On June 30, 2021, Zeon Chemicals L.P. and Zeon GP, LLC filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber (also known as NBR) from France, Mexico and Korea. The petitioners believe they are the only...more
In an anticipated move, the Biden administration escalated its forced labor enforcement efforts on June 24 by announcing the issuance of a new withhold/release order (WRO) that blocks the import of certain polysilicon-based...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has announced upcoming changes to improve its Section 232 exclusion process. The initial rollout of the Section 232 exclusion process via the Federal eRulemaking website was...more
On October 28, 2020, Unifi Manufacturing, Inc., and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America (Petitioners) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The...more
On October 7, 2020, Appvion Operations, Inc. and Domtar Corporation (Petitioners) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on thermal paper from Germany, Japan, Korea and Spain.
The U.S. AD law imposes special tariffs to...more
On July 30, 2020, the Coalition of American Chassis Manufacturers (Coalition) filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on certain chassis and subassemblies thereof from China. The Coalition consists of...more
On July 29, 2020, Novus International, Inc. (Novus) filed antidumping (AD) petitions on methionine from France, Japan and Spain. Methionine is a sulfur-containing amino acid that is most commonly used as an additive for...more
MTD Products, Inc. (petitioner), on May 26, 2020, filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on imports of certain walk-behind lawn mowers and parts thereof from China and an AD petition on imports of...more
The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO and CLC (petitioner) on May 13, 2020 filed a countervailing duty (CVD) petition on...more
Worthington Industries (petitioner), on March 27, 2020, filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on imports of certain non-refillable steel cylinders from China. The petition identifies 15 Chinese...more
Briggs & Stratton Corporation (petitioner), on March 18, 2020, filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on imports of certain vertical shaft engines from 99cc up to 225cc, and parts thereof, from China....more
The Aluminum Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group and its individual members (the petitioners), on March 9, 2020, filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on imports of...more
On March 4, 2020, Celanese Corporation (petitioner) filed an antidumping (AD) petition on imports of certain ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) from Korea. The petitioner also listed Braskem USA as the only...more
President Trump, on December 2, 2019, announced via a Twitter post that the tariff exemptions granted to Argentina and Brazil from tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports would end “effective...more
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On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain.” The EO directs the U.S. Department of Commerce to lead an interagency effort...more
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