forward....more

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Congress Votes to Impose Trade Punishments on Russia and Belarus, Will Consider Tax and Procurement Measures

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On April 8, 2022, President Biden signed two trade-related bills: one revoking normal tariff treatment for Russia and Belarus, and the other banning Russian energy imports. Following the April recess, Congress may take...more

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President Biden Signs Bills to Suspend Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia, Codify Import Ban on Russian Oil, and...

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Co-authored by the Global Sanctions Team On April 7, 2022, the US Congress approved two bills aimed at curtailing trade with Russia and Belarus in response to the situation in Ukraine: President Biden signed both bills into...more

Wiley Rein LLP

UPDATE: Senate and House Pass Bill Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia

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*This alert was originally published on March 22, 2022 and updated on April 7, 2022. UPDATE On April 7, 2022, the Senate unanimously passed the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act after Senators...more

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WorldSmart: The Impact of Export Control and Economic Sanctions on International Business

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In this WorldSmart podcast, International Trade & Investment Practice Leader Kay Georgi discusses the current and future issues of export controls and economic sanctions, with International Group Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. and EU have reached a settlement regarding Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum products

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The U.S. and the EU have announced a settlement regarding the U.S. Section 232 duties on European steel and aluminum products. As part of that settlement, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced that the 25...more

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Biden Administration Announces Tariff Trifecta

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In three actions taken last week, the Biden Administration eased the tariff burden carried by numerous industries, including aviation, food, beverage and travel goods, and previewed the administration's approach to engagement...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Trans-Atlantic Truce: The U.S. and its European Allies Agree to Suspend Tariffs in an Effort to Resolve the Longstanding Dispute...

On March 5, 2021, the United States and the European Union announced a four-month suspension of tariffs emanating from the decades-long trans-Atlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies. The move comes just one day after a the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Despite Lame-Duck Status, Trump Administration Follows Through on Threat to Increase EU Product Tariffs

With less than three weeks remaining before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, the Trump administration launched the latest salvo in the decades-long trans-Atlantic dispute...more

White & Case LLP

United States Trade Report Implications of the 2020 Election for US Trade Policy: An Early Look at the Biden Administration’s...

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The election of Joseph R. Biden as the 46th President of the United States will have important implications for US trade policy and the World Trade Organization. In the four years since his departure as Vice President, US...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

BREXIT: So What Does The End-Game Now Look Like?

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Even the most hardened of commentators would have assumed that by the second week of December the UK and EU negotiators would by now have delivered a BREXIT deal, albeit one which was some way off from the original claims of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Looking Ahead to a Biden Administration, the EU Unveils Blueprint for Enhanced United States-EU Cooperation

With less than 50 days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the European Union has — in hopes of, in part, curing bilateral trade tensions and “unilateral tendencies” that have recently tested the United...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Trade Ties Between the U.S. and EU Are Tested — EU Presses Ahead With Tariffs up to $4B on U.S. Goods and Services

In the latest phase of the 16-year trans-Atlantic dispute over government subsidies to The Boeing Company and Airbus SE, on October 26, 2020, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) authorized the...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

EU Targets November 10 for Imposition of Nearly $4 Billion in Tariffs on U.S. Goods in Aircraft Case

The WTO has given final approval for the EU to impose tariffs on at least $4 billion of U.S. goods in retaliation over illegal aid in connection with the Boeing/Airbus aircraft dispute. The EU has set a target date of...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

World Trade Organization Panel Finds Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Products Violate WTO Rules, but Decision Unlikely to Have...

On September 15, 2020, a World Trade Organization (“WTO”) panel found that the Trump Administration’s unilateral tariffs imposed on Chinese products violated WTO rules regarding nondiscrimination and import tariff rates...more

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WTO Ruling Finds U.S. in Violation of International Regulations by Imposing Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Imports

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The World Trade Organization ("WTO") issued a ruling on Tuesday addressing China's challenge to the United States' imposition of additional ad valorem duties (commonly referred to as “tariffs”) on certain products imported...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 9.16.2020 | Top Story: WTO Finds U.S.’s 2018 Tariffs on China Broke Trade Rules

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A World Trade Organization panel on Tuesday declared that the U.S.’s 2018 tariffs on China “violated international trade rules,” siding with China and its allegations that the White House’s trade war broke, among other...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

USTR Requests Comments On China’s WTO Compliance

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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) requests comments to assist in the preparation of its annual report to Congress on China’s compliance with commitments made in connection to its accession to the World Trade...more

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