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U.S. producers filed a new petition on freight rail couplers from China and Mexico that could subject those products to antidumping and countervailing duties.
In 2021, China and Mexico made up a combined...more
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The United States and its allies are banning imports or increasing tariffs on Russia’s top products—crude oil, petroleum, petroleum fuels, oils, liquefied natural gas, coal, fish, seafood, alcohol,...more
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On September 20, Commerce published in the Federal Register updated regulations affecting its administration of new shipper reviews, scope inquiries and circumvention inquiries.
The new regulations go...more
On June 30, 2021, domestic producers filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), seeking antidumping (AD) duties on imports of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber...more
On April 21, 2021, domestic producers filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), seeking antidumping (AD) duties on imports of natural honey from Argentina,...more
- President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation 9980 on January 24, 2020, expanding the product scope of existing tariffs imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on certain articles of aluminum and...more
2/10/2020
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Invoking statutory authority not used in almost two decades, President Trump on April 20, 2017, directed the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to conduct an investigation into the effects of steel imports on U.S. national...more
4/26/2017
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The results of the U.S. presidential election are historic and unanticipated, and they will have significant economic, political, legal and social implications. As we prepare for the Trump presidency, many uncertainties...more
11/17/2016
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On April 18, 2016, the United Steel Workers filed a petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), requesting the initiation of an investigation under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 on...more
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On April 6, 2016, the ITC announced the initiation of an investigation to examine global competitive conditions affecting the U.S. aluminum industry. The ITC’s investigation was requested by the House...more
On December 17, 2014, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (“solar...more
On June 3, 2014, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (“solar products”) from China. DOC...more
On December 31, 2013, SolarWorld Industries America, Inc. (“SolarWorld”) – the U.S. subsidiary of Germany-based SolarWorld AG – filed petitions for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs) on...more
December 2013 will mark the first “anniversary month” of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on Chinese-origin crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells, whether or not assembled into modules. The U.S....more
A settlement between the European Union (EU) and the Chinese government on the import of photovoltaic solar cells to the EU became effective on August 6, 2013. The settlement resolves a US $27 billion dumping and subsidy...more