The United States and China reached “a Phase One trade deal that requires structural reforms and other changes to China’s economic and trade regime in the areas of intellectual property, technology transfer, agriculture,...more
12/16/2019
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China ,
Dispute Resolution ,
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Human Rights ,
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On Monday December 2, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) posted a notice announcing that it was proposing tariffs of up to 100 percent on 63 types of goods imported from France worth...more
Tariffs To Be Effective On September 1, 2019 For Some Products And December 15, 2019 For Others; Certain Products Will Not Be Subject To Additional Tariffs; Product Exclusion Process To Be Implemented.
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On June 20, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) posted on its website a notice announcing an exclusion process for the tariffs imposed in September 2018 (“List 3”) pursuant to the U.S. Section 301...more
6/24/2019
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USTR on May 13, 2019 announced that it proposed to impose additional tariffs on products of China with an annual trade of approximately $300 billion pursuant to a Section 301 investigation commenced in August 2017 regarding...more
Although U.S.-China trade negotiations had appeared in recent weeks to be moving toward an agreement, the President tweeted on May 5 that the 10 percent tariff currently imposed on $200 billion in Chinese imports will...more
Tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports were set to rise to 25% on January 1, 2019, but will remain at 10% for 90 days pending negotiations with China on “structural changes” to U.S.-China economic relationship -
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A Primer On Next Steps As The Process Shifts Back To Domestic Political Discourse -
As we previously reported, Mexico and the United States announced on August 27, 2018, that they had reached a bilateral deal to replace the...more
10/10/2018
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In July and August, 2018 the United States Trade Representative (USTR) identified a list of 6,031 tariff lines affecting approximately $200 billion in imports from China for potential additional tariffs of 10 percent and...more
Second Group of Products To Be Subject To Additional Tariffs As A Result Of Section 301 Process; China Immediately Responds with 25 Percent Tariffs On $16 Billion of U.S. Goods -
On June 15, 2018, the United States Trade...more
President Trump Directed USTR To Consider Increasing The Proposed Additional Duty From 10 To 25 Percent “To Encourage China To Change Its Harmful Policies” -
On August 1, 2018, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert...more
Comments Sought By August 17, 2018 On List Of Over 6,000 Potentially Affected Tariff Lines -
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a new list of products imported from China that it proposes would be subject...more
King & Spalding Tariff Tracker Now Available -
Requests Are Due October 9, 2018, And Any Granted Product Exclusions Would Be Effective From July 6, 2018; Tracker Identifies Products Affected By Tariff Increases Announced...more
United States Trade Representative Releases Final List Of Chinese Products Subject To 25 Percent Tariff -
Today, based on a review conducted by the interagency Section 301 Committee, the Office of the United States Trade...more
6/18/2018
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Foreign Acquisitions ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
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