On September 28, 2023, Eastman Kodak Company (the “Petitioner”) filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan, as well as
Continue Reading Petition Summary: Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan –Petition for Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing DutiesUncategorized
Federal Circuit Rules that in EAPA Proceedings CBP Must Release Business Confidential Information It Relies Upon to Importers and Has Inherent Authority to Issue an Administrative Protective Order
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”).Continue Reading Federal Circuit Rules that in EAPA Proceedings CBP Must Release Business Confidential Information It Relies Upon to Importers and Has Inherent Authority to Issue an Administrative Protective Order
Petition Summary: Imports of Certain Pea Protein from China
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.
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Continue Reading Petition Summary: Imports of Certain Pea Protein from ChinaU.S. and India Agree to terminate Six Outstanding Disputes at The World Trade Organization
On June 22, 2023, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States and India reached an agreement to terminate ongoing disputes at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Continue Reading U.S. and India Agree to terminate Six Outstanding Disputes at The World Trade OrganizationBipartisan Group of Senators Calls on Trade Community for Input on Modernizing Customs Laws
On June 13, 2023 a bipartisan group of Senators on the Finance Committee released an open letter requesting input from the trade community on how to modernize U.S. customs laws…
Continue Reading Bipartisan Group of Senators Calls on Trade Community for Input on Modernizing Customs LawsLeveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act of 2023
On June 7, 2023, Senators Sherrod Brown and Todd Young introduced the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, which would amend that Tariff Act of 1930 to give the U.S.
Continue Reading Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act of 2023Possible Forced Labor Enforcement Remedies on Aluminum Products
Recent reports indicate that aluminum is now being targeted for actions against forced labor under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”). Though U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has…
Continue Reading Possible Forced Labor Enforcement Remedies on Aluminum ProductsFebruary 2022 Trade Law Update
In Husch Blackwell’s February 2022 Trade Law Update, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
- An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions
Canada Announces Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Imports
On August 7, 2020, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced that Canada will be imposing retaliatory tariffs on $2.7 billion worth of U.S. imports in response to President Trump’s…
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