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International Trade Insights
USTR Requesting Comments on Extending March 2019 Section 301 List 1 Product Exclusions
By Nithya Nagarajan, Camron Greer
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it is seeking comments from interested parties on whether or not to extend previously granted Section 301 exclusions for another…
SmarTrade
USTR Grants Only Six Extensions for China Section 301 Exclusions Set to Expire December 28
By Thompson Hine International Trade
Playing the role of Scrooge, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), after seeking comments on whether to extend for another year certain product exclusions it granted in December…
International Trade Insights
USTR Announces New Section 301 Product Exclusions
By Nithya Nagarajan, Turner Kim, Camron Greer
On November 26, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued another round of product exclusions pertaining to the 25% Section 301 List 3 Tariffs. The new list of exclusions…
SmarTrade
USTR Seeks Public Comment on Extension of Granted Product Exclusions for China Section 301 List/Tranche 1
By Thompson Hine International Trade
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced that it is seeking public comment on its consideration of extending certain product exclusions it granted in December 2018 in…
International Trade Insights
Two New Sets of Section 301 Product Exclusions
By Nithya Nagarajan, Camron Greer, Turner Kim
On September 30, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register Notice announcing two new sets of product exclusions for Section 301 tariffs on…
China Law Blog
New AD/CVD Petition: Glass Containers from China
By Adams Lee
On September 25, 2019, the American Glass Packaging Coalition (Petitioner), consisting of Anchor Glass Container Corp and Ardagh Glass Inc., filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions against Certain…
SmarTrade
President Trump Announces Two-Week Postponement in Section 301 Tariff Rate Increase
By Thompson Hine International Trade
President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that his administration will delay until October 15, 2019, its increase in Section 301 tariffs from 25 percent to 30 percent on products from…
International Trade Law
Comment Period Announced for Section 301 Tariff Increase to 30% on Lists 1-3 Worth $250 Billion
By John Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Spencer Toubia, Edward Goetz
According to a Federal Register Notice published on September 3, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) proposes to increase additional duties from 25 percent to 30 percent on the products…
SmarTrade
USTR Formally Proposes Section 301 Tariff Increase from 25% to 30% on Imports of Certain Chinese Products
By Thompson Hine International Trade
Following up on President Donald Trump’s tweets and an earlier press statement (see Trump and Trade Update of August 26, 2019), the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has…
SmarTrade
USTR Formally Increases Tranche/List 4 Tariffs from 10 to 15 Percent
By Thompson Hine International Trade
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) formally announced today that an additional duty rate of 15 percent – not 10 percent as originally announced – will begin Sept.…