On April 23, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its initiation of investigations into the national security effects of imports of critical minerals and medium/heavy trucks, parts for such goods, and their...more
4/28/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
Executive Orders ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Investigations ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Transportation Industry ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) determined, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, that China’s targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance is unreasonable...more
1/22/2025
/ Antitrust Violations ,
China ,
Competition ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Section 301 ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Unfair Competition ,
USTR
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a forced-labor finding against Kingtom Aluminio S.R.L. (“Kingtom”), a Chinese-owned aluminum extruder in the Dominican Republic. CBP determined that aluminum extrusions, profile...more
On March 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a final rule designed to “improve, strengthen and enhance” its antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) regulations. The final rule largely adopts...more
On March 7, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a Request for Comments on Promoting Supply Chain Resilience, seeking public comment on policy initiatives that promote supply chain...more
On May 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued initial guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) requirements for domestic content bonus tax credits for...more
Please join us for an examination of several current and material trade, sanction, and competition matters between the United States and China. Topics to be discussed include:
- The Phase 1 Agreement (important...more
9/7/2022
/ China ,
Clean Energy ,
Competition ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Forced Labor ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Manufacturers ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Taiwan ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Relations ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) ,
Webinars
*This alert was originally published on March 22, 2022 and updated on April 7, 2022.
UPDATE-
On April 7, 2022, the Senate unanimously passed the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act after...more