On May 31, 2023, the Coalition for Fair Trade in Shopping Bags (consisting of Novolex Holdings, LLC and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International...more
The week of June 12, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released two important guidance documents to prepare the public for the implementation of the Uyghur Forced...more
In a highly anticipated development, on May 3, 2022, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the initiation of a statutory process whereby USTR is expected to conduct a reassessment of the existing Section 301...more
On March 31, 2022, Giorgio Foods, Inc., (Petitioner) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on certain preserved mushrooms from France, Netherlands, Poland and Spain.
The U.S. AD law imposes special tariffs to counteract...more
On February 7, 2022, the United States announced actions to ease Section 232 tariffs on Japanese-origin steel products in exchange for Japan’s commitments in several key trade areas.
The announcement comes on the heels...more
On January 25, 2022, Democratic leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled long-awaited legislation, the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength...more
On January 12, 2022, Chemical Products Corporation (Petitioner) filed antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on Barium Chloride. The U.S. AD law imposes special tariffs to counteract imports that are...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced details implementing the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) system that the United States and the European Union (EU) negotiated as a replacement for Section 232 national...more
On October 4, 2021, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai unveiled the contours of the Biden administration’s long-awaited trade policy with respect to China. As hoped for among many in the U.S. business...more
On June 30, 2021, CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC, Terra Nitrogen LP, and Terra International (Oklahoma) LLC filed antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions (UAM) from Russia...more
On June 30, 2021, Zeon Chemicals L.P. and Zeon GP, LLC filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber (also known as NBR) from France, Mexico and Korea. The petitioners believe they are the only...more
Viewed by many as a crucial step in the Biden administration’s effort to “rebuild” the trade relationship with traditional U.S. allies in Europe, on March 4, 2021, the United States and the United Kingdom announced a...more
On March 26, 2021, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai reiterated that although the United States is committed to working with its trading partners, the government is nonetheless continuing the Section 301 trade...more
On March 5, 2021, the United States and the European Union announced a four-month suspension of tariffs emanating from the decades-long trans-Atlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies. The move comes just one day after a the...more
In the latest phase of the 16-year trans-Atlantic dispute over government subsidies to The Boeing Company and Airbus SE, on October 26, 2020, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) authorized the...more
On October 28, 2020, Unifi Manufacturing, Inc., and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America (Petitioners) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The...more
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2020 the initiation of two investigations into Vietnam’s acts, policies and practices related to currency valuation, and the...more
On October 7, 2020, Appvion Operations, Inc. and Domtar Corporation (Petitioners) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on thermal paper from Germany, Japan, Korea and Spain.
The U.S. AD law imposes special tariffs to...more
You may have asked yourself, “can I still file a court challenge against the Section 301 List 3 tariffs?” after learning that over 3,500 importers filed cases at the Court of International Trade (CIT) challenging the...more
As we discussed in a September 15 client alert, a lawsuit was filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) on September 10, 2020, challenging the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) authority to assess Section 301...more
On September 10, 2020, three importers filed a complaint at the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), HMTX Industries LLC et al. v. United States, which challenges the procedural steps and authority of the U.S. Trade...more
On July 30, 2020, the Coalition of American Chassis Manufacturers (Coalition) filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on certain chassis and subassemblies thereof from China. The Coalition consists of...more
On July 29, 2020, Novus International, Inc. (Novus) filed antidumping (AD) petitions on methionine from France, Japan and Spain. Methionine is a sulfur-containing amino acid that is most commonly used as an additive for...more
On July 14, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order to begin the process of eliminating policy exemptions under U.S. law that give Hong Kong differential treatment in relation to China. This is the latest in a series...more
On July 8, 2020, Vallourec Star, LP filed antidumping (AD) petitions on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe (SSLPP) from the Czech Republic, Korea, Russia and Ukraine, as well as a countervailing...more