On September 16, 2022, the Biden Administration announced the final rule regarding a two-year pause on the imposition of new anticircumvention duties on imports of solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and...more
Key points-
•The “rebuttable presumption” of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) became effective June 21, 2022.
•U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued several releases addressing implementation...more
7/1/2022
/ China ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Entity List ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
On June 13th, Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) released its Operational Guidance For Importers to prepare companies for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”)...more
On June 6, 2022, President Biden declared a national emergency (the “Declaration”) in relation to energy resources and temporarily extended the time of duty-free importation of solar panels and parts from Malaysia, Cambodia,...more
The solar industry is reeling from an announcement made by the US Department of Commerce (“DOC”) this week that the agency has decided to initiate country-wide anti-circumvention inquiries regarding crystalline silicon...more
On March 22, 2022, the United States and the United Kingdom announced in a joint statement that the U.S. will halt Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from the U.K, effective June 1, 2022, and that the U.K....more
On March 11, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“EO”) that prohibited the importation into the United States of fish, seafood, and preparations thereof; alcoholic beverages; non-industrial diamonds; and any...more
On February 10, 2022, the Department of Commerce published a Federal Register notice requesting public comments on the Section 232 exclusions process. The notice follows the agreement reached between the U.S. and the EU...more
Husch Blackwell’s third-annual international trade law year-in-review report provides a detailed look at how 2021 played out and takes a peek at how 2022 might develop. As companies begin to strategize on what a second year...more
1/4/2022
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China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Digital Currency ,
Export Controls ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
NAFTA ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Promotion Authority ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)
On Saturday, the United States and the European Union reached an agreement on section 232 duties being imposed because of global steel and aluminum excess capacity concerns. The trading partners have agreed that the U.S....more
On Sept. 20, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a new set of anti-dumping and countervailing duty regulations governing a multitude of administrative proceedings including:
• Changes to new shipper reviews;
•...more
10/14/2021
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Certifications ,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exporters ,
Scope of Review ,
Suppliers ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) ,
US Trade Policies
On October 4, 2021, Ambassador Katherine Tai, the United States Trade Representative, addressed the state of U.S.- China trade relations and the upcoming plans for the Biden Administration to improve foreign trade policy....more
10/7/2021
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China ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Unfair Competition ,
USTR
Husch highlights-
•Commerce’s new regulations impact the conduct of new shipper reviews, scope ruling requests, anticircumvention proceedings and increases the burden on importers with respect to certifications to be...more
On September 8, 2021, after a longstanding dispute, the US Court of International Trade issued an order resolving the steps that Plaintiffs will need to take in order to preserve their rights to receive refunds, in...more
The Petitioners representing the U.S. domestic industry filed new petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) against imports from three countries, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia, alleging that certain...more
The Biden Administration has taken new actions related to forced labor in the Xinjiang region that may affect the supply for material critical for solar panels: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold...more
The U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT” or “the Court”) ruled in an opinion issued on April 5, 2021, that Proclamation 9980 subjecting steel and aluminum “derivatives” to 25 percent tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade...more
On January 13, 2021 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order regarding cotton products and tomato products produced in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) effective February 13,...more
The U.S. International Trade Commission (“USITC”) determined in a unanimous vote on February 11, 2021 that imports of fresh, chilled, or frozen blueberries have not increased in quantities sufficient to be a serious cause of...more
2/16/2021
On December 11, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), through the U.S. Department of Justice, filed a civil action in the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) in New York, United States v. Winland...more
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the Uyghur Bill) on September 22, 2020, by a vote of 406-3. The Uyghur Bill is in reaction to reports that the government of China has been...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
The U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) found on October 20, 2020 that glass containers from China do not injure the U.S. industry, and thus made a negative determination in the final phase of the antidumping duty...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced in a Federal Register notice that it is proposing significant changes to its antidumping and countervailing duty regulations. The last time such sweeping changes were...more
The first half of 2020 has presented unanticipated and unique challenges to businesses, both in the United States and worldwide, due to public health-related restrictions on customers and the consequent economic effects. The...more