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International Trade Law
U.S. Court of International Trade Holds Section 232 Duties on Aluminum and Steel to be Constitutional
By Frances P. Hadfield, Yun Gao
On March 25, 2019, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) in American Institute for International Steel, Inc., Sim-Tex, LP and Kurt Orban Partners, LLC v. United States, held that Section 232…
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U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation into Titanium Sponge
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On September 27, 2018, Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET) filed a Section 232 petition alleging that the quantity or circumstances of U.S. titanium sponge imports threaten to impair national security. On…
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Consolidated Appropriations Act for Funding the Government Includes Requirements for Sections 232 and 301 Tariff Exclusion Processes
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On February 15, 2019, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Act) that fully funds the government for the remainder of the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2019.…
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Additional Legislation Introduced in Congress Seeks to Curtail Executive Branch’s Authority to Implement Section 232 Tariffs
By Thompson Hine International Trade
As reported in our post of January 25, 2019, members of the 116th session of Congress are seeking ways to address President Donald Trump’s authority to unilaterally impose tariffs under…
International Trade Insights
The New Era of Tariffs: A Section 232 and Section 301 Timeline for 2018
By Nithya Nagarajan, Jeffrey Neeley, Katherine Stubblefield, Turner Kim
With the year winding down, we have prepared a comprehensive timeline and summary of the tariff actions of 2018, including the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs and Section 301…
International Trade Law Compass
CBP Issues Update on Enforcement of Continuous Bond Amounts
This post is authored by Fox Rothschild associate Rocky Rogers: As a result of the new Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs on steel, aluminum, and goods imported from China,…
International Trade Insights
Opportunity for Quota Exclusion Requests for Steel and Aluminum Products from Argentina, Brazil and South Korea subject to Section 232 Sanctions
By Robert Stang, Katherine Stubblefield
On August 29, 2018, President Trump issued proclamations announcing that companies will be able to request exclusions from the Section 232 quantitative limitations (i.e., quotas) for certain steel and aluminum…
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United States Increases Tariffs on Turkish Products; Turkey Responds with Increased Tariffs on U.S. Products
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On August 10, 2018, President Trump announced on Twitter that the United States would double Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs on Turkey, referencing the drop of the Turkish lira…
International Trade Law
President Raises Section 232 Tariff on Steel Imported from Turkey to 50%
By Spencer Toubia, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz
On August 10, 2018, President Trump issued a new Proclamation Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States from Turkey. Steel articles covered by Section 232 from Turkey are now…
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Department of Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation into Uranium Imports
By Thompson Hine International Trade
The Department of Commerce has announced the initiation of a Section 232 investigation into whether the present quantity and circumstances of uranium ore and product imports into the United States…