On October 4, 2023, U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition (“the Coalition”) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (“United Steelworkers” or
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On July 28, 2023, Brooklyn Bedding LLC; Carpenter Co., Corsicana Mattress Company; Future Foam, Inc.; FXI, Inc.; Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated; Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC; Southerland
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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
Continue Reading Petition Summary: Brass Rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, South Africa, and South KoreaDeal Reached to Ease Some Commercial Trucking Backup at the Texas-Mexico Border
Some commercial truck traffic could be moving again at one border bridge as late this afternoon. On April 14, 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced an agreement with Nuevo León
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Petition Summary: Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber from France, Mexico, and South Korea
On June 30, 2021, Zeon Chemicals L.P. and Zeon GP, LLC (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of non-latex, non-hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber from France,
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USTR, DOC, and Department of Agriculture Issue Plan to Investigate Foreign Imports of Certain Perishable Produce
On September 1, 2020 the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Department of Agriculture, and Department of Commerce issued a 32-page report outlining the Trump Administration’s plan to address increased foreign imports of perishable fruits and vegetables. Following the public hearings held in August, the Administration published this report in hopes to open a dialogue with senior Mexican Government officials over the next 90 days regarding specific produce.
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Petition Summary: Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh from Mexico
On June 30, 2020, Insteel Industries Inc., Mid-South Wire Company, National Wire LLC, Oklahoma Steel &Wire Co., and Wire Mesh Corp. (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping
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USTR Releases Uniform Regulations for U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the final implementing regulations of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) on June 3, 2020, an important step for when the USMCA goes
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President Trump Signs U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
President Trump signed the implementing legislation for the USMCA yesterday, making the United States the second of the three countries, after Mexico last December, to sign the agreement. The USMCA
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U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Passes Senate
Today, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 89 to 10. While some Senators expressed disapproval over the deal for various reasons, passage of the
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Trump Administration and House Democrats Reach Agreement to Move USMCA Forward
On December 10, 2019, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated in a press conference that Democrats had reached an agreement with the Trump Administration on the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) intended
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