On May 22, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the text of a Federal Register notice detailing the tariff codes to be impacted by the Biden Administration’s proposed increase in tariffs on $18...more
On May 14, 2024, the Biden Administration announced that it will seek to increase tariffs on $18 billion in imports from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The Administration’s action is based on...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
On March 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a final rule designed to “improve, strengthen and enhance” its antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) regulations. The final rule largely adopts...more
On June 7, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate introduced bipartisan legislation that would give the U.S. government 21st Century tools to combat unfair trade practices. The Leveling the Playing Field 2.0...more
On May 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released additional guidance on the implementation and administration of Internal Revenue Code §48C—The Qualifying Advanced Energy Project...more
On May 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued new proposed regulations aimed at improving and strengthening the enforcement of trade remedy laws. Several of the proposed regulations represent significant...more
On June 6, 2022, the White House declared a national emergency and took the unprecedented step of providing duty-free treatment of solar cells and modules from Southeast Asia for two years, delaying potential tariffs on...more
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Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Bill Johnson (R-OH) have introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. trade remedy law and equip administering authorities with new tools to address unfair trade practices. The...more
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On Monday, September 20, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published its Final Rule modifying regulations affecting certain antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings. Commerce proposed these...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) chose David Last to lead the DOJ Fraud Section’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit as Chief. Last was Acting Chief of the FCPA Unit since April 2020 and has significant experience...more
The Biden Administration is facing several upcoming decisions that could advance its approach to addressing digital trade issues through multilateral action. First, momentum is growing for the United States to join...more
On July 9, 2021, President Biden announced an Executive Order (EO) designed to expand the federal government’s response to “overconcentration, monopolization, and unfair competition” in a wide range of U.S. industries....more
Tariff evasion has been a growing problem for years, but the scale of the problem has reached unprecedented levels. Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System...more
On June 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued an executive order (EO) entitled “Executive Order on Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries.” This EO revoked three prior Trump Administration EOs aimed...more
On June 8, 2021, the White House released its 250-page “Building Resilient Supply Chains, Revitalizing American Manufacturing, and Fostering Broad-Based Growth” report (the Report) and an accompanying fact sheet entitled:...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has signaled it is pursuing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations more aggressively in 2021. On June 2, 2021, at the American Conference Institute’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more
In June 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will likely announce its decision on tariffs authorized by Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, on certain imports from Austria, India,...more
*This alert was originally published on January 6, 2021 and updated on May 13, 2021. UPDATE: On May 6, 2021, following a request from the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)...more