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USTR Announces Additional Section 301 Tariff Exclusions for Certain Imported Chinese Products on List 3

By Scott Diamond

February 19, 2020

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published a Federal Register notice announcing additional Section 301 tariff exclusions for certain imported Chinese products appearing on List 3. These products have been subject to Section 301 tariffs since September 24, 2018, when President Donald Trump announced additional import duties on Chinese goods with an annual trade value of approximately $200 billion. This batch of approved product exclusions covers one 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)…

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USTR Revises and Increases Tariffs in WTO Dispute Award Against EU Concerning Large Civil Aircraft Subsidies

By Scott Diamond

February 17, 2020

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced in a forthcoming Federal Register notice that the United States will increase the tariffs imposed on aircraft imported from the European Union (EU) from 10% to 15% on March 18, 2020. These tariffs resulted from an October 2019 ruling by a World Trade Organization (WTO) arbitrator allowing the United States to take “countermeasures” – implement retaliatory tariffs – against the EU concerning “adverse effects” arising…

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Congressional Democrats Demand Release of Section 232 Report on Automobiles and Auto Parts

By Scott Diamond

February 17, 2020

In a February 13, 2020 letter to President Donald Trump, members of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), a group of Congressional Democrats generally supportive of free trade, demanded that the final Section 232 report on automobiles and auto parts submitted to the president in February 2019 be released. Referencing provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2020 that require the release of the report by January 19, 2020 (see Trump and Trade Update of January …

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Department of Commerce Renews Temporary General License for Huawei

By Thompson Hine International Trade

February 14, 2020

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a Federal Register notice renewing the temporary general license for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and 114 of its non-U.S. affiliates on the Entity List until April 1, 2020. As published on May 22, 2019, this temporary general license authorizes certain activities, including those necessary for the continued operations of existing networks and equipment, the support of existing mobile services, and cybersecurity research critical…

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U.S. Importer Files Complaint Challenging Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Derivative Products; Parties Agree to Injunctive Order on Importer’s Goods Only

By Thompson Hine International Trade

February 14, 2020

PrimeSource Building Products, Inc., a U.S. importer of various steel derivative products, filed a complaint (subsequently amended) in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) on February 4, 2020, arguing that President Donald Trump’s Proclamation No. 9980 is unlawful and unconstitutional. This proclamation expanded the implementation of steel and aluminum tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and directed the secretary of commerce to adjust these tariffs to also apply to…

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Hypothetically Speaking – Advertising your Back-Tested Performance

By Josh Hinderliter

February 13, 2020

In our last post, Craig laid out the process of advertising a performance track record. That’s great, if you have a track record. What about a newly operational robo-adviser with no performance history? Your firm likely has spent considerable resources building and developing an investment strategy and corresponding algorithm. But without a client base, you can’t build a performance track record, and without a performance track record, it’s difficult to build a client base.…

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USTR’s Report Lambastes WTO’s Appellate Body for Failing to Follow WTO Rules and Agreements

By Scott Diamond

February 12, 2020

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has released its Report on the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO), providing an in-depth assessment of the Appellate Body’s alleged “failure to comply with WTO rules and interpret WTO agreements as written.” In a press release, USTR Robert Lighthizer stated, “For more than 20 years, successive Administrations and the U.S. Congress have voiced significant concerns that the Appellate Body has failed to function according…

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USTR Issues Additional Section 301 Tariff Exclusions for Certain Imported Chinese Products on List 1

By Scott Diamond

February 10, 2020

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published a Federal Register notice approving exclusions from the Section 301 tariff for four imported Chinese products appearing on the first list/tranche of goods valued at $34 billion. The products are: Centrifugal pumps, submersible, designed for use in artificial lift systems for extracting oil and gas (described in statistical reporting number 8413.70.2004); Pistons and housings for hydraulic fluid power pumps of the type used in power…

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China to Reduce Tariffs on Imports of U.S. Goods Valued at $75 Billion

By Scott Diamond

February 7, 2020

China’s Ministry of Finance has announced that retaliatory tariffs it implemented on a range of U.S. goods in response to the U.S. government’s Section 301 tariffs will be reduced February 14, 2020 on certain products from 10 percent to 5 percent, and on others from 5 percent to 2.5 percent. China first implemented these retaliatory tariffs in May 2019 after trade negotiations faltered and the United States increased the tariff rates on imports of certain…

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U.S. Initiates Free Trade Agreement Negotiations with Kenya

By Scott Diamond

February 7, 2020

On February 6, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States was initiating free trade agreement negotiations with the Republic of Kenya. The announcement came shortly after President Donald Trump met with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and after the third meeting of the U.S.-Kenya Trade and Investment Working Group, which was established in August 2018 in an effort to foster a stronger bilateral trade relationship. In a brief statement…

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USTR Announces Additional Section 301 Tariff Exclusions for Certain Imported Chinese Products on List 3

USTR Revises and Increases Tariffs in WTO Dispute Award Against EU Concerning Large Civil Aircraft Subsidies

Congressional Democrats Demand Release of Section 232 Report on Automobiles and Auto Parts

Department of Commerce Renews Temporary General License for Huawei

U.S. Importer Files Complaint Challenging Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Derivative Products; Parties Agree to Injunctive Order on Importer’s Goods Only

Hypothetically Speaking – Advertising your Back-Tested Performance

USTR’s Report Lambastes WTO’s Appellate Body for Failing to Follow WTO Rules and Agreements

USTR Issues Additional Section 301 Tariff Exclusions for Certain Imported Chinese Products on List 1

China to Reduce Tariffs on Imports of U.S. Goods Valued at $75 Billion

U.S. Initiates Free Trade Agreement Negotiations with Kenya

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