The United States and Brazil signed a new protocol on anti-corruption and trade facilitation as an update to the existing 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC). According to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the protocol adds three new annexes with provisions on customs procedures, transparent regulatory practices, and anti-corruption
The U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) found on October 20, 2020 that glass containers from China do not injure the U.S. industry, and thus made a negative determination in the final phase of the antidumping duty (“AD”) investigation. The ITC’s negative AD determination follows its negative countervailing duty (“CVD”) determination that was published in the
The World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a decision that the European Union (EU) is authorized to impose tariffs on approximately $4 billion worth of annual imports from the United States, an amount the WTO found to be “commensurate with the degree and nature of the adverse effects determined to exist.” The WTO’s decision is part
On October 14, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of State, pursuant to section 5(a) of the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (“HKAA”), submitted a report to Congress identifying foreign persons who are “materially contributing to, have materially contributed to, or attempt to materially contribute to the failure of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) to meet its
On October 7, 2020, Appvion Operations, Inc, (“Appvion”) and Domtar Corporation (“Domtar”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on thermal paper from Germany, Japan, Korea, and Spain.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The scope of these investigations covers thermal paper in the form of “jumbo rolls” and certain “converted rolls.” Jumbo rolls
On October 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a notice initiating new Administrative Reviews for antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with August anniversary dates. Listed below are the countries and products named in the notice:
On October 2, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a statement announcing the initiation of new investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to determine whether Vietnam has been undervaluing its currency and to investigate Vietnam’s policies and practices as related to importing illegally harvested timber subsequently
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced on September 30, 2020 that it was extending the duty exemptions for only 9 of the 96 products on List 1 and only 28 out of the 113 products on List 2 of the Section 301 tariffs that were scheduled to expire on October 2, 2020.
On October 1, 2020, Commerce announced in the Federal Register the opportunity to request an annual administrative review for products that are currently subject to antidumping and countervailing duties. In addition to administrative reviews, Commerce has included opportunities to request a new suspension agreement proceeding pertaining to lemon juice from Argentina and uranium from Russia.
In Husch Blackwell’s September 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: