On October 4, 2023, a new ADCVD petition (“the Petition”) covering an estimated $1.5 billion in imports of aluminum exclusions was submitted before the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (“USITC.”) The Petition alleges that certain aluminum extrusion from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, China
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GAO Report on Section 232 Exclusions Signals Increased Enforcement for Steel and Aluminum Importers
By John Brew on
On July 20, 2023, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report titled, Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: Agencies Should Ensure Section 232 Exclusion Requests are Needed and Duties are Paid. Following an investigation analyzing import entry data from March 2018 through September 2021, GAO published a 66-page report about the usage and administration…
CBP Issues Guidance Requiring Reporting of Smelt and Cast Country of Origin for Aluminum Products to Enforce 200% Tariff on Russian Aluminum
By John Brew, Weronika Bukowski & Emily Devereaux on
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released new guidance following the announcement of new 200% tariffs on Russian aluminum. CBP’s guidance outlines new reporting requirements for all imports of aluminum and aluminum derivative products, regardless of the country of origin.
The new reporting requirements follow the issuance of Presidential Proclamation 10522. Under Proclamation 10522, any…
The United States Announces New Tariffs on Russian Goods, including a Far-Reaching 200% Tariff on Aluminum
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Daniel Cannistra & Weronika Bukowski on
New proclamations published to the U.S. Federal Register will bring additional tariffs on Russian metals (including a 200% tariff on aluminum), minerals, and chemicals imported into the United States.
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Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of October 13, 2022]
EU Updates FAQS to Address Energy Security: On October 7, 2022, the EU updated two FAQs clarifying the impact of Council Regulation 833/2014 on the import, purchase and transfer of listed goods. The EU clarified that Council Regulation 833/2014 prohibits the transfer of any listed goods if they originate in Russia or are exported from…