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
During the campaign season, candidate Donald Trump railed against the North American Free Trade Agreement, more commonly known as NAFTA. He decried it as the “single worst trade deal ever approved in this country” and...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
The European Union ("EU") recently announced that the new EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement ("Privacy Shield") is adequate to meet EU data privacy requirements and allow for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the US in...more
The hubbub surrounding the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union overshadowed the opening of two new locks on the Panama Canal on June 26th. The expansion of the canal has the potential to disrupt intermodal...more
The United Kingdom held a referendum on EU membership yesterday. The result was resoundingly to leave. What does this mean?
The immediate impact is political upheaval in the UK. David Cameron, the Prime Minister, leader...more
The Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP will take effect 60 days after all of the original 12 countries have completed the legal procedures required by national law to adopt the agreement. The TPP will also enter into force...more