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Petition Summary: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
On June 4, 2025, the Rebar Trade Action Coalition and its individual members (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. imports of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (“Vietnam”) and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Algeria
Amendment to Imports of Aluminum and Steel Increases 232 Tariffs to 50%
On June 3, 2025, President Trump issued a Proclamation (“the Proclamation”) increasing the Section 232 duties on imports of aluminum and steel from 25% to 50%. The Proclamation states that the previously imposed steel and aluminum tariffs “have not yet enabled these industries to develop and maintain the rates of capacity production utilization that are
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CIT Unequivocally Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs as Invalid
On May 28, 2025, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), in a unanimous decision, held tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to be unlawful and invalid. The CIT’s order
Court of International Trade Unequivocally Declares IEEPA Tariffs to be Unlawful
On May 28, 2025, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), in a unanimous decision, held tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to be unlawful and invalid. The CIT’s order covers IEEPA tariffs imposed against Canada, Mexico and China related
Petition Summary: L-lysine from the People’s Republic of China
On May 28, 2025, the Lysine Fair Trade Coalition and its individual members (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of L-lysine from the People’s Republic of China (“China”).
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The scope of this investigation covers animal feed grade L-lysine (“lysine”). Lysine is an
Petition Summary: Hardwood and Decorative Plywood from Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
On May 22, 2025, the Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood (the “Coalition” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of hardwood and decorative plywood imported from the People’s Republic of China (“China”), Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (“Vietnam”).
SCOPE OF THE
BIS Announces Proposed Additions to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Opens Public Comment Period
On May 22, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released a diverse list of 58 requests for new products to be added to the list of derivatives subject to the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum products. Details about the process for requesting inclusion of Section 232 derivatives were
Week Seventeen in Trade
CBP Issues Facility Requirements for Bonded Warehouses
In a Cargo Systems Messaging Service (“CSMS”) message, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) clarified that bonded warehouses, as defined in 19 C.F.R. § 19.1, do not include container freight stations, inspectional facilities, express consignment facilities, etc., and therefore are not authorized for acceptance of Type 21/22
CBP Issues Guidance on Prioritization of Articles “Subject to” More Than One Tariff Under EO 14289
On May 15, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued further guidance via the Cargo Systems Messaging Service (“CSMS”) for determining the order in which the various tariffs will apply to an article when that article is subject to more than one of the tariff actions identified in Executive Order (“EO”) 14289 (90