On September 30, 2026, UTLX Manufacturing LLC (“Petitioner” or “UTLX”) filed companion petitions requesting the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of certain railway tank cars and parts thereof (“tank cars”) from Mexico.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The proposed scope of these investigations is as follows:
Subject merchandise includes pressure and non-pressure railway
On July 29, 2026, the Hydraulic Cylinders Fair Trade Coalition and its individual members, Aggressive Hydraulics, Inc., Hol-Mac Corporation, Ligon Hydraulics, Prince Manufacturing Corporation, PTC Alliance LLC, Rosenboom Machine & Tool, Inc., Scot Industries, Inc., Stillwell Inc., and Texas Hydraulics, Inc. (Petitioners) filed petitions requesting the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of certain linear hydraulic cylinders and parts thereof (Hydraulic Cylinders) from Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea, and countervailing duties on imports from China, India, and Mexico.
On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) published new procedures in the Federal Register for certain steel and aluminum producers to obtain tariff adjustments pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 10984. Proclamation 10984 authorized the Secretary of Commerce to reduce certain Section 232 metals tariffs implemented under Proclamations 9704 and 9705, as amended, for certain steel and aluminum producers in Canada and Mexico.
On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) Greer announced a new investigation under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to “structural excess capacity and production in certain manufacturing sectors.” According to the Federal Register Notice, “[k]ey trading partners have developed production capacity untethered from the incentives of domestic
On December 31, 2025, the Strawberry Growers for Fair Trade (“SGFT”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. imports into the United States of fresh winter strawberries from Mexico.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The physical characteristics of the covered products, which define the scope of this investigation, are as follows:
On November 20, 2025, the American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition (“the Coalition”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports into the United States of van-type trailers and subassemblies thereof imported from Canada, Mexico, and the People’s Republic of China (“China”).
USTR Imposes 100% Tariffs on Ship-to-Shore Cranes Under Section 301
Effective November 9, 2025, the United States will impose additional duties of 100% on certain ship-to-shore (“STS”) cranes and certain cargo handling equipment from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. These tariffs follow the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”)’s original proposal in April 2025.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the legality of tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). This decision follows a series of lower court rulings that challenge the extent of presidential authority in trade matters, particularly concerning the imposition of tariffs without express congressional approval.
In May
Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation On Drones and Polysilicon from China
On July 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce launched new Section 232 investigations on imports of Chinese drones and polysilicon. Drones and polysilicon are both currently subject to additional tariffs of 55% and 80%, respectively. The new investigations aim to assess whether