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Although no one can predict what U.S. trade policy will be under the next administration, one thing we know for sure is that the Trump Administration’s policies were very muscular with the goal of forcing U.S. companies to...more
The White House at 5 am Tuesday morning in DC released its decision on the new section 301 tariffs. There is a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs effective this year (which is in addition to the usual 2.5% import duty on cars)....more
On May 14, 2024, President Joe Biden announced that he had directed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to add or increase tariffs on a range of goods originating from China, including electric vehicles (EVs),...more
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) is conducting a review of the China Section 301 tariffs that were put into place in 2018 under the Trump administration. The USTR is required to review its tariffs...more
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the next steps in its review of Lists 1 and 2 of the Trump-era tariffs on Chinese imports. Today, on October 17, 2022, USTR published the official request for...more
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced in a notice issued on May 5, 2022, the commencement of a retrospective investigation of the economic impacts of Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs on the most...more
The effect of global trade policies on companies’ supply chains cannot be overstated. Notwithstanding the current port delays, businesses are suffering from increasing production costs, access to efficient labor and...more
As global trade policy affects supply chains and importing and exporting, companies often have interests on both sides of global trade issues. They want lower costs and efficient labor sources and want to sell their goods and...more
On October 5, 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it will be conducting a new but narrow exclusion renewal request process to decide whether it will extend up to 549 Section 301...more
1. Biden Administration Trade Posture- The Biden administration is slowly and steadily reviewing the decisions of the Trump administration. So far, the administration has struck a deal with the EU to end the 17-year-old...more
Key Takeaways: • Threatened 25% tariffs on French luxury goods are suspended. • USTR is still looking at tariffs in retaliation for taxes on U.S. global tech companies. • Biden’s new USTR will face immense pressure to...more
Unilateral steps in a growing number of countries to raise tax revenue from digital services have raised global alarm in recent years, but they have particularly heightened concerns in the United States due to the...more
The election of Joseph R. Biden as the 46th President of the United States will have important implications for US trade policy and the World Trade Organization. In the four years since his departure as Vice President, US...more
Trade compliance programs save manufacturers of goods with overseas supply chains thousands of dollars in duties, fines, and penalties. According to a 2019 federal study, President Donald Trump’s tariffs and subsequent...more
On September 15, 2020, a World Trade Organization (“WTO”) panel found that the Trump Administration’s unilateral tariffs imposed on Chinese products violated WTO rules regarding nondiscrimination and import tariff rates...more
In Husch Blackwell’s September 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •Husch Blackwell filed complaints at the CIT challenging the substantive and...more
A lawsuit filed with the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) on Sept. 10, 2020, seeks to upend the Trump Administration's authority to levy and collect certain of the tariffs imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of...more
The World Trade Organization ("WTO") issued a ruling on Tuesday addressing China's challenge to the United States' imposition of additional ad valorem duties (commonly referred to as “tariffs”) on certain products imported...more
The Trump administration has recently taken a new approach by levying legal and administrative action against Hong Kong as part of its strategy to lessen U.S. reliance on foreign trade, particularly China. As background, on...more
On August 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States.” The far-reaching EO seeks to ensure the domestic...more
Pursuant to an Executive Order issued July 14, the United States is supending the “special status” afforded Hong Kong under the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992. The loss of status will have the effect of removing...more
On July 14, 2020, President Trump signed into law an Executive Order that ends Hong Kong’s differential treatment compared to the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”). The President’s action follows the Chinese...more
The U.S.-China trade war continues to escalate, most recently fueled by U.S. concerns over China’s assertion of increasing authority over Hong Kong. The U.S. and Chinese governments have exchanged jabs through the use of...more
On July 10, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it would impose a 25 percent additional duty on certain cosmetics, soaps and cleansing products, and handbags that are products of France, valued at $1.3...more
On April 29th, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), issued the 2020 Special 301 Report. In a press release, the USTR stated that "[t]he Trump Administration is committed to holding intellectual...more