International Trade & Supply Chain

In an opinion issued on July 27, 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) held that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) violated an importer’s due process rights by denying access to business confidential information relied on in making its final evasion determination under the Enforce and Protect Act of 2015 (“EAPA”). This decision marks a major victory for importers and foreign producers accused of transshipments and other forms of evasion, and it has significant implications for enforcement actions brought by CBP under EAPA and other statutory regimes, such as the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act (“UFLPA”).

            On July 28, 2023, Brooklyn Bedding LLC; Carpenter Co., Corsicana Mattress Company; Future Foam, Inc.; FXI, Inc.; Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated; Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC; Southerland, Inc.; Tempur Sealy International; the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International…

On June 12, 2023, PURIS Proteins, LLC (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of certain pea protein from China.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION

The following language describes the imported merchandise that Petitioner intends to be

included in the scope of these investigations:

The product within…

On June 9, 2023, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), added two companies based in the People Republic of China (PRC) to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. The additions included Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co., Ltd.,  Ninestar Corporation, and eight of its Zhuhai-based…

Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden of the Court of International Trade (“CIT”) issued an order on June 8, 2023 to address increasing concerns related to the use of generative artificial intelligence platforms in drafting documents that are publicly filed in the litigation process.  The order reflects a growing awareness of the novel risks associated with using…

On May 31, 2023, the President of the United States issued Proclamation 10588, announcing a one-year suspension of duties on Ukrainian steel and its derivatives under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended.  The action extended a previous one-year suspension of Section 232 duties on Ukrainian steel that was issued…

On May 30, 2023, the Coalition for Fair Trade in Shopping Bags (the “Coalition”) (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of certain paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, Turkey, and Vietnam and the imposition of countervailing duties on imports of certain paper shopping bags…

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Check out the latest episode of The Justice Insiders—a podcast hosted by Husch Blackwell partner Gregg Sofer—where we explore the intersection of international trade law and government investigations and enforcement, particularly in connection with Russia.

I previously appeared on Gregg’s podcast during the first quarter of 2022, and we pick up that…

On April 27, 2023, on behalf of Worthington Industries (“Worthington”) (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of certain non-refillable steel cylinders from India.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION

The scope of the imported merchandise that Petitioner intends to cover in these investigations is as follows:

The merchandise covered…

On April 27, 2023, American Brass Rod Fair Trade Coalition (“Coalition”), Mueller Brass Co. (“Mueller”) and Wieland Chase LLC (“Wieland”) (collectively, “Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of brass rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, South Africa, and South Korea, as well as the imposition of countervailing duties on…