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 Friday, May 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced the addition of more than 300 Russian Federation individuals and companies as well as other individuals and companies alleged to be aiding Russia’s war efforts to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN”) List. Simultaneously, the U.S.
On May 19, 2023, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced new export controls and Entity List additions during President Biden’s G7 visit in Japan. In conjunction with the G7 meetings, BIS stated these new restrictions are designed to better align U.S. controls with those of its partner and ally countries
Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced the issuance of a $300 million penalty against Seagate Technology LLC and its Singapore affiliate, Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., (collectively, “Seagate”) to resolve apparent violations of the Huawei foreign direct product rule (the “Huawei FDP Rule”). BIS stated this case
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
On April 25, 2023, Edsal Manufacturing Co., Inc (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged For Sale from India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, And Vietnam.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The following language describes the imported merchandise that Petitioner intends to be included in the scope
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
This week, at the highly anticipated forced labor expo, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled its new Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Statistics Dashboard aimed at providing transparency for UFLPA enforcement. The interactive dashboard was expected to be released on March 31st, but was unveiled ahead of time on CBP’s website at