On December 26, 2023, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it will further extend 352 reinstated exclusions and 77 COVID-related exclusions to duties imposed on goods from China pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 until May 31, 2024. USTR imposed Section 301 duties in four tranches or “lists,” and
On December 8, 2023, Senators Bill Cassidy and Sheldon Whitehouse introduced a new version of the Customs Modernization bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930. The new proposal comes over two years after Senator Cassidy initially proposed draft legislation, which we explained in a prior post. The most recent proposed bill aims to
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
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 includes provisions from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 (Leveling 2.0) which aims specifically to strengthen the U.S. trade
We are pleased to announce that our team’s fourth-annual international trade law year-in-review report was published just before the New Year. In it, we take a detailed look at how 2022 played out and explore how 2023 might develop. As companies continue to work through the challenges associated with supply chain dislocations, geopolitical turmoil, and
On March 31, 2022, Delano Growers Grape Products, LLC (“Delano” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of white grape juice concentrate from Argentina.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The merchandise covered by this investigation is grape juice concentrate with a Brix level of 65 to 68,
On March 31, 2022, Giorgio Foods, Inc (“Giorgio” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of certain preserved mushrooms from France, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The merchandise covered by this investigation is preserved mushrooms in containers each holding not more than 255 grams (less
On March 23, 2022 the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) reinstated 352 Section 301 China tariff exclusions that had expired December 31, 2020. The list of reinstated exclusions can be found here: Reinstatement of Certain Exclusions Previously Extended | United States Trade Representative (ustr.gov) The 352 reinstated tariff exclusions are retroactive to October 12, 2021 and extend forward through December 31, 2022.
On February 10, 2022, the Department of Commerce published a Federal Register notice requesting public comments on the Section 232 exclusions process. The notice follows the agreement reached between the U.S. and the EU related to the tariff rate quotas for steel and aluminum articles from EU member countries and the President’s January 3, 2022 announcement, Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States (Proclamation 10328).
On February 7, 2022, the United States and Japan announced that both countries had agreed to a tariff-rate quote (TRQ) for steel imports from Japan. The agreement will eliminate the Section 232 25% tariff on imports of steel from Japan that fall within the quota, effective April 1, 2022. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo and