On March 20, 2025, American Fiberglass Door Coalition (“Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of fiberglass door panels from the People’s Republic of China.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The merchandise covered by this investigation consists of fiberglass door panels, including fiberglass sidelites, whether finished or unfinished
On March 18, 2025, CoolSeal USA Inc., Inteplast Group Corporation, SeaCa Plastic Packaging, and Technology Container Corp. (collectively “Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes from the People’s Republic of China and the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of such boxes from
This blog post covers trade developments occurring during the eighth week of the new Trump Administration. It covers events occurring through 12:00 pm Eastern time on Friday, March 14.
Ongoing Tariff Developments
On March 4, 2025 and March 7, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implemented five Presidential Executive Orders governing imports from China
On Tuesday, the U.S. government began investigating China’s dominance in the shipbuilding industry. The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces is holding a hearing on U.S. shipbuilding, with a public hearing by the Office of the United States Trade Representative scheduled for March 24.
In addition to the service fee imposed on port
This blog post covers trade developments occurring during the seventh week of the new Trump Administration. It covers events occurring through 12:00 pm Eastern time on Friday, March 7.
Import-Related Developments
IEEPA Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Take Effect March 4 but Modified Two Days Later
The tariffs imposed by President Trump on Canada and
Canada
In response to President Trump imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Canada as previously reported here, the Canadian Government announced retaliatory tariffs against imports from the United States. Canada announced 25% tariffs on $30 billion worth of U.S. products effective Tuesday, March 4. The list of tariff codes subject to the additional tariff
Customs Provides Guidance on New Tariff Subheadings Applicable to Canada and Mexico Tariffs, De Minimis Treatment Will Temporarily Remain Available
On March 3, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs) issued two notices providing guidance on the implementation of the previously announced tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. The notices also provide the
On Friday, February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (“NSPM”) titled “America First Investment Policy” which directed multiple federal agencies to take action to further restrict foreign adversaries’ ability to invest in sensitive United States businesses and to further restrict United States outbound investments into China. The Trump Administration also issued a Fact Sheet to accompany the NSPM.
On February 12, 2025, the Ad Hoc MDI Fair Trade Coalition (“Coalition” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. imports of Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (“MDI”) from the People’s Republic of China (“China”).
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The following language describes the imported merchandise from China:
The merchandise subject to
Tariff News
IEEPA Tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada
We previously covered President Trump’s IEEPA tariffs and the various retaliatory tariff and nontariff countermeasures announced by each country in separate posts. Currently, the Mexico and Canada tariffs have been paused until March 10, and only the 10% tariffs on China are in effect.
Removal and