On Friday, October 11, 2019, President Trump announced that a “phase one” agreement had been reached with China. Most notably, the U.S. agreed to suspend its plan to increase tariffs from 25% to 30% on $250 billion in Chinese...more
As global companies begin to reenter the Iranian market, a decision issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is an important reminder that resellers and distributors can generate liability for U.S....more
3/31/2016
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United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Last week the U.S. Congress passed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, also known as the Customs Reauthorization Bill. The Bill, which we expect to be signed by the President, will update U.S. Customs...more
Many U.S. manufacturers are familiar with the export control restrictions that apply to the products they sell and the similar restrictions that apply to the “technology” (know how) required to develop, produce, and use those...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) recently released an updated timeline for the mandatory use of the Automated Commercial Environment (“ACE”). Customs has been working with partner government agencies and the trade...more
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On June 15th, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued the final results in the 19th Administrative Review of the antidumping order on fresh garlic from the China. During the review, Kelly Drye attorneys, on behalf of...more
On June 3rd, U.S. steel producers ArcelorMittal USA LLC, AK Steel Corporation, Nucor Corporation, U.S. Steel Corporation, California Steel Industries (“CSI”) and Steel Dynamics, Inc. (“SDI”) filed antidumping and...more
At the request of the Obama Administration and Congress, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) recently published a fact-finding report entitled “Rice: Global Competitiveness of the U.S. Industry". The report...more