In a move to regulate steel imports more stringently, the U.S. government has introduced new requirements that will affect importers of steel and derivative steel products. As of November 21, 2024, importers must comply with...more
On July 10, 2024, the Biden Administration announced tariff increases on imports of aluminum and steel products. The tariff increases are the latest measure to combat the circumvention of Section 301 duties imposed against...more
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
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Countervailing Duties ,
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Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
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The U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT” or “the Court”) ruled in an opinion issued on April 5, 2021, that Proclamation 9980 subjecting steel and aluminum “derivatives” to 25 percent tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade...more
In Husch Blackwell’s September 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•Husch Blackwell filed complaints at the CIT challenging the substantive and...more
10/2/2020
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Department of Agriculture ,
Imports ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
USTR ,
WTO
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System (SIMA) will be modified effective October 13, 2020 to require that the country where the steel was “melted and poured” to be identified...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a Federal Register Notice which is due to be published on May, 19, 2020, inviting comments from interested parties on its investigation regarding the...more
On February 28, 2020, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of International Trade’s decision that found the institution of Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum were not an unconstitutional...more
Why importers of steel and aluminum derivative products should consider challenging the administration’s imposition of additional Section 232 duties:
The processes followed by the administration in implementing additional...more
In a surprise announcement after hours on Friday January 24, 2020, the White House announced that it plans to impose an additional 25 percent tariff on some steel articles and 10 percent on some aluminum articles starting...more
On May 16, 2019, the President announced that he would be terminating Turkey’s status as a beneficiary of specialized treatment pursuant to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences program (GSP).
At the direction of...more
On May 17, 2019, after numerous rounds of negotiations, the United States, Canada, and Mexico issued formal statements on lifting duties on Section 232 steel and aluminum products. While Canada and the U.S. explicitly stated...more
On March 25, 2019, the Court of International Trade issued its decision in the American Institute for International Steel’s appeal on the institution of Section 232 tariffs on steel products. The CIT found that the Section...more
Presidential Actions-
USTR Requests First-Ever Environment Consultations Under the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA).
On January 31, 2019, Ambassador Gregg Doud and Ambassador Kim Darroch signed two agreements...more
3/12/2019
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International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
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U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
WTO
On February 4, 2019, Petitioner American Institute of Steel Construction, LLC filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of Certain Fabricated Structural Steel from Canada, Mexico,...more
The New Era of Tariffs-
A Section 232 and Section 301 Timeline for 2018-
Below is a comprehensive timeline and summary of Section 232 aluminum and steel tariffs and Section 301 tariffs through the end of 2018. We have...more
12/20/2018
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On September 7, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), announced a series of significant changes to the current procedures for companies seeking product-specific exclusions to the...more
As a result of the Steel and Aluminum tariffs announced by President Trump in March 2018, and amended with proclamations issued on May 1, 2018, and June 1, 2018, several trading partners have decided that reciprocal and...more
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced on Thursday, May 31st that a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum will go into effect at midnight on May 31 on imports from Canada, Mexico, and the European...more
On April 30, 2018, the President issued two new Proclamations regarding the 232 tariffs imposed on imports of steel and aluminum articles into the United States. The new Proclamations modify the previous steel and aluminum...more
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced on Sunday that it would be imposing duties on 128 different U.S. products beginning today, April 2. They provided the list of products last week, particularly targeting U.S....more
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it had reached an agreement with South Korea to provide the country with a long term exemption from the 25 percent tariff on steel products imposed by the...more
Country Exemptions-
On March 22, 2018, the President issued new Proclamations temporarily exempting imports from certain countries from the steel and aluminum tariffs that were announced in Proclamations 9704 and 9705 of...more
On Monday March 19, 2018, the Department of Commerce published its interim rule for the submission of exclusions requests for Section 232 tariffs announced by the White House on March 8, 2018.
The rules published by...more
The recent announcement by the White House that it intends to unilaterally impose 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and 10 percent tariffs on aluminum imports from all countries except Canada and Mexico has created...more