U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Report to Congress, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Enforcement Actions and Compliance Initiatives: FY 2017, has now been publicly released by the Department of Homeland Security. The report confirms that the antidumping and countervailing duty laws have become increasingly important for American industries, with antidumping and countervailing […]
Court of International Trade Rejects Importer’s Efforts to Collaterally Challenge Application of China Countrywide Antidumping Duty Rate
In Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. v. United States, an importer (Northern Tool) challenged U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) assessment of a 383.6 percent antidumping duty assessment rate on eight entries of hand trucks from the People’s Republic of China brought into the United States between December 2007 and June 2008. Northern Tool […]
Treating the Exploitation and Abuse of Workers as an Unfair Trade Practice
Earlier this month, President Trump issued a letter to Congress expressing the administration’s intent to revoke Mauritania’s beneficiary status for a trade preference program established under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (“AGOA”), due to Mauritania’s failure to make sufficient progress in protecting internationally recognized workers’ rights. AGOA, first enacted in 2000 and currently in […]
As the 301 Investigation Hearings Conclude, What Comes Next?
Authors: Laura Farhang and Julia Ellings. The three-day hearings on proposed Section 301 tariffs on Chinese-origin goods have drawn to a close, and the witness testimony presented to the 301 Committee has provided a useful perspective on the potential benefits—and costs—such tariffs could pose to U.S. businesses and consumers. The hearings followed the Office […]
President Trump Appoints Acting President of EXIM Bank
Authors: Kevin O’Connor and Andrew Kentz. President Trump announced this week that Jeffrey Gerrish would serve as the acting President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (“EXIM”). Mr. Gerrish was confirmed by the Senate on March 5, 2018 as Deputy United States Trade Representative for Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Industrial Competitiveness, and he […]
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