The incoming Biden administration faces a number of serious international trade issues, including increased tensions with China, the implementation of Brexit, and last, but far from least, a global pandemic that continues to impact global supply chains, mobility, and many other aspects of our interconnected world. Join us as we identify these issues along with
Antidumping/Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD)
Impact of COVID-19 on EU Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy Investigations
The EU Commission issued a Notice recently on the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations.
The Notice addresses the impact of COVID-19 on the below two aspects of such investigations.
- On site verifications: the Commission suspended all non-essential travel to affected areas and postponed face-to-face meetings. Therefore, the normal visits
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WTO Grants China Clearance for $3.5 Billion in Retaliation to U.S. Anti-Dumping Duties
On November 1, 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) granted China clearance to levy $3.5 billion of duties on U.S. goods in response to a WTO case where China challenged a wide-range of U.S. anti-dumping duties. The U.S. initially placed anti-dumping duties on China in an effort to fight cheap Chinese goods from flooding the …
Commerce Reaches New Draft Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico
On Wednesday, August 22nd, the United States and Mexico reached a draft agreement that suspends the ongoing antidumping investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico. The original antidumping case was filed in 1996 by Florida tomato growers, and since then suspension agreements have been in place to manage trade between the two countries and…
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…
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.
Now Available On Demand – Webinar Trade in 2018 – What’s Ahead?
On April 19, Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Attorneys hosted a webinar on “Trade in 2018 – What’s Ahead?”
Please click here to register and view the webinar on demand.
Summary
From the Section 232 national security tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the ongoing NAFTA re-negotiation, the Trump administration is seeking to implement…
FINAL DETERMINATION: DOC FINDS DUMPING OF BIODIESEL FROM ARGENTINA AND INDONESIA
On February 21, Commerce announced its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia.
For Argentina (Case No. A-357-820), the ITA calculated final dumping rates of:
LDC Argentina S.A. | 60.44 percent |
Vicentin S.A.I.C. | 86.41 percent |
Renova S.A. | |
Oleaginosa Moreno Hermanos S.A. | |
Molinos Agro S.A. | |
Patagonia Energia |
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FEDERAL CIRCUIT REJECTS COMMERCE ANTIDUMPING RULE CHANGE VIA GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
The U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit handed a win to a U.S. importer of glycine from China on January 23 when it determined that the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) could not amend a regulation promulgated through formal notice and comment rulemaking by means of a guidance document.
Specifically at issue was the DOC’s…
Be Prepared for Increased Duty Evasion Claims Against Importers under the False Claims Act
If importers did not have enough to worry about in the new trade protectionist environment – higher duties from dumping, subsidy, section 201 and section 232 cases and increased enforcement – now they also may have to contend with the increased risks of whistleblower cases brought under the False Claims Act (FCA). 31 U.S.C. §§…