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International Trade Insights
BIS Announces the Opportunity to Submit Comments in the Section 232 Investigation on Imports of Steel for Electrical Transformers
By Nithya Nagarajan, Cortney Morgan, Camron Greer
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a Federal Register Notice on May, 19, 2020, inviting comments from interested parties on its investigation regarding the potential…
International Trade Insights
Commerce to Investigate Expansion of Section 232 Tariffs on Steel to Include Imports of Electrical Transformer Steel
By Nithya Nagarajan, Jeffrey Neeley
On Monday May 4, 2020, the Department of Commerce issued a news release announcing the start of a Section 232 investigation on imports of “Laminations and Wound Cores for Incorporation…
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Commerce Department Proposes New Aluminum Import Licensing System
By Nithya Nagarajan, Cortney Morgan
On April 29, 2020, the Commerce Department (“Commerce”) published a notice in Federal Register announcing that it is proposing new regulations that would establish an Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis…
SmarTrade
Thyssenkrupp Materials NA, Inc. Becomes Latest U.S. Aluminum and Steel Importer to Challenge Section 232 Duties
On April 21, 2020, Thyssenkrupp Materials NA, Inc., and several of its related operating divisions filed a complaint in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) against the United States…
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DOJ Argues President Can Modify Section 232 Tariffs at Any Time to Protect National Security
PrimeSource Building Products, Inc., a U.S. importer of various steel derivative products, filed an amended complaint in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) on February 4, 2020, arguing that…
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Secretary Ross Provides Update on Section 232 Steel/Aluminum Trade Actions to Senate Committee on Appropriations
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On March 5, 2020, Secretary Wilbur Ross testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to discuss President Donald Trump’s fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget request for the Department of Commerce. In…
International Trade Insights
February 2020 Trade Law Update
By Nithya Nagarajan, Cortney Morgan, Camron Greer
In Husch Blackwell’s February 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: USTR announces increase in Section 301 tariffs for aircraft…
International Trade Insights
Federal Circuit Upholds President’s Authority to Impose Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
On February 28, 2020, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of International Trade’s decision that found the institution of Section 232 tariffs on steel and…
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President Trump Declines to Impose Section 232 Tariffs on Titanium Sponge Imports
On February 27, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum declining to impose Section 232 tariffs on imports of titanium sponge. While concurring with the findings of the Department…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
UPDATE: Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Derivatives List Extremely Limited
By Joshua Morey
Late last Friday evening, President Trump issued a proclamation imposing duties on imports of certain derivatives of steel and aluminum articles that have been found to threaten the national security. …