On December 2nd, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced proposed tariffs on certain imports from France. Much like current tariffs against China, if they are approved, the tariffs against French products...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty investigations were filed on October 23, 2019 by the Bonney Forge Corporation and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied...more
The International Trade Commission (“ITC”) has announced a new petition cycle for domestic manufacturers to seek temporary duty suspensions and reductions in accordance with the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty investigations were filed on September 24, 2019 by the American Glass Packaging Coalition (“Petitioner”) against imports of certain glass containers from China....more
A new antidumping (“AD”) duty trade case was filed on July 8, 2019 by U.S. producers Advanced Extrusion Inc., Ex-Tech Plastics, Inc., and Multi-Plastics Extrusions, Inc., against imports of polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”)...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on June 6, 2019 by Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools, Inc. (“Petitioner”) targeting imports of collated steel staples (“CCSS”) from South Korea,...more
On June 17, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) will hold a public hearing related to the fourth list of Chinese products that could be subject to additional ad valorem duty of up to 25 percent. ...more
On September 24, 2018, the President imposed a 10% tariff on a third list of Chinese goods with a value of $200 billion. These tariffs applied to more than 6,000 tariff subheadings covering everything from food products to...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petitions were filed on May 8, 2019 by Cambria Company LLC (“Petitioner”) against imports of certain quartz surface products from India and the Republic of Turkey. ...more
On May 6, 2019, President Trump signaled that China has chosen to retreat from specific commitments agreed to in earlier rounds of negotiations, and on May 8, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petitions were filed on April 30, 2019 by Hirsh Industries, LLC (“Petitioner”) against imports of vertical metal file cabinets from the People’s Republic of China....more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty investigations were filed on April 23, 2019 by the Dried Tart Cherry Trade Committee (“Petitioner”) against imports of dried tart cherries from the Republic of...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty investigations were filed on April 10, 2019 by the Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile (“Petitioner”) against imports of ceramic tile and vanities from China....more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty investigations were filed on March 6, 2019 by the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (“Petitioner”) against imports of wooden cabinets and vanities from China....more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and/or countervailing duty (“CVD”) investigations were filed on February 20, 2019 by Vulcan Steel Products Inc. (“Petitioner”) against imports of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (“CASTR”) from...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty investigations were filed on February 18, 2019 by the Coalition for Acetone Free Trade (“Petitioner”) against imports of acetone from Belgium, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, and...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) investigations were filed on February 1, 2019 by the American Institute of Steel Construction, LLC (“Petitioner”) against imports of certain fabricated structural...more
New US antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty investigations were filed on September 21, 2018 by Encore Wire Corporation and Southwire Company (petitioners) against imports of aluminum wire and cable from China....more
New US antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty investigations were filed on August 8, 2018 by Dexstar Wheel, a division of Americana Development, Inc. (petitioner) against imports of certain steel wheels from China....more
President Trump on July 10, 2018 fired another salvo in the trade war with China when he proposed the imposition of a 10% tariff on another $200 billion of Chinese goods. This proposal is a counterattack on China’s...more
Making true on his earlier threat, President Trump on June 15, 2018 approved the imposition of a tariff of 25% on approximately $50 billion worth of Chinese imports. Last April, the Administration issued a proposed list of...more
On April 4, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) proposed 25% tariffs on a multitude of imported goods from China. The covered products span 1,300 separate tariff classification lines....more
The U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC" or "Commission") unanimously determined on September 22, 2017 that low-cost, imported solar equipment has caused serious injury to the domestic solar cell and panel industry. As...more
On October 28, 2016, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) released a pre-federal register copy of changes to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations which will require exporters of...more