The House of Representatives recently passed the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022, H.R. 4521, 117th Cong. (2021-2022). The bill
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CBP Unveils New Interactive Dashboard at UFLPA Technical Expo
This week, at the highly anticipated forced labor expo, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled its new Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Statistics Dashboard aimed at providing transparency for
Continue Reading CBP Unveils New Interactive Dashboard at UFLPA Technical ExpoBiden Administration Increases Tariffs on Russian Aluminum and 100 Other Products on One-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
On February 24, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the imposition of additional tariffs on Russian imports of aluminum and approximately 100 other individual products. The imposition of these additional tariffs
Continue Reading Biden Administration Increases Tariffs on Russian Aluminum and 100 Other Products on One-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of UkraineCBP Releases New Resources for UFLPA Enforcement & Applicability Reviews
On February 23, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) released new guidance for importers seeking admissibility of goods under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”). The three guidance
Continue Reading CBP Releases New Resources for UFLPA Enforcement & Applicability ReviewsDepartment of Commerce Sets Deadlines for Certifications in Solar Panels Anti-Circumvention Case Regarding Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam
On December 8, 2022, the Department of Commerce published its anti-circumvention preliminary determination with respect to the four Southeast Asian countries named above. The publication of the preliminary determination triggers
Continue Reading Department of Commerce Sets Deadlines for Certifications in Solar Panels Anti-Circumvention Case Regarding Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and VietnamCommerce Finds Solar Cells and Modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam Circumventing AD/CVD Orders
On December 2, 2022, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced its preliminary circumvention determination with respect to certain solar cells and modules exported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Commerce
Continue Reading Commerce Finds Solar Cells and Modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam Circumventing AD/CVD OrdersCommerce Soliciting Comments on Changes to Particular Market Situation in Antidumping Duty Proceedings
The Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) published a notice seeking comments from interested parties on steps Commerce should take to modify its application of a “particular market situation” (“PMS”) analysis in
Continue Reading Commerce Soliciting Comments on Changes to Particular Market Situation in Antidumping Duty ProceedingsUSTR Releases Draft Questionnaire for Section 301 Economic Impact Analysis
On November 1, 2022, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the questionnaire it is requesting interested parties to submit for its consideration related to the economic impact of the
Continue Reading USTR Releases Draft Questionnaire for Section 301 Economic Impact AnalysisU.S. Doubles Down On Its Commitment to Reducing HFCs
On September 21, 2022, the Senate passed the Kigali Amendment to the 1987 Montreal Protocol by a vote of 69 to 27. While many have described the passage as largely symbolic it re-affirms the US’s commitment to the hydrofluorocarbon (“HFC”) phasedown, the implementation of which is already causing shifts in import and export markets, as well as the consumer market.
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Petition Summary: Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China and the United Mexican States
On September 28, 2022, the Coalition of Freight Coupler Producers (“CFCP” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties pursuant to section 731 of the tariff act
Continue Reading Petition Summary: Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China and the United Mexican StatesBIDEN ADMINISTRATION PAUSES NEW SOLAR ANTICIRCUMVENTION TARIFFS WITH FINAL REGULATIONS RELATED TO IMPORTS OF SOLAR PANELS
On September 16, 2022, the Biden Administration announced the final rule regarding a two-year pause on the imposition of new anticircumvention duties on imports of solar cells and modules from
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