On Aug. 28, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), proposed new regulations revising certain aspects of the exclusion process for Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. BIS also requested...more
Twelve U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petitions and one countervailing duty (“CVD”) petition were filed on July 28, 2023, by the following: Brooklyn Bedding LLC; Carpenter Co.; Corsicana Mattress Company; Future Foam, Inc.;...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) petitions were filed on July 11 by PURIS Proteins, LLC (“PURIS” or “Petitioner”) against imports of certain pea protein from China....more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petitions were filed on May 31 by the Coalition For Fair Trade in Shopping Bags (the “Coalition”) against imports of certain paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China, Colombia, India,...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on April 27 against imports of brass rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, South Africa, and South Korea. The petition also seeks the imposition of countervailing duties...more
On March 17, Mexico published new provisions to ban the importation of goods into the country produced by forced labor, including child labor. The new provisions will enter into force on May 18, 2023, 90 days after its...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petitions were filed on Jan. 18 against imports of tin mill products from Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. The petitions also seek the...more
A five-member arbitral panel (“Panel”) issued its Final Report on the dispute over the interpretation of the automotive rules of origin under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”), marking a win for Canada and...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petitions were deemed filed on Dec. 30, 2022, by the FNA Group, Inc. against imports of gas-powered pressure washers (“GPPW”) from China and Vietnam. The petitions also seek the imposition of...more
A report issued this week alleges that most of the global auto industry is tainted with forced labor and is significantly tied to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“Uyghur Region”). The report, written by a number of...more
On Nov. 23 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) restricting imports of raw sugar and sugar-based products produced in the Dominican Republic by Central Romana Corporation Limited (Central...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petitions were filed on Oct. 12 by the Coalition of Domestic Folder Manufacturers against imports of paper file folders from China, India, and Vietnam. The petitions also seek the imposition...more
U.S. protection of labor rights in international trade has existed for almost 100 years under Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1307). While it has been dormant for most of that span, enforcement has...more
On April 18, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador (AMLO) sent a bill to the country’s congress to amend the Mining Law to restrict private investment in the lithium industry and ensure that the Mexican government...more
On March 28, the Department of Commerce announced that it is initiating investigations to determine whether solar cells and modules assembled in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam are circumventing the antidumping (AD)...more
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A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on March 31, by Giorgio Foods, Inc. against imports of certain preserved mushrooms from France, Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. The products covered are Agaricus...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on March 31 by Delano Growers Grape Products, LLC against imports of white grape juice concentrate (“WGJC”) from Argentina. WGJC is principally used as a natural...more
On March 11, President Biden announced that the United States, along with the Group of Seven (“G7”) and the European Union, is taking action to deny Russia most-favored-nation (“MFN”) status, a move that will significantly...more
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New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petitions were filed on Dec. 29, 2021, by Ventura Coastal, LLC against imports of lemon juice from Brazil and South Africa. The merchandise covered by these petitions consists of certain...more
New Trade Case on Imports of Certain Steel Nails From India, Oman, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Turkey...more
It may come as a surprise to most businesses that some goods around the globe are still being made with forced labor at this moment in time. But unfortunately that is the case and decades-old laws are increasingly being...more
For many businesses, compliance with labor requirements of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) may have seemed like an afterthought until recently. However, earlier this year, United States Trade Representative...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) petition was filed on Nov. 2 by the Ad Hoc Coalition of American Superabsorbent Polymer (“SAP”) Producers against imports of SAP from the Republic of Korea....more
The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday published an interim final rule to establish export controls on cyber intrusion software and other cybersecurity items capable of malicious use. The changes, effective Jan. 19, 2022,...more
On Sept. 30, the Mexican Government introduced a bill to amend the country’s Constitution, which would impose substantial limitations to the energy sector to the detriment of private power generators. The bill seeks to give...more