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EU Retaliatory Tariffs: Preliminary List Proposed in Continuing Dispute with U.S. over Boeing/Airbus Subsidies.

By John Brew, Frances P. Hadfield & Cherie Walterman on April 17, 2019

Views and Input Sought From Stakeholders by May 31, 2019. The European Union (EU) has published its preliminary list of U.S. goods that will be targeted for retaliatory tariffs over subsidies to Boeing. The preliminary list is focused on farm products. Some of the products include: Fish, cheese, agricultural goods such as fruits and vegetables, chocolate, wine, spirit alcohols, lobster, handbags/wallets, tractors, motorcycles/motorcycle parts, helicopters, planes, video game consoles, exercise machines, tobacco, etc. The World…

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Brexit Extension to Withdraw from the EU Very Likely

By Michelle Linderman, Elena Klonitskaya & Cherie Walterman on March 6, 2019

The UK could receive an extension to the withdrawal period by 3 months or up to 2021 under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. The House of the Commons will have a “meaningful vote” on Theresa May’s revised Brexit deal no later than March 12th, a yes-or-no vote to approve the PM’s plan. If it fails, then the UK will allow a vote on whether to have a no-deal Brexit and leave…

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House of Commons Rejects PM’s Latest Brexit Approach

By Michelle Linderman, Elena Klonitskaya & Cherie Walterman on February 15, 2019

On February 14, 2019, the House of Commons rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s motion on her approach to Brexit by a majority vote of 303 to 258. While the defeat will have no impact on the March 29th deadline by which time there either needs to be agreement with the EU on the terms for withdrawal or the UK will crash out of the EU with no deal, the loss will make it more difficult…

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EU to Implement Safeguard Measures on Steel Products until July 2021

By Daniel Cannistra & Cherie Walterman on January 25, 2019

The European Commission voted to adopt definitive measures on imported steel products from all non-European Economic Area (EEA) countries following the safeguard proceeding launched in March 2018. However, certain countries in which the Commission has signed an Economic Partnership Agreement will be exempted from the scope of the measures. This list includes countries such as Botswana, Cameroon, Fiji, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland. The measures will consist of a country-specific…

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Latest U.S. Trade Actions/Tariffs and Other Countries Retaliatory Measures – Updated May 20, 2019

By John Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Spencer Toubia, Edward Goetz, Cherie Walterman & Rebecca Toro Condori on October 30, 2018

Last update on 5/20/2019: Updated China retaliatory tariffs effective June 1; added Canada and Mexico are now exempt from Section 232 Steel and Aluminum tariffs as of 5/20/2019; added Canada and Mexico announcements ending Section 232 retaliatory tariffs as of 5/20/2019; and updated status of Section 232 Autos and Automotive parts investigation. Unofficial spreadsheet with Section 301 List 4 Unofficial spreadsheet with Final 301 list, partial list, and HTS’ removed added. U.S. Trade Actions Action…

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USTR Orders Review of Turkey’s GSP Eligibility and President proposes Section 232 tariffs of 50% and 20% on Turkey’s Steel and Aluminum Exports

By Frances P. Hadfield, Cherie Walterman & Rebecca Toro Condori on August 10, 2018

The USTR announced on August 3rd that it will review Turkey’s eligibility for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program that grants duty-free access to the U.S. market. GSP is a U.S. trade program designed to promote economic growth in the developing world by providing preferential duty-free entry for up to 4,800 products from 129 designated beneficiary countries and territories. Concern over Turkey’s “compliance with the GSP market access criterion,” led the USTR to initiate…

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Highlights from USTR’s Second Section 301 Hearings – Rebuttal Comments Due July 31

By John Brew, Aaron Marx, Edward Goetz & Cherie Walterman on July 25, 2018

On July 24-25, 2018, the Office of the United State Trade Representative (USTR) held public hearings regarding proposed tariffs on approximately $16 billion of Chinese products. Rebuttal comments are due on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. The list identifying these products (also known as “List 2”) was released last month and represents 284 new tariff lines identified by the interagency Section 301 Committee as “benefiting from Chinese industrial policies, including the “Made in China 2025” industrial…

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USTR Publishes ‘China 301 Product Exclusion Form’; Docket Open for Submissions

By John Brew, Robert Holleyman, Spencer Toubia, Yun Gao, Cherie Walterman & Edward Goetz on July 11, 2018

On July 11, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) opened the docket for China 301 Product Exclusion Requests on regulations.gov. The Docket ID is USTR-2018-0025. The docket includes USTR’s ‘China 301 Product Exclusion Form’. In its July 11 Federal Register Notice describing the procedures to use for product exclusion requests, USTR states, “To assist in review of requests for exclusion, USTR has prepared a request form that will be posted on…

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USTR Posts Section 301 Exclusion Procedures on Products from China Subject to 25% Duties

By John Brew, Spencer Toubia, Cherie Walterman & Edward Goetz on July 8, 2018

In a notice published on June 20, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the imposition of an additional ad valorem duty of 25 percent on products from China classified in the 818 subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) set out in Annex A of the notice in response to China’s alleged acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation included. Note that Annex B…

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China Responds in Kind to U.S. Section 301 Tariffs – 545 Categories of Goods Get Increased Tariffs Starting July 6

By Yun Gao, Jing Jing Zhang, Cherie Walterman & Edward Goetz on June 18, 2018

On June 15, China’s State Council announced it would retaliate against new U.S. tariffs stemming from its Section 301 investigation of China’s unfair trade practices related to the “forced transfer of American technology and intellectual property”. The list of retaliatory tariffs expanded some 106 types of products China originally disclosed in April in response to the U.S. Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum products. China announced that the added tariffs would target $50 billion…

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EU Retaliatory Tariffs: Preliminary List Proposed in Continuing Dispute with U.S. over Boeing/Airbus Subsidies.

Brexit Extension to Withdraw from the EU Very Likely

House of Commons Rejects PM’s Latest Brexit Approach

EU to Implement Safeguard Measures on Steel Products until July 2021

Latest U.S. Trade Actions/Tariffs and Other Countries Retaliatory Measures – Updated May 20, 2019

USTR Orders Review of Turkey’s GSP Eligibility and President proposes Section 232 tariffs of 50% and 20% on Turkey’s Steel and Aluminum Exports

Highlights from USTR’s Second Section 301 Hearings – Rebuttal Comments Due July 31

USTR Publishes ‘China 301 Product Exclusion Form’; Docket Open for Submissions

USTR Posts Section 301 Exclusion Procedures on Products from China Subject to 25% Duties

China Responds in Kind to U.S. Section 301 Tariffs – 545 Categories of Goods Get Increased Tariffs Starting July 6

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