On September 13, 2024, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the final Section 301 tariff increases on imports from China,1 following its original proposal in May 2024. Electric vehicles, electric vehicle...more
On August 26, 2024, the Government of Canada announced that it will impose new tariffs and subsidy restrictions targeting clean vehicles, as well as tariffs on steel and aluminum products manufactured in China.1The tariffs on...more
On May 22, 2024, the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") unveiled the details of the proposed increases in Section 301 tariffs on imports from China. If adopted, the action would raise tariffs on solar power products,...more
5/24/2024
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On May 14, 2024, the Biden administration announced expansions to the United States’ Section 301 tariffs on imports from China, proposing to raise tariffs on solar panels, electric vehicles, batteries, green energy supply...more
5/16/2024
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The Biden administration has announced a package of policy measures to protect the US steel, aluminum, and shipbuilding industries from what they allege are unfair trade practices by China and calling the industries critical...more
4/22/2024
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The World Trade Organization’s (“WTO”) 13th Ministerial Conference (“MC13”) has extended the e-commerce customs duty moratorium for another two years, providing another short reprieve for digital services companies from the...more
On December 26, 2023, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") announced it would extend the current exclusions from the China Section 301 investigation tariffs to May 31, 2024. The exclusions were...more
Two sets of exclusions from the Section 301 tariff actions against China are currently set to expire on September 30, 2023, leaving companies uncertain about future import costs. USTR has not yet indicated whether it intends...more
On May 3, 2023, the Senate approved a bill that would undo President Biden’s two-year delay on the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam....more
5/8/2023
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