Husch Blackwell Trade Team

On March 20, 2025, American Fiberglass Door Coalition (“Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of fiberglass door panels from the People’s Republic of China.  

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION

The merchandise covered by this investigation consists of fiberglass door panels, including fiberglass sidelites, whether finished or unfinished

On March 18, 2025, CoolSeal USA Inc., Inteplast Group Corporation, SeaCa Plastic Packaging, and Technology Container Corp. (collectively “Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes from the People’s Republic of China and the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of such boxes from

This blog post covers trade developments occurring during the eighth week of the new Trump Administration. It covers events occurring through 12:00 pm Eastern time on Friday, March 14.

Ongoing Tariff Developments

On March 4, 2025 and March 7, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implemented five Presidential Executive Orders governing imports from China

The European Commission announced countermeasures to address the impact on EU businesses and consumers in response to the US reinstating 25% tariffs on steel imports and increase of the existing 10% tariff on aluminum imports to 25%, while extending these tariffs to additional steel and aluminum products on March 12, 2025. These countermeasures will be

Following President Trump’s imposition of a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum products from various countries, including Canada, on March 12, the Canadian government announced its countermeasures. Effective today, March 13, these measures impose additional surtaxes targeting CAD $29.8 billion worth of goods originating from the United States.

The tariffs are designed to be reciprocal

As previously reported, on February 10, 2025, President Trump issued Proclamations 10895 and 10896, making significant changes to the existing measures imposed on imports of aluminum and steel on national security grounds pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.  Among other changes, the Proclamations added to the list of so-called “derivative”

UPDATE:  After a 24-hour back and forth, President Donald Trump announced late on Tuesday evening that the U.S. would not impose an escalated 50% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum Tuesday.  This announcement was made after the Government of Ontario also backed down and called off its efforts to impose a surcharge on electricity exports

On Tuesday, the U.S. government began investigating China’s dominance in the shipbuilding industry. The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces is holding a hearing on U.S. shipbuilding, with a public hearing by the Office of the United States Trade Representative scheduled for March 24.

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