July 6, 2022, will mark the four-year anniversary of the institution of Section 301 tariffs against approximately $370 Billion in imports from China into the United States. In light of this anniversary, the Office of the...more
On March 11, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“EO”) that prohibited the importation into the United States of fish, seafood, and preparations thereof; alcoholic beverages; non-industrial diamonds; and any...more
On February 10, 2022, the Department of Commerce published a Federal Register notice requesting public comments on the Section 232 exclusions process. The notice follows the agreement reached between the U.S. and the EU...more
On February 7, 2022, the United States and Japan announced that both countries had agreed to a tariff-rate quote (TRQ) for steel imports from Japan. The agreement will eliminate the Section 232 25% tariff on imports of steel...more
Husch Blackwell’s third-annual international trade law year-in-review report provides a detailed look at how 2021 played out and takes a peek at how 2022 might develop. As companies begin to strategize on what a second year...more
1/4/2022
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The Department of Commerce published its Final Determination in the antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) investigation of Utility Scale Wind Towers from India on October 13, 2021, which investigation was...more
On October 4, 2021, Ambassador Katherine Tai, the United States Trade Representative, addressed the state of U.S.- China trade relations and the upcoming plans for the Biden Administration to improve foreign trade policy....more
10/7/2021
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Husch highlights-
•Commerce’s new regulations impact the conduct of new shipper reviews, scope ruling requests, anticircumvention proceedings and increases the burden on importers with respect to certifications to be...more
In Husch Blackwell’s April 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•Court of International Trade declared Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum...more
5/6/2021
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The U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT” or “the Court”) ruled in an opinion issued on April 5, 2021, that Proclamation 9980 subjecting steel and aluminum “derivatives” to 25 percent tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade...more
In Husch Blackwell’s February 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•USITC determined that imports of blueberries do not injure U.S. industry-...more
3/8/2021
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China ,
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Court of International Trade ,
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Imports ,
Interagency Guidance ,
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Korea ,
Russia ,
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USITC ,
USTR
United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the very first enforcement action under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) to address Canada’s tariff-rate quotas (“TRQs”) on imported dairy products,...more
The U.S. International Trade Commission (“USITC”) announced on December 2, 2020 that it would begin monitoring imports of bell peppers and strawberries pursuant to Section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930, following a request...more
In Husch Blackwell’s October 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•U.S. and Brazil updated Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC) to...more
11/3/2020
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In Husch Blackwell’s September 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•Husch Blackwell filed complaints at the CIT challenging the substantive and...more
10/2/2020
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the rescission of Section 232 tariffs on Canadian aluminum, retroactive to September 1, 2020. The 10% tariff on non-alloyed, unwrought aluminum under subheading...more
The World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement body ruled that the tariffs imposed by the U.S. on imports from China are inconsistent with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and recommended that the...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System (SIMA) will be modified effective October 13, 2020 to require that the country where the steel was “melted and poured” to be identified...more
In Husch Blackwell’s August 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•Commerce proposed modifications to AD/CVD laws to strengthen enforcement
•EU...more
In Husch Blackwell’s June 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) will displace NAFTA and become effective...more
The Commerce Department announced on June 2, 2020, that it is starting another Section 232 investigation that could result in the imposition of tariffs or potentially other restrictions on imports of vanadium. The agency...more
In Husch Blackwell’s May 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announces opportunities to submit comments...more
On May 12, 2020, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced its affirmative final determination in the CVD investigation of imports of certain glass containers from China. See the fact sheet for a summary of the final...more
In Husch Blackwell’s April 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•Commerce Dept. Proposes New Aluminum Import Licensing System
•USMCA Set to Take...more
On April 21, 2020, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced the initiation of antidumping (“AD”) duty investigations of imports of mattresses from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam...more