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In Husch Blackwell’s April 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • Court of International Trade declared Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum “derivatives” under Proclamation 9980 invalid as contrary to law
  • The Biden Administration imposed new sanctions on Russia and established a framework

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In Husch Blackwell’s March 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • USTR announced the continuation of certain Section 301 digital services taxes investigations
  • The U.S. temporarily suspended tariffs on UK and EU goods in the large civil aircraft dispute
  • USTR suspended trade engagement with

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On April 1, 2021, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced in the Federal Register the opportunity to request an annual administrative review for products that are currently subject to antidumping and countervailing duties. The products and countries that have been listed in the Federal Register notice are the following:

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  • Argentina: Biodiesel
  • India: Carbon and

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On April 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a notice initiating new administrative reviews for antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with February anniversary dates. Listed below are the countries and products named in the notice:

  1. India
    1. Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp (A-533-840)
    2. Stainless Steel Bar (A-533-810)
    3. Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of

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Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo recently announced that the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) had served subpoenas on multiple Chinese companies that provide information and communications technology and services (“ICTS”) in the United States pursuant to Executive Order 13873 (“EO 13873”).  While it is unknown which companies were served or how many, Commerce’s recent action…

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued final rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) by implementing new export controls on Burma (Myanmar), and adding four entities linked to the recent coup to the Entity List.  These final rules effective March 8, 2021 come less than a month after President…

In Husch Blackwell’s February 2021 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:

  • USITC determined that imports of blueberries do not injure U.S. industry
  • USTR and U.S. industry agreed to no change in Section 301 large civil aircraft tariffs
  • Details on Xinjiang regional Withhold Release Order

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On March 1, 2021, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced in the Federal Register the opportunity to request an annual administrative review for products that are currently subject to antidumping and countervailing duties. The products and countries that have been listed in the Federal Register notice are the following:

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  • Australia: Certain Uncoated Paper
  • Belgium:

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On February 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced the initiation of antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) investigations on pentafluoroethane (R-125) from China. The petitioner in this case is Honeywell International, Inc. See our previous post summarizing the petition for details on the scope of the investigations and for lists of the…