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On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed the UFLPA into law after it unanimously passed both chambers of Congress. The UFLPA aims to strengthen the forced labor statute by prohibiting the importation and...more
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- On December 14, 2020, Commerce promulgated a fourth interim final rule to revise certain aspects of the Section 232 steel and aluminum exclusions process.
- One notable change is the creation of GAEs,...more
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- USTR has proposed to impose additional duties of up to 100 percent ad valorem on $2.4 billion in imports of French products in response to France’s Digital Services Tax.
- The proposed duties would apply...more
12/5/2019
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Digital Services Tax ,
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Importers ,
International Tax Issues ,
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Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 301 ,
Tax Policy ,
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• The MTB process allows importers to petition to suspend or reduce normal duties paid on certain imported products for three years, as approved by Congress.
• The petition process opened on October 11, 2019 and interested...more
• The USTR will consider a second list of products, totaling $4 billion in imports, to include in its proposed duties of up to 100 percent ad valorem on EU imports.
• The additional list covers 89 separate 8-digit HTSUS...more
7/5/2019
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EU ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
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Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies ,
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• USTR has proposed to impose additional duties of up to 100 percent ad valorem on $21 billion of imports from EU member states as a result of a dispute concerning aircraft subsidies.
• The proposed duties would apply to...more
4/12/2019
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Comment Period ,
Duties ,
EU ,
Government Investigations ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Member State ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Section 301 ,
Tariff Classifications ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
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