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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

USTR Calls for Stakeholder Comments Following the Report on the Four-Year Review of the Section 301 Tariffs

On May 22, USTR followed up the recommendations in its March 14 report with specific proposals for increases in Section 301 tariffs. There will be an exclusion process allowing interested parties to request temporary...more

Alston & Bird

Biden Administration to Increase Tariffs on Chinese Imports in Strategic Sectors

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The Biden Administration is increasing Section 301 tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports for “strategic sectors.” Our International Trade & Regulatory Group examines the plan....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Expanded § 301 Tariffs on Chinese Semiconductors, Solar, Batteries, and Other Strategic Sectors

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On May 14, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced expansions to tariffs under § 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (§ 301) on imports from China, including tariff increases on currently covered...more

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USTR Issues Federal Register Notice on New Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Products and Machinery Exclusion Process

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On May 22, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register notice that provides additional information on the new or increased tariffs on select Chinese-origin products that USTR previously...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

USTR Issues Long Awaited Report on the 4-Year Review of the Section 301 Tariffs

On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) published the Four-Year Review of Actions Taken in the Section 301 Investigation (“Report”), which addresses the four-year review of China-related tariffs under Section...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Biden Administration Announces Completion of China Section 301 Review and New Tariffs

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The Biden Administration announced on May 14, 2024, the completion of its review of China's trade practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The White House announcement maintains current tariffs on Chinese imports...more

King & Spalding

USTR Releases the Results Of Its Four-Year Review Of China Section 301 Tariffs

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The existing Section 301 duties will continue, with tariff increases on $18 billion of Chinese imports in strategic sectors (to be implemented by forthcoming regulations following a notice and comment process) - On May 14,...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2023 - Another China Competition Bill: The Future of Section 301 Exclusions

The Trade Act of 1974 grants the President broad powers to manage trade relationships with foreign countries. Section 301 of the act allows the President, acting through the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”), to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

USTR Continues 4-Year Review of Actions Taken Against China Under Section 301

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The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is accepting public comments through Jan. 17, 2023, on its four-year review of actions taken in the Section 301 investigation against China. Responses can be submitted through the USTR...more

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USTR Accepting Comments on China Section 301 Tariffs Beginning November 15th

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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

King & Spalding

USTR Opens Comment Process to Continue, Modify, Remove, or Expand Section 301 China Tariffs

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Detailed questionnaire also seeks extensive information on economic impacts of the tariffs - On November 1, 2022, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) released a questionnaire (the “Questionnaire”)...more

Venable LLP

Section 301 Update: USTR Seeks Public Comment on the Efficacy of Section 301 Tariffs

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​​​​​​​In 2017, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) launched an investigation into the Government of China's acts, policies, and practices related to "technology transfer, intellectual property, and...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2022 - Snapshot of Section 301 Litigation – Litigating the Adequacy of the USTR’s...

The legality of the Section 301 Actions for List 3 ($200 Billion Trade Action) and 4a ($300 Billion Trade Action) continues to be contentiously disputed before the Court of International Trade....more

Wiley Rein LLP

USTR Maintains Section 301 Duties on China and Moves to New Phase of Reviews

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On September 2, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced its intention to conduct the second phase of a review of the necessity of tariffs imposed on certain Chinese-origin goods pursuant to Section...more

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USTR Extends Section 301 Tariff Exclusions for Medical Products; Further Tariff Relief Under Consideration

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On May 27, 2022, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice extending Section 301 tariff exclusions for certain China-origin medical products needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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USITC Opens Investigation into Economic Impact of Section 301 and Section 232 Tariffs

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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

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USTR Initiates Four-Year Review of Section 301 Tariffs on Products of China

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On May 5, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice initiating a statutorily-mandated “four-year review” of the Section 301 tariffs that USTR has imposed on a wide range of...more

White & Case LLP

USTR Begins Four-Year Review of Section 301 Tariffs on Products of China

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On May 3, 2022, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice commencing its quadrennial review of the tariffs imposed on China-origin goods pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of...more

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USTR Announces “Reviews of Necessity” of Section 301 Duties on Chinese Goods

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On May 3, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a process for considering the extension of the Section 301 tariffs against Chinese goods, pursuant to a provision of Section 301 of the Trade Act of...more

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[Webinar] U.S. Special Import Tariffs – Where Do We Go From Here? - May 12th, 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm EDT

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Over the past four years, the United States has levied special tariffs on a wide variety of imports under Sections 201 and 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Join us for an...more

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USTR Renews Hundreds of Section 301 Tariff Exclusions for Imports from China

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On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the reinstatement of 352 exclusions from the Section 301 tariffs on imported Chinese products in response to public comments solicited in late 2021. The...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

United States Reaches Deal with Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom to Avoid Section 301 Duties

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Today, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an agreement reached with five countries – Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom – on digital services tax (DST) measures that had been...more

BakerHostetler

GAO Finds Section 301 Exclusion Process Lacked Transparency

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A U.S. government watchdog published a report on July 28, 2021, concluding that a process for requesting exclusions from Section 301 tariffs developed by the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) lacked transparency....more

Wiley Rein LLP

USTR: Section 301 Tariffs Expected in Response to Digital Services Taxes Imposed by Six Countries

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In June 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will likely announce its decision on tariffs authorized by Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, on certain imports from Austria, India,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

USTR Considering Imposing Tariffs on Products From Six Countries in Retaliation for Imposition of Digital Service Taxes

On March 26, 2021, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai reiterated that although the United States is committed to working with its trading partners, the government is nonetheless continuing the Section 301 trade...more

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