In 1970, California enacted the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), creating what remains the most comprehensive state consumer protection statute in the country. Under the CLRA, consumers who bought goods or services that...more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petitions were filed on Oct. 12 by the Coalition of Domestic Folder Manufacturers against imports of paper file folders from China, India, and Vietnam. The petitions also seek the imposition...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on March 31, by Giorgio Foods, Inc. against imports of certain preserved mushrooms from France, Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. The products covered are Agaricus...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on March 31 by Delano Growers Grape Products, LLC against imports of white grape juice concentrate (“WGJC”) from Argentina. WGJC is principally used as a natural...more
On March 11, President Biden announced that the United States, along with the Group of Seven (“G7”) and the European Union, is taking action to deny Russia most-favored-nation (“MFN”) status, a move that will significantly...more
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New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petitions were filed on Dec. 29, 2021, by Ventura Coastal, LLC against imports of lemon juice from Brazil and South Africa. The merchandise covered by these petitions consists of certain...more
New Trade Case on Imports of Certain Steel Nails From India, Oman, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Turkey...more
It may come as a surprise to most businesses that some goods around the globe are still being made with forced labor at this moment in time. But unfortunately that is the case and decades-old laws are increasingly being...more
For many businesses, compliance with labor requirements of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) may have seemed like an afterthought until recently. However, earlier this year, United States Trade Representative...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) petition was filed on Nov. 2 by the Ad Hoc Coalition of American Superabsorbent Polymer (“SAP”) Producers against imports of SAP from the Republic of Korea....more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on Oct. 6 by Borusan Mannesmann Pipe U.S., Inc. (“Borusan U.S.”), PTC Liberty Tubulars LLC (“PTC”), U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. (“U. S....more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on Sept. 29 by the Coalition of Freight Coupler Producers against imports of freight rail coupler systems and components thereof from the...more
On Aug. 20, Mexico requested consultations with the United States on the interpretation of the automotive rules of origin under the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. A week later, Canada joined Mexico in the...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on June 30 by Zeon Chemicals L.P. and Zeon GP, LLC against imports of non-latex, non-hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (“NBR”) from France, Mexico, and South...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) petition was filed on June 30 by CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC and its subsidiaries, Terra Nitrogen, Limited Partnership, and Terra International (Oklahoma) LLC,...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a new withhold release order (WRO) on seafood from China. The WRO on seafood covers tuna, swordfish, and other seafood products harvested by vessels owned or operated by Dalian...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on April 21 by the American Honey Producers Association and Sioux Honey Association against imports of raw honey from Argentina, Brazil, India, Ukraine, and the Socialist...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on March 31 by the Organic Soybean Processors of America; American Natural Processors, LLC; Lester Feed & Grain Co.; Organic Production...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on March 30 by MTD Products, Inc. against imports of certain walk-behind snow throwers (also known as snow blowers) from the People’s Republic...more
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it is accepting comments on whether to impose 25 percent tariffs on roughly $880 billion of goods imported from Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey,...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is aggressively enforcing the Withhold Release Order (WRO) on products from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China. CBP issued the region-wide WRO on Jan. 13, based on...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on February 26, 2021, by the Coalition of American Manufacturers of Mobile Access Equipment (members include JLG Industries, Inc. and Terex...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty petition was filed on Jan. 27 by Daikin America, Inc. against imports of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (“PFTE”) resin from India and Russia....more
New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) duty investigations were filed on Jan. 12, 2021, by Honeywell International (“Petitioner”) against imports of R-125 (Pentafluoroethane) from China. The merchandise...more
A new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) duty petition was filed on October 28, 2020, by Unifi Manufacturing, Inc. and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America against imports of polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,...more