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Tariffs
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International Trade Law
Section 301 Tariffs for List 3 may be Raised to 25 Percent
By John Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Spencer Toubia
On Sunday, May 5, 2019, President Trump announced that he would raise the List 3 Section 301 tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of imported Chinese…
SmarTrade
Trump Tweets Additional Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Products To Be Imposed May 10
By Thompson Hine International Trade
Just days after it became publicly known that U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer was preparing to implement an exclusion request process for the third tranche of imported Chinese products…
SmarTrade
USTR Lighthizer Indicates Exclusion Process Will Begin for Chinese Products Subject to 10% Tariff
By Thompson Hine International Trade
In February 2019, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer testified before the House Ways & Means Committee regarding U.S.-China trade issues (see Trump and Trade Update of February 28, 2019).…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Can Importers Get A Refund of Canadian Steel Safeguard Duties on 5 Steel Products?
Canada The short answer is yes. To the extent that steel safeguard duties were applied to imports of (1) concrete reinforcing bar, (2) hot-rolled steel sheet, (3) pre-painted steel, (4)…
International Trade Law
FCA Suit Brought Against Importer for Evading Customs Duties
By Alexander H. Schaefer, Jason Crawford, Allegra Flamm
The U.S. Department of Justice recently intervened in United States ex rel Vale v. Selective Marketplace Ltd., a False Claims Act (FCA) suit brought against a clothing importer for allegedly…
Global Supply Chain Law Blog
US and EU Release Preliminary Tariff Lists Amid WTO Aircraft Subsidies Disputes
As a tactic in the ongoing civilian aircraft subsidies dispute between the US and the EU at the World Trade Organization, the US government has proposed a preliminary list to…
SmarTrade
U.S. Trade Representative Releases Third List of Product Exclusions from Section 301 China Tariffs
By Thompson Hine International Trade
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has released another list of products that have been granted exclusions from the Section 301 tariffs on imported goods from China, granting exemptions…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Frances Hadfield to Speak on “Trade, Tariffs & Trump”
On April 24 , Crowell & Moring’s Frances Hadfield will speak at the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) Business & Risk Management Summit. Frances will provide best practices and…
SmarTrade
WTO Dispute Settlement Panel’s Decision to Rule on National Security Exception May Have a Major Impact on Trump Administration’s Section 232 Tariffs
By Thompson Hine International Trade
A World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel ruling, Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit, issued last week on a member’s use of the WTO’s so-called “national security exception”…
International Trade Law
Trump Administration Readies $11 Billion in Tariffs against EU and Schedules Section 301 Hearing in WTO Airbus Case
By Frances P. Hadfield, Spencer Toubia, Edward Goetz
On April 8, 2019, the Trump administration released a list (see Annex) of $11 billion of European goods threatened with tariffs because of the WTO decision finding that “harmful subsidies”…