SBA’s New WOSB / EDWOSB Certification Requirement and 8(a) Economic Disadvantage Criteria Revisions
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As reported in our previous client alert, on May 14, 2024, President Biden announced that he directed his Trade Representative to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301) on a wide range of...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
On December 26, 2023, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced the extension to May 31, 2024, of all current exclusions from Section 301 tariffs on Chinese-origin goods. The extended exclusions...more
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a Notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 16, 2021, extending product exclusions for COVID-19-related products covered by USTR's Section 301 investigation into...more
As part of the Biden Administration’s comprehensive review of U.S. policy towards China, Katherine Tai, the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”), has requested public comments on whether USTR should reinstate certain...more
On October 4, 2021, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced the restart of an exclusion process that could lead to the reinstatement of certain exemptions from tariffs imposed on Chinese imports under Section 301 of...more
Beginning Tuesday, October 12, 2021, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will accept public comments on whether to reinstate expired Chinese product exclusions from the Section 301 tariffs that had previously been extended....more
Interested parties may apply until June 25, 2020, regardless of whether the product is already subject to a separate exclusion request that is pending or has previously been denied. As part of the U.S. government's ongoing...more
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) has announced that it will accept public comments on the proposed renewal of certain product exclusions granted for the $34 billion in Chinese imports covered...more
List 4A goes into effect, all Section 301 tariffs to increase by 5 percent, USTR deadlines loom, and the President orders American companies to “search for alternatives” to China sourcing. This is your end-of-summer Section...more
With round after round of tariffs on Chinese goods, announcements, removals, exclusions, delays, increases and, of course, tweets regarding all of the above, it can be easy to get lost on where, exactly, things stand with...more
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) has launched a web portal for exclusion requests pertaining to the third tranche of products (“List 3”) imported from China worth $200 billion annually. This portal...more
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on May 21, 2019, published a Federal Register notice that it seeks comments on new forms for parties to submit exclusion requests, in connection with the $200...more