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Nithya Nagarajan

Nithya’s extensive background in U.S. trade issues spans 25 years and includes various roles in a number of federal government agencies, including the Department of Commerce Department of Justice, and the U.S. Court of International Trade. She assists clients with administrative and regulatory actions before the Department of Commerce, International Trade Commission and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and defends clients in appeals before the Court of International Trade, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, NAFTA panels and the World Trade Organization. In addition to her body of U.S. experience, Nithya is also well-versed in international trade issues in China and India.

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In Husch Blackwell’s April 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • Court of International Trade declared Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum “derivatives” under Proclamation 9980 invalid as contrary to law
  • The Biden Administration imposed new sanctions on Russia and established a framework

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In Husch Blackwell’s March 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • USTR announced the continuation of certain Section 301 digital services taxes investigations
  • The U.S. temporarily suspended tariffs on UK and EU goods in the large civil aircraft dispute
  • USTR suspended trade engagement with

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The U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT” or “the Court”) ruled in an opinion issued on April 5, 2021, that Proclamation 9980 subjecting steel and aluminum “derivatives” to 25 percent tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. § 1862) is invalid because of a failure to comply with statutory time limits.

Solar panels are once again in the news due to several recent developments.  Due to various trade remedy actions taken over the course of the past few years, solar panels are 45% more expensive in the United States than in Europe and Australia and 50% more expensive in the United States than the global average.…

In Husch Blackwell’s February 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • USITC determined that imports of blueberries do not injure U.S. industry
  • USTR and U.S. industry agreed to no change in Section 301 large civil aircraft tariffs
  • Details on Xinjiang regional Withhold Release Order

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In Husch Blackwell’s January 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • CBP issued a region-wide Withhold Release Order against cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang
  • USTR suspended Section 301 digital services tax tariffs on handbags and cosmetics from France
  • Crackdown on evasion of Chinese

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On December 11, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), through the U.S. Department of Justice, filed a civil action in the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) in New York, United States v. Winland International, Inc. et al.  The government alleges false statement to avoid paying the correct antidumping (“AD”) rates and instead declaring inappropriate combination rates apply, as well as undervaluation of the goods, certain types of tires.  Fourteen individuals, as well as the company are named in the civil case at the CIT.  The press release of the U.S. Department of Justice states that the alleged violations total at least $6.5 million in lost import duty deposits.

In Husch Blackwell’s December 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • USTR announced the first USMCA enforcement action to address Canada’s tariff-rate quotas for dairy products
  • The USITC began monitoring imports of strawberries and bell peppers at USTR’s request
  • The United Kingdom and European

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a notice announcing the lapse of the Generalized System of Preferences (“GSP”) special tariff program, effective December 31, 2020, unless renewed by an act of Congress.  The GSP is the oldest U.S. trade preference program and was established by the Trade Act of 1974.  GSP effectively promotes the…

United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the very first enforcement action under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) to address Canada’s tariff-rate quotas (“TRQs”) on imported dairy products, which the USTR alleges are in violation of various USMCA Articles to the detriment of U.S. dairy producers. USTR’s announcement follows complaints from U.S. dairy farmers and Members of Congress received earlier this year over Canada’s use of TRQs.  USTR stated in its announcement that it was “disappointed that Canada’s policies have made this first ever enforcement action under the USMCA necessary to ensure compliance with the agreement.”