On May 24, 2024, the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that 249 products that were eligible for exclusions from 2018 will no longer be eligible for these exclusions, effective June 14, 2024. The original...more
As previewed over the course of the last month, the Biden Administration has announced that intends to increase Section 301 tariff rates for a host of products, including critical minerals used in battery production, and...more
On May 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping investigation of aluminum extrusions from the People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Ecuador,...more
Husch Blackwell's fifth-annual international trade law year-in-review report provides a detailed look at what transpired in international trade law during 2023 and takes a peek at how the coming year might develop.
Our...more
12/29/2023
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China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Imports ,
Russia ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology ,
Trade Remedies ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On December 8, 2023, Senators Bill Cassidy and Sheldon Whitehouse introduced a new version of the Customs Modernization bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930. The new proposal comes over two years after Senator Cassidy...more
The Department of Homeland Security announced on December 8, 2023 that it is adding three entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Entity List, the consolidated register of four lists required by section...more
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s latest CBP Trade and Travel Report, the number of antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders enforced by the agency has doubled in just the last six years. This surge...more
As of Friday September 29, 2023, the United States Congress has yet to reach a spending agreement, as a result companies with international trade operations should prepare for a potential Federal government shutdown. The...more
10/2/2023
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International Trade ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
ITAR ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State ,
US Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) ,
USDA ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
In a September 6, 2023 opinion issued by Judge M. Miller Baker in three cases brought under the Court’s residual jurisdiction provision, 28 U.S.C. § 1581(i), the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) held that...more
9/20/2023
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Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Duties ,
Exclusions ,
Jurisdiction ,
Liquidation ,
Section 301 ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On August 18, 2023, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced its final determination that certain solar cells and modules exported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam are circumventing the antidumping...more
On July 26, 2023, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) issued the first annual update to its guidelines for enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevent Act (“UFLPA”) in a Report to Congress titled “2023 Updates to...more
In an opinion issued on July 27, 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) held that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) violated an importer’s due process rights by denying access to...more
On June 13, 2023 a bipartisan group of Senators on the Finance Committee released an open letter requesting input from the trade community on how to modernize U.S. customs laws to ensure the U.S. remains competitive in the...more
On June 7, 2023, Senators Sherrod Brown and Todd Young introduced the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, which would amend that Tariff Act of 1930 to give the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and Customs and Border...more
This week, at the highly anticipated forced labor expo, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled its new Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Statistics Dashboard aimed at providing transparency for UFLPA...more
On February 23, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) released new guidance for importers seeking admissibility of goods under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”). The three guidance documents include...more
We are pleased to announce that our team’s fourth-annual international trade law year-in-review report was published just before the New Year. In it, we take a detailed look at how 2022 played out and explore how 2023 might...more
1/9/2023
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Cease and Desist Orders ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Forced Labor ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
NVOCCs ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Russia ,
Section 337 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Remedies ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Virtual Currency
Husch Blackwell’s third-annual international trade law year-in-review report provides a detailed look at how 2021 played out and takes a peek at how 2022 might develop. As companies begin to strategize on what a second year...more
1/4/2022
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China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Digital Currency ,
Export Controls ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
NAFTA ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Promotion Authority ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)
The Department of Commerce published its Final Determination in the antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) investigation of Utility Scale Wind Towers from India on October 13, 2021, which investigation was...more
On Sept. 20, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a new set of anti-dumping and countervailing duty regulations governing a multitude of administrative proceedings including:
• Changes to new shipper reviews;
•...more
10/14/2021
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Certifications ,
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Exporters ,
Scope of Review ,
Suppliers ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) ,
US Trade Policies
On September 8, 2021, after a longstanding dispute, the US Court of International Trade issued an order resolving the steps that Plaintiffs will need to take in order to preserve their rights to receive refunds, in...more
In Husch Blackwell’s August 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued updated guidance for returned goods...more
In Husch Blackwell’s May 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
USTR announced and immediately suspended Section 301 tariffs against Austria,...more
6/10/2021
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Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Austria ,
CAFC ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Digital Services Tax ,
India ,
International Trade ,
Italy ,
Maritime Transport ,
Ocean Transportation System ,
Section 301 ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Spain ,
Turkey ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
USTR ,
Withhold Release Orders (WROs)
In Husch Blackwell’s April 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•Court of International Trade declared Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum...more
5/6/2021
/ Administrative Review ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Export Controls ,
Imports ,
Sanctions ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
U.S. Commerce Department
In Husch Blackwell’s March 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•USTR announced the continuation of certain Section 301 digital services taxes...more
4/9/2021
/ Burma ,
CAFC ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Digital Services Tax ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Section 201 ,
SEIA ,
Solar Panels ,
Tariffs ,
UK ,
USTR