This is an update on our October 24, 2024, client alert, “Are Tariffs the New Ammunition to Combat the Fentanyl Crisis?” We reported that a Section 301 petition had been filed by a nonprofit, Facing Fentanyl, requesting that...more
11/12/2024
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On October 29, 2024, a group of three U.S. manufacturers filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from China and India. The petitioners are IDC Group,...more
On October 18, 2024, Facing Fentanyl, a nonprofit assembly of grassroots illicit fentanyl awareness groups, petitioned the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to double the 25% section 301 China tariffs on Chinese...more
On September 13, 2024, following a statutory four-year review of tariff actions taken by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) pursuant to its Section 301 investigation of China, the USTR announced a series of final...more
On May 30, 2024, an antidumping duty (AD) petition was filed on large top mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Thailand. The petitioner is Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc. (Electrolux)....more
On April 26, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on high chrome cast iron grinding media from India. The petitioner is Magotteaux Inc. (Petitioner)....more
On April 23, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on certain alkyl phosphate esters from China. The petitions were filed by ICL-IP America, Inc., a subsidiary of the ICL Group...more
On April 24, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The...more
On April 17, 2024, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated another Section 301 investigation involving China. This one concerns the acts, policies and practices of China targeting the maritime, logistics and...more
On April 3, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on certain epoxy resins from China (AD & CVD), India (AD & CVD), Korea (AD & CVD), Taiwan (AD & CVD) and Thailand (AD only). The...more
On March 28, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on ferrosilicon from Brazil, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Russia. The petitions were filed by CC Metals and Alloys, LLC, and Ferroglobe...more
On February 14, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) petitions were filed on melamine from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago, and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on melamine from...more
On January 25, 2024, antidumping duty (AD) petitions were filed on certain paper plates from China, Thailand and Vietnam, and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on certain paper plates from China and Vietnam. The...more
On December 29, 2023, antidumping duty (AD) petitions were filed on certain glass wine bottles from China, Mexico and Chile, and a countervailing duty (CVD) petition was filed on certain glass wine bottles from China. The...more
1/5/2024
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On October 26, 2023, the American Shrimp Processors Association filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador and Indonesia, and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on frozen warmwater shrimp...more
On October 17, 2023, the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (Petitioner) filed an antidumping duty (AD) petition on truck...more
On October 4, 2023, a coalition of 14 U.S. aluminum extruders and the United Steelworkers (Petitioners) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on aluminum extrusions from Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India,...more
On September 28, 2023, Eastman Kodak Company (Petitioner) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on aluminum lithographic printing plates from China and Japan and a countervailing duty (CVD) petition on aluminum lithographic...more
On July 28, 2023, antidumping duty (AD) petitions were filed on mattresses from Bosnian & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan, and a countervailing duty...more
On May 31, 2023, the Coalition for Fair Trade in Shopping Bags (consisting of Novolex Holdings, LLC and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International...more
The week of June 12, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released two important guidance documents to prepare the public for the implementation of the Uyghur Forced...more
In a highly anticipated development, on May 3, 2022, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the initiation of a statutory process whereby USTR is expected to conduct a reassessment of the existing Section 301...more
On March 31, 2022, Giorgio Foods, Inc., (Petitioner) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on certain preserved mushrooms from France, Netherlands, Poland and Spain.
The U.S. AD law imposes special tariffs to counteract...more
On March 22, 2022, the United States and the United Kingdom announced a bilateral deal to resolve a three-year dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs.
The announcement follows another bilateral deal reached in October...more
On February 7, 2022, the United States announced actions to ease Section 232 tariffs on Japanese-origin steel products in exchange for Japan’s commitments in several key trade areas.
The announcement comes on the heels...more