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Compliance Perspectives: Compliance Challenges in India
Global Growth: A Prime Opportunity for the Middle Market
Cross-Border Update on Investing and Doing Business in the United States
The Pepper Five: On U.S. – India Issues
In recent weeks, U.S.-India trade relations have shown signs of strain. Once considered a leading candidate for an early bilateral trade agreement, India will soon face a minimum 50% tariff, positioning it as one of the most...more
“Secondary tariffs” strike again, with India now squarely in the crosshairs of the latest U.S. trade action. On August 6, President Trump issued an executive order “Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of...more
Key Takeaways - New 25 Percent Tariff on Indian Imports: Starting August 27, 2025, the U.S. will impose a 25 percent tariff on certain products from India, in addition to existing duties....more
Wednesday morning, the White House declared a new national emergency on products of countries that are “directly or indirectly” importing crude oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation. The executive order...more
The Trump Administration announced in an executive order that it will institute and impose an additional 25% on imports of goods with a country of origin India effective August 27, 2025 to address India’s imports of Russian...more
The Coalition of Freight Coupler Producers (“Petitioner” or “CFCP”) filed new petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) seeking the imposition of antidumping...more
On July 23, 2025, the Coalition of Freight Coupler Producers (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. imports of Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from the Czech...more
On July 17, 2025, the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade (“the Alliance”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic...more
The UK and India have concluded talks on a free trade agreement. Although the text of the free trade agreement has not been released, the UK Government’s “summary of conclusions“ provides insights regarding the wide range of...more
The United States has a long history of using tariffs. The first significant tariff legislation was the Tariff Act of 1789, signed by President George Washington. Tariffs have been used for various purposes over the years,...more
The Petition - Bakelite LLC (“Bakelite” or “Petitioner”), the sole U.S. producer of granular hexamine in the United States filed a petition asking the U.S. government to impose antidumping (“AD”) duties on imports of hexamine...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 October 4, 2023, U.S. interested parties filed a petition (“Petition”) seeking to impose antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duties (“CVDs”) on imports of certain aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, the Dominican...more
On October 12, 2022, Smead Manufacturing Company (“Smead”) and TOPS Products LLC (“TOPS”), collectively known as (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of...more
The United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) Katherine Tai announced 25% additional tariffs on approximately $2 billion worth of imported goods from Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom (“UK”),...more
The UAE Gets Green Light to Operate the Arab World’s First Nuclear Power Plant - "The project, which national officials describe as a strategic and economic imperative for the UAE, is more than a decade in the making and...more
Well, Phase One is official, thanks to a White House signing yesterday that included Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. With that act comes our first substantive look at the deal that’s been thus-far shrouded in secrecy. Some...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 2, no. 23 (December 12, 2019) - United States President Donald Trump tweeted in the early morning of December 2 that he would “restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminum that is shipped...more
Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — is Wrong - "'We’ve looked at the history of climate and fire throughout the whole state, and through much of the state, particularly...more
The Bonney Forge Corporation and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (“USW”) (“petitioners”), on October 23, 2019, filed antidumping...more
A Turning Point for U.S. Power Generation - "For the first time in U.S. history, renewable energies briefly generated more electricity than coal in April this year, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and...more
The DOJ is considering joining its European counterparts in targeting Google for potential antitrust violations focused on Google’s “advertising practices and influence in the online advertising industry,” possibly including...more
In a sudden announcement after 8pm on Friday May 31, 2019, the President made the anticipated decision that India was to be removed from the Generalized System of Preferences (“GSP”), effective June 5, 2019. The statement...more
Cambria Company LLC (“petitioner”), on May 8, 2019, filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on imports of certain quartz surface products from India and Turkey. The U.S. AD law imposes special...more
On October 18, 2018, Petitioners Unifi Manufacturing, Inc. and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of Polyester Textured Yarn from the...more