Welcome to the September 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
9/17/2024
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Anti-Subsidies ,
Canada ,
Child Labor ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
ECCNs ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Enforcement ,
Export Controls ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Fraud ,
Imports ,
ITAR ,
Manufacturers ,
Popular ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Section 301 ,
Solar Panels ,
Steel Industry ,
Surtax ,
Tariffs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Whistleblowers
Recent government actions illustrate that US-China trade relations will continue to be a focus as the United States enters an election year. We’ll continue to monitor developments regarding Section 301 tariffs — will they...more
As detailed in our previous alerts, the Section 301 statute (19 USC § 2417), includes a “termination provision” stating that the Section 301 tariffs will terminate after a period of 4 years, unless a representative of the...more
US Government agencies have announced concurrent reviews of the Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs, which may result in changes to the current tariff rates and product lists in the coming months. At the end of this report is...more
USTR is soliciting comments and has scheduled hearings regarding the potential imposition of Section 301 tariffs of up to 25% in response to the Digital Services Tax adopted by Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the...more
4/6/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Digital Services Tax ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
UK ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
WTO
If your company has paid Section 301 duties on products of China included in List 3 and List 4(a), there may still be an opportunity to file a suit to potentially recover duties paid.
On February 5, 2021, the US Court of...more
On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice requesting comments on the removal of Section 301 tariffs from Chinese medical-care products—including those that have...more
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. § 2411, authorizes the president to take retaliatory action if it is determined that a trade act, policy, or practice of a foreign government is unreasonable or discriminatory...more
12/20/2019
/ Aircraft ,
China ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Taxes ,
EU ,
France ,
Importers ,
Public Hearing ,
Section 301 ,
Subsidies ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR ,
WTO
Parties seeking changes to the proposed list of tariff subheadings or to lower duties should take advantage of this comment period.
Why is USTR proposing additional duties on French imports?
Under Section 301, USTR can...more
12/5/2019
/ China ,
Comment Period ,
Digital Services Tax ,
Exclusions ,
France ,
Globally Harmonized System ,
International Tax Issues ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR
As part of the Trump Administration’s longstanding “trade war” with China over Chinese government trade practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation that the Administration has determined to...more
List 4A goes into effect, all Section 301 tariffs to increase by 5 percent, USTR deadlines loom, and the President orders American companies to “search for alternatives” to China sourcing. This is your end-of-summer Section...more
9/6/2019
/ China ,
Exclusions ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On August 1, 2019, Trump posted a tweet that beginning on September 1, 2019, importers can expect a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese goods.
...more
At a press conference at the G20 Summit in Japan on June 29, President Trump said he will not lift current Section 301 tariffs on China, but also would not add tariffs on any additional Chinese imports “for at least the time...more
7/3/2019
/ China ,
Exclusion List ,
Filing Deadlines ,
G20 ,
Imports ,
Requests for Exclusion ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR