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Section 301 Tariffs
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SmarTrade
USTR Lighthizer Testifies Before House Ways & Means Committee on U.S.-China Trade
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On February 27, 2019, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), testified before the House Ways & Means Committee on U.S.-China trade relations. In his brief opening statement, the ambassador…
International Trade Law
Trump Announces Postponement of Section 301 Tariff Increase
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz
On Sunday, February 24, 2019, President Trump announced that he will be postponing the scheduled Section 301 tariff increase from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of imported…
International Trade Insights
President Trump Delays Section 301 Tariff Increase on Tranche 3
By Robert Stang, Katherine Stubblefield, Turner Kim
On February 24, 2019, President Trump announced via tweet that he would be delaying the increase of Section 301 tariffs on China. The U.S. planned to increase tariffs on $200…
SmarTrade
President Trump Tweets Postponement of Additional Section 301 Tariffs
By Thompson Hine International Trade
President Donald Trump announced via Twitter on Sunday, February 24, 2019, that he will be postponing the scheduled March 2, 2019, increase in Section 301 tariffs from 10 to 25…
China Law Blog
Tariffs on Chinese Products
By Adams Lee
There have been a couple recent developments regarding the Section 301 tariffs imposed by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) on a broad range of products imported from…
SmarTrade
U.S. Trade Representative Grants First Round of Product Exclusions for U.S. Imports from China Subject to Section 301 25 Percent Tariff
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On December 21, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced its first round of product exclusions for U.S. imports from China receiving a 25 percent tariff increase…
International Trade Law
CBP Posts Notice on Section 301 Product Exclusions Announced on December 28, 2018
[caption id="attachment_3169" align="alignnone" width="300"] Photo by Vidar Nordli-Mathisen on Unsplash;[/caption] Earlier this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted a notice on Section 301 Product Exclusions announced on December 28,…
International Trade Law
USTR Grants First Section 301 List 1 of Product Exclusions
By John Brew, Spencer Toubia, Edward Goetz
On December 21, 2018 USTR submitted for publication a Federal Register Notice with the first list of products excluded from Section 301 Tariffs on certain products from China. The Products…
International Trade Insights
President Trump Holds Off on Increase of Section 301 Tariffs
By Robert Stang, Jeffrey Neeley, Katherine Stubblefield, Nithya Nagarajan, Turner Kim
On Saturday, December 1, 2018, President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met to discuss trade relations between the two countries. Following their meeting, President Trump indicated that he would…
Antitrust, Competition and Trade
Mexico, China and Section 301
By Kelley Drye
One of the potential consequences of the U.S.-China trade dispute is that more companies may consider supply chain sourcing from third countries such as Mexico. This may include direct sourcing…