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The Petition - On September 5, 2024, Steel Dynamics, Inc, Nucor Corporation, United States Steel Corporation, Wheeling-Nippon Steel, Inc., and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied...more
In Husch Blackwell’s July 2024 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - •U.S. International Trade...more
The dynamic environment affecting solar cell and module manufacturers, exporters, and importers remains in flux as US and non-US manufacturers take their challenges to the courts....more
The risks for international investments have sharply expanded in recent years. Identifying, managing, and mitigating investment risk, in the current regulatory environment, can be just as essential as managing risk in any...more
On July 10, 2024, Tungsten Parts Wyoming, Inc. (“TPW”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports from the People’s Republic of China (“China”). TPW alleges that...more
On June 7, 2024, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“USITC” or “Commission”) made a preliminary affirmative determination that there is a reasonable indication that the U.S. domestic industry that produces crystalline...more
The Biden administration continues to navigate the intricate course between fostering domestic solar manufacturing and countering perceived unfair trade practices by China. In a series of strategic maneuvers, the...more
The solar industry is starting to get whiplash. Over the past year in particular, the industry has experienced a whirlwind of regulatory changes making solar tariffs some of the most complex tariffs in all of U.S. importing...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty and countervailing duty petitions were filed on June 5 by Solvay USA, LLC (“Solvay” or “Petitioner”) against imports of vanillin from China....more
On June 5, 2024, Solvay USA LLC ("Petitioner") filed antidumping duty ("ADD") and countervailing duty ("CVD") petitions on imports of vanillin from the People's Republic of China ("China"). The ADD petition alleges that...more
There has been a flurry of activity in U.S. trade policy over the past several weeks that will impact a variety of goods imported into the U.S., including solar panel modules, EVs, and batteries. Kilpatrick attorneys have...more
On May 22, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the text of a Federal Register notice detailing the tariff codes to be impacted by the Biden Administration’s proposed increase in tariffs on $18...more
With a flurry of recent activity, the U.S. government is administering or considering import duties and quotas on imports of solar energy equipment in three areas: The solar module tariff-rate quota under the “Section 201”...more
On May 14, 2024, President Biden announced that he is directing his Trade Representative to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on a wide range of Chinese goods, which will significantly impact U.S....more
On April 30, 2024, the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) noticed that they are once again conducting a preliminary investigation into the import of crystalline silicon...more
On April 22, 2024, the ‘DECREE amending the Tariff of the Law on General Import and Export Taxes’ was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation.1 This decree will be valid for two years starting from its effective...more
The Petition - On April 24, 2024, the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee ("Petitioners") filed antidumping duty ("ADD") and countervailing duty ("CVD") petitions on imports of crystalline silicon...more
On April 23, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on certain alkyl phosphate esters from China. The petitions were filed by ICL-IP America, Inc., a subsidiary of the ICL Group...more
On April 24, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The...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
Author and futurist Peter Zeihan recently asserted that President Joe Biden has presided over “the most protectionist administration the United States has had in at least a century.” And Donald Trump reportedly plans to...more
In February 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began taking a new approach to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement—questionnaires. Once again, the solar industry is among the first targets, vanguards...more
On April 3, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on certain epoxy resins from China (AD & CVD), India (AD & CVD), Korea (AD & CVD), Taiwan (AD & CVD) and Thailand (AD only). The...more
On March 28, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on ferrosilicon from Brazil, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Russia. The petitions were filed by CC Metals and Alloys, LLC, and Ferroglobe...more
On February 14, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) petitions were filed on melamine from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago, and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on melamine from...more