On April 22, 2020, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued new product exclusions pertaining to the 25% Section 301 List 3 Tariffs. The new list of exclusions includes one 10-digit HTSUS subheading (8424.90.9080 covering parts of certain projecting, dispersing or spraying devices) and 107 specially prepared product descriptions corresponding to a particular HTSUS subheading.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Provides FAQs Regarding 90-Day Duty Postponement
As stated in our earlier post, the Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have postponed the deadline for payment for the deposit of certain estimated duties, taxes, and fees for importers experiencing a significant financial hardship due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for up to 90 calendar days.
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USITC Votes to Continue Investigations Concerning Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Various Countries
On April 22, 2020, the United States International Trade Commission (“USITC”) unanimously determined that there was reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and Turkey
FEMA Issues Notification of Additional Exemptions to the Export Restrictions on PPE
As previously reported here, on April 10, 2010, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a temporary final rule restricting the export of certain types of personal protective equipment (PPE). The temporary rule required FEMA approval before certain kinds of PPE could be exported from the United States.
On April 21, 2020, FEMA
Commerce Initiates AD and CVD Investigations of Imports of Mattresses from Multiple Countries
On April 21, 2020, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced the initiation of antidumping (“AD”) duty investigations of imports of mattresses from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam and a countervailing duty (“CVD”) investigation of imports of mattresses from China. The petitioners in this case are Brooklyn Bedding, Corsicana Mattress Company (Dallas, TX),
U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Announce 90-Day Duty Postponement due to COVID-19
On April 20, 2020, the Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced via the CBP Customs Service Messaging System (CSMS #4243171) that they would be postponing the deadline for payment for the deposit of certain estimated duties, taxes, and fees for importers who have experienced a “significant financial hardship” due
USTR and ITC to Consider Trade Impacts on COVID-19 Response
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every aspect of law and public policy, and trade has certainly been no exception. Given that the supply chains for many critical medical supplies and forms of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) run through China, it was inevitable that this impact would affect the Section 301 investigation of
Commerce Initiates AD and CVD Investigations of Imports of Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from China
On April 17, 2020, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced the initiation of antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty investigations of imports of non-refillable steel cylinders from the People’s Republic of China. The petitioner in this case is Worthington Industries. See our previous post summarizing the petition filed by Worthington Industries for details on the
Petition Summary: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt , Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and United Arab Emirates
On April 16, 2020, Insteel Wire Products (“Insteel”), Sumiden Wire Products Corporation (“Sumiden”), and Wire Mesh Corporation (“WMC”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand (“PC strand”) from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab
OFAC Fact Sheet on Humanitarian Assistance to Countries with Sanctions
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released a fact sheet that outlines exemptions, exceptions, and authorizations for humanitarian assistance and trade under the sanctions programs for Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, Syria, Cuba, and Ukraine/Russia. The fact sheet can assist with questions about exporting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and