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
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on Oct. 6 by Borusan Mannesmann Pipe U.S., Inc. (“Borusan U.S.”), PTC Liberty Tubulars LLC (“PTC”), U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. (“U. S....more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on Sept. 29 by the Coalition of Freight Coupler Producers against imports of freight rail coupler systems and components thereof from the...more
On Aug. 20, Mexico requested consultations with the United States on the interpretation of the automotive rules of origin under the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. A week later, Canada joined Mexico in the...more
Amidst a global pandemic, strains on the supply chain have reached emergency levels and the U.S. government is taking notice. The Biden administration has appealed to stakeholders for recommendations in finding solutions to...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on June 30 by Zeon Chemicals L.P. and Zeon GP, LLC against imports of non-latex, non-hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (“NBR”) from France, Mexico, and South...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) petition was filed on June 30 by CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC and its subsidiaries, Terra Nitrogen, Limited Partnership, and Terra International (Oklahoma) LLC,...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a new withhold release order (WRO) on seafood from China. The WRO on seafood covers tuna, swordfish, and other seafood products harvested by vessels owned or operated by Dalian...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on April 21 by the American Honey Producers Association and Sioux Honey Association against imports of raw honey from Argentina, Brazil, India, Ukraine, and the Socialist...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on March 31 by the Organic Soybean Processors of America; American Natural Processors, LLC; Lester Feed & Grain Co.; Organic Production...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on March 30 by MTD Products, Inc. against imports of certain walk-behind snow throwers (also known as snow blowers) from the People’s Republic...more
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it is accepting comments on whether to impose 25 percent tariffs on roughly $880 billion of goods imported from Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey,...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is aggressively enforcing the Withhold Release Order (WRO) on products from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China. CBP issued the region-wide WRO on Jan. 13, based on...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on February 26, 2021, by the Coalition of American Manufacturers of Mobile Access Equipment (members include JLG Industries, Inc. and Terex...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on Jan. 27 by Daikin America, Inc. against imports of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (“PFTE”) resin from India and Russia....more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty investigations were filed on Jan. 12, 2021, by Honeywell International (“Petitioner”) against imports of R-125 (Pentafluoroethane) from China. The merchandise...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on October 28, 2020, by Unifi Manufacturing, Inc. and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America against imports of polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on September 30, 2020, by Appvion Operations, Inc. and Domtar Corporation against imports of thermal paper from Germany, Japan, Korea, and Spain....more
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) has announced an investigation into Vietnam’s currency practices and its import and use of illegal lumber, with notices in the Federal Register planned for...more