On April 15, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) directing the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232), to determine...more
On April 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) released draft Federal Register notices soliciting public comments in two previously unannounced investigations into the national security impacts of imported...more
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
As the second Trump Administration officially takes office, significant shifts in international trade and national security policies are already imminent. This webcast will explore the administration’s priorities, anticipated...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 February 15, 2022, the Biden Administration announced significant new initiatives to advance cleaner manufacturing sectors in the United States. These actions will support U.S. climate goals, competitiveness in the...more
2/16/2022
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Electricity ,
Environmental Policies ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Industrial Discharges ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Joe Biden ,
Low Carbon Fuel Standard ,
Manufacturers ,
OMB ,
Recycling ,
Supply Chain
After more than a year of debate in the U.S. Congress as to the scope and enforceability, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA or Act) passed Congress with strong bipartisan support. President Biden has publicly...more
12/28/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Forced Labor ,
Goods or Services ,
Imports ,
Joe Biden ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
PRC ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
SDN List ,
Secretary of Commerce ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Department of State
On October 5, 2021, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) posted a draft Federal Register notice soliciting comments regarding the reinstatement of certain previously-expired exclusions from the Section 301...more
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai outlined the Biden Administration’s long-awaited U.S.-China trade policy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on October 4, 2021....more
On September 24, 2021, the Department of Commerce announced that its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is investigating whether imports of neodymium-ironboron (NdFeB) permanent magnets, or rare earth magnets, undermine...more
9/30/2021
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Comment Period ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies
On June 8, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (USICA) in a bipartisan vote of 68 to 32. The 2,000-page bill is largely focused on addressing the challenges of U.S....more
On March 31, 2021, the top international trade officials of the Group of Seven (G7) countries issued a statement following the first meeting of the G7 Trade Track. The statement acknowledges “the contribution trade can make...more