On Wednesday, November 23, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) extended exclusions from Section 301 tariffs for 81 medical care products from China for a sixth time. The tariff exclusions for these products were initially granted in December 2020 and had been extended multiple times throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The tariff exclusions for
Commerce Downgrades Russia to Nonmarket Economy Status
On November 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced that it has reclassified Russia as a nonmarket economy, meaning that it will no longer treat Russia as a market economy in antidumping (AD) proceedings. This is an unprecedented move because it is the first time that Commerce upgraded a country to market economy
U.S. Court of International Trade Rules USTR Violated APA When Imposing Section 301 List 3 and List 4A Tariffs on Chinese Goods
On April 1, 2022, a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) unanimously found that the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR’s) imposition of Section 301 List 3 and List 4A tariffs on Chinese products failed to comply with the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). Specifically, the court ruled that
Major Reform Proposed for Antidumping/Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) Laws
Newly proposed legislation by Ohio Sens. Rob Portman (R) and Sherrod Brown (D) takes aim at “country-hopping,” whereby foreign companies shift production to third countries in order to evade U.S. antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs).
The bipartisan “Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act” presented last week is just the latest
Court of International Trade Orders Consolidates Section 301 Lawsuits and Orders United States to Answer in Case by March 12.
On February 10, 2021, the CIT issued a procedural order that requires all Section 301 cases to receive notice under a master case named “In Re Section 301 Cases, CIT Ct. No. 21-cv-00052.” The decision was made in an effort to streamline the more than 3,500 lawsuits the CIT has received from importers
June 10 Webinar: United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA)
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The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – A Substantial Rewrite of NAFTA or More of the Same?
The USMCA will go into effect on July 1, 2020, and companies should immediately assess how their NAFTA compliance programs
Treasury Naming China a Currency Manipulator Could Impact Future CVD Cases
On August 5th, the U.S. Treasury labeled China a currency manipulator, a move not taken by the United States since the early 1990s, as China allowed its currency to fall to an 11-year low against the dollar. Although the People’s Bank of China played down the drop, it did link it to the
Crowell & Moring Secures Customs Classification Victory for Irwin Tools Vise Grips® Hand Tools at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Crowell & Moring represented Irwin Tools in a dispute over whether the company should have to pay increased duties on its Vise Grip® brand imported hand tools. The International Trade Group had previously won two rounds of summary judgment briefing and the government’s motion for reconsideration at the U.S. Court of International Trade. The government
Commerce Posts Public Tolling Memorandum for Deadlines in all AD/CVD Cases Affected by the Partial Shutdown
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Department) posted a generic version of its tolling memorandum extending all deadlines before the Department in all Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) proceedings active during the partial government shutdown.
A copy of the memorandum can be found here on the International Trade Administration’s Enforcement and Compliance Website.
EU to Implement Safeguard Measures on Steel Products until July 2021
The European Commission voted to adopt definitive measures on imported steel products from all non-European Economic Area (EEA) countries following the safeguard proceeding launched in March 2018. However, certain countries in which the Commission has signed an Economic Partnership Agreement will be exempted from the scope of the measures. This list includes countries such as