On July 9, 2024, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) issued its annual update to its guidelines enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) in a Report to Congress titled “2024 Updates to the...more
On June 5, 2024, Solvay USA LLC (“Petitioner”, filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of Vanillin from the People’s Republic of China.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION -
The...more
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 March 22, 2024, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) released its anticipated new final countervailing duty regulations authorizing the agency to investigate subsidies provided by third country governments to...more
On September 6, 2023, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it will extend 352 reinstated exclusions and 77 COVID-related exclusions to duties imposed on goods from China pursuant to Section 301 of...more
On Monday, August 28, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Proposed Rule that, if implemented, would make significant changes to the regulations governing exclusions...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
On November 1, 2022, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the questionnaire it is requesting interested parties to submit for its consideration related to the economic impact of the Section 301 tariffs....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
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the rescission of Section 232 tariffs on Canadian aluminum, retroactive to September 1, 2020. The 10% tariff on non-alloyed, unwrought aluminum under subheading...more
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced today that it will extend certain product exclusions scheduled to expire on July 9, 2020 for twelve (12) specific products which were subject to Section 301 List...more
In Husch Blackwell’s June 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) will displace NAFTA and become effective...more
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the final implementing regulations of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) on June 3, 2020, an important step for when the USMCA goes into effect on July 1,...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
Update: On April 30, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) withdrew its “statement of interest” in the ongoing antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on mattresses from various countries...more
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed comments in the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (“ITC”) investigation on whether imports of mattresses from multiple countries are causing injury to the domestic mattress...more
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it will grant an extension of one-year to eleven (11) specific exclusions that were subject to the Section 301 List 1 tariffs at a rate of 25%. These eleven...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 Husch Blackwell’s January 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law.
President Trump Signs USMCA-
Expansion of Section 232 Steel and Aluminum...more
2/4/2020
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Export Controls ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
On January 31, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued another round of product exclusions pertaining to the 25% Section 301 List 3 Tariffs. The new list of exclusions includes 52 specifically crafted...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
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it is seeking comments from interested parties on whether or not to extend previously granted Section 301 exclusions for another year. ...more
At a NATO meeting on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, President Trump declared that he was prepared to wait to negotiate a trade agreement with China until after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, dashing hopes that “phase one”...more
12/4/2019
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France ,
Imports ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Retaliation ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On November 26, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued another round of product exclusions pertaining to the 25% Section 301 List 3 Tariffs. The new list of exclusions includes 32 specifically crafted...more