U.S. International Trade Commission
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, sanctions, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws...more
Recently, President Biden signed a foreign military support bill (H.R. 815) into law, which also encompassed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act (the Act), a legislative proposal introduced in the House containing...more
On May 14, 2024, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its Final Report relating to the four-year review of actions taken in the Section 301 investigation. Within the Report, the USTR confirmed that it...more
As previously reported, the Biden Administration is expected to re-impose double-digit tariffs on bifacial solar modules, which currently account for 98% of all modules imported into the United States....more
In prior posts for this series, we have discussed areas of law where Commissioners have voiced their dissent and demonstrated a clear divide among the decision-makers. But when it comes to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs),...more
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) is assessing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity of steel and aluminum produced in the United States through a factfinding investigation initially launched in June 2023....more
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) is inviting interested parties to comment on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) automotive rules of origin. Parties will have until September 24, 2024 to request an...more
Following my colleagues’ efforts in this series, this post examines the dissent/concurrence practice of the Commissioners at the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) – specifically the “hot” issues that drew the most...more
As my colleagues Brian Johnson and Ian Swan reported in March, dissenting and concurring opinions in Section 337 Investigations, either as footnotes or separate opinions, at the International Trade Commission (ITC) have...more
2023 was a calm year for the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) with no revisions to the USITC Rules & Procedures.1 And while the number of Section 337 complaints filed experienced a three-year low, administrative law...more
On June 30, 2023, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released its first report on the economic impact of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) automotive rules of origin. Rules of origin (ROOs) are used to...more
On March 20, 2023, the U.S. Commerce Department announced that an agreement had been reached in the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation on imports of white grape juice concentrate (WGJC) from Argentina,...more
On February 1, the USITC formally announced the opening of its investigation into the merits of expanding the TRIPS Waiver to diagnostics and treatments. The investigation was initially requested by USTR, who had been leading...more
In Husch Blackwell’s December 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •President Biden issued a Proclamation to update the Harmonized Tariff...more
Due to their unique operating principles, stakeholder-capitalism businesses and benefit corporations can face different challenges and opportunities under various areas of US law that regulate competition. In...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated several Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions as violating due process and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), referencing the parties’ inability to respond...more
In Husch Blackwell’s June 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •Biden Administration took recent actions related to products from China’s...more
On May 27, 2021, the U.S. Senate voted to amend the United States Innovation and Competition Act (the Act), formerly the Endless Frontier Act, a bill that started as an effort to increase the United States competitive...more
The United States International Trade Commission (“USITC”) has finalized recommended modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). The revisions, which are set to go into effect on January 1,...more
In Husch Blackwell’s February 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •USITC determined that imports of blueberries do not injure U.S. industry- ...more
On January 13, 2021, The U.S. International Trade Commission issued its public opinion in the so-called “BOTOX® Case,” or Certain Botulinum Toxin Products, Processes for Manufacturing or Relating to Same and Certain Products...more
Effective January 1, 2021 duty reductions under the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) expired. Additionally, Congress has not indicated when it might consider a new MTB bill. As a result of the MTB expiring, over 1,600...more
The U.S. International Trade Commission (“USITC”) announced on December 2, 2020 that it would begin monitoring imports of bell peppers and strawberries pursuant to Section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930, following a request...more
In a November 3, 2020 letter, U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) Robert E. Lighthizer requested that the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) “monitor and investigate imports of strawberries and bell peppers” pursuant to...more
Entering October Term 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court had never reviewed a Section 337 investigation. However, some court-watchers thought that Comcast Corporation v. International Trade Commission might have the right...more