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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
China Exempts 16 Types of U.S. Products from Retaliatory Tariffs ahead of Trade Talks with U.S.
By Frances P. Hadfield, Spencer Toubia, Edward Goetz
On September 11, 2019, China’s Ministry of Finance announced exemptions for sixteen (16) U.S. product lines from its retaliatory tariffs against the United States. These exemptions may be viewed as a gesture of…
International Trade Law
China Exempts 16 Types of U.S. Products from Retaliatory Tariffs ahead of Trade Talks
By Frances P. Hadfield, Spencer Toubia
On September 11, China’s Ministry of Finance announced exemptions for 16 U.S. product lines from retaliatory tariffs. The exemptions are seen as a gesture of good will from China and…
International Trade Insights
August Trade Law Update: Presidential Actions
By Turner Kim, Nithya Nagarajan, Cortney Morgan
President Trump Announces Tariffs on $300 Billion of Chinese Products On Thursday, August 1, 2019, President Trump announced via twitter an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
ITC Publishes Final Rule Regarding Filing of Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Petitions
By John Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Aaron Marx, Edward Goetz, Crowell & Moring
On August 27, 2019, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) published a final rule regarding the procedures for the preparation and filing of Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) petitions and public…
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.…
International Trade Law
USTR Ordered to Raise All Section 301 Tariffs by 5% Due to Chinese Retaliation
By Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz
A statement on the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) website announced the Trump administration will add 5% to all Section 301 tariffs. List 4 duties on goods worth…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Tariff Turmoil Gets Hotter!
By Su Ross
Today (September 11, 2019), President Trump announced a short reprieve for goods on Lists 1, 2 and 3. The 301 tariff on those Chinese goods will still rise from 25%…