As companies prepare to file Form 10-Qs, they should give special attention to risk factors in light of recently announced global tariffs. The situation is particularly challenging due to the fluid environment, including the...more
4/9/2025
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The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is now accepting comments from the public on whether to continue the current Section 301 tariffs on imported goods of Chinese origin. Commenters are guided by a questionnaire that the USTR...more
1/12/2023
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The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced that beginning May 7, 2022, it will accept requests from members of the domestic industry that have benefitted from the current Section 301 tariffs on imported goods of...more
On April 8, 2022, President Biden signed two trade-related bills: one revoking normal tariff treatment for Russia and Belarus, and the other banning Russian energy imports. Following the April recess, Congress may take...more
4/15/2022
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On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the reinstatement of 352 exclusions from the Section 301 tariffs on imported Chinese products in response to public comments solicited in late 2021. The...more
Beginning Tuesday, October 12, 2021, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will accept public comments on whether to reinstate expired Chinese product exclusions from the Section 301 tariffs that had previously been extended....more
10/12/2021
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As of Monday, April 20, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in connection with the Department of the Treasury, temporarily postponed for 90 calendar days the deadline for deposits of certain estimated duties,...more
The domestic and international response to the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, continues to evolve rapidly, including with respect to the US trade landscape. Although we have still seen no...more