On March 9, 2020, The Aluminum Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Working Group and its Individual Members, Aleris Rolled Products, Inc., Arconic, Inc., Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood, LLC, JW Aluminum Company, Novelis Corporation, and Texarkana Aluminum, Inc. (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet (“CAAS”) from Bahrain,
USTR Announces New Section 301 Product Exclusions for Medical Supplies
On March 6, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued product exclusions pertaining to the 7.5% Section 301 List 4A Tariffs. The new list of exclusions includes 8 10-digit HTS subheadings that cover 59 separate exclusion requests. To view the full list of excluded products, click here. According to the USTR, the product
February 2020 Trade Law Update
In Husch Blackwell’s February 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
- USTR announces increase in Section 301 tariffs for aircraft
- Section 232 derivative product tariffs
- Commerce initiates an AD investigation on imports of difluoromethane (R-32) from China
- India removed from U.S. list of developing
Petition Summary: Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene from South Korea
On March 3, 2020, Petitioner Celanese Corporation filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene from South Korea.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The following language describes the scope of the imported merchandise that Petitioner intends to cover by this Petition:
The merchandise covered by the proposed scope
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review
On March 2, 2020, Commerce announced in the Federal Register the opportunity to request an annual administrative review for products that are currently subject to antidumping and countervailing duties. As part of this annual review process, Commerce intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) data for U.S. imports during the
Federal Circuit Upholds President’s Authority to Impose Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
On February 28, 2020, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of International Trade’s decision that found the institution of Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum were not an unconstitutional delegation of authority by Congress to the President under Supreme Court precedent. This appeal addressed the basic steel and aluminum
USTR Announces Increase in Section 301 Tariffs for New Airplanes and Aircraft, Minor Changes for Other Goods
On February 14, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it had completed its review of the current Section 301 tariffs due to the ongoing Large Civil Aircraft dispute with the European Union (EU). As previously reported, various European goods (including aircraft, certain textiles and wearing apparel, hardware, cheeses, and other
Section 232 Derivative Product Duties – Time Sensitive Litigation Update
Why importers of steel and aluminum derivative products should consider challenging the administration’s imposition of additional Section 232 duties:
- The processes followed by the administration in implementing additional Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum products not originally included in the Section 232 duties are procedurally flawed.
- The institution of additional duties on products not
Commerce Initiates AD Investigation of Imports of Difluoromethane (R-32) from China
On February 13, 2020, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced the initiation of an antidumping duty (“AD”) investigation of imports of difluoromethane, a chemical compound known also as R-32, from the People’s Republic of China. The petitioner in this case is Arkema, Inc., which estimated that 2018 imports of R-32 from China were valued at
India Removed from U.S. List of Developing and Least-Developed Countries under Countervailing Duty Law
The United States has updated its list of developing and least-developed countries pertaining to countervailing duty (CVD) law. The most notable change is that India has been removed from this list due to its share of global trade, one of the several factors considered in creating the list of developing countries. Prior to the change