U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Sweeping Country-Wide Import Duties on Certain Solar Cells and Models
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Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: China-related Duty Savings and Refunds
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The Trump Administration intends to leave a strong enforcement mark on fraud and trade enforcement. DOJ is linking together trade enforcement and False Claims Act cases in an unprecedented manner that will open up new...more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Island Industries v. Sigma Corp., upheld a lower court jury determination that an importer of welded pipe fittings is liable for $8 million in unpaid antidumping duties under the False...more
On April 24, 2025, Ferroglobe USA, Inc. (“Ferroglobe”) and Mississippi Silicon LLC (Mississippi Silicon”) (collectively, “Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S....more
On April 10, 2025 The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (“Manitowoc” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. imports of lattice-boom crawler cranes from Japan....more
President-elect Donald Trump has made several recent statements concerning his intention to exercise his authority as President to raise tariffs unilaterally on goods from China, from Mexico and Canada (Washinton Post,...more
If your imported product contains an aluminum extrusion part or a part that includes extruded aluminum, it may be subject to additional duties in early March 2024. Here’s what you need to know. In October 2023, we reported...more
The year 2024 holds the potential for significant developments in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism. With the upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in February, members may reach agreements...more
On December 6, 2023, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at supporting U.S. industries that have been harmed by unfairly traded imports. Under the proposed...more
Achieving the nation’s climate targets will require access to raw materials and components along the clean energy and technology supply chains at competitive costs. Currently in the US, these supply chains rely heavily on...more
On December 2, 2022, the International Trade Administration (“ITA”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily issued a “country-wide” circumvention determination in its circumvention inquiry regarding the imposition of...more
Enforcement actions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are increasingly more intensive and less lenient than in the past based on our experience. It is not uncommon in today’s regulatory enforcement landscape for...more
Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Bill Johnson (R-OH) have introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. trade remedy law and equip administering authorities with new tools to address unfair trade practices. The...more
The administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced a narrow 90-day duty deferral option to help companies cope with the economic effects of COVID-19. Apparently the push from members of...more
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determined on Friday, September 22, 2017, that Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic (CSPV) cells (regardless whether they are assembled fully or partially into other products)...more