Topic
Tariffs
1,628 published works
International Trade Law
China Section 301 List 2 Exclusion Request Procedures Published in Federal Register
By John Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz
On September 18, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice in the Federal Register explaining the procedures and criteria related to requests for product exclusions from the additional tariffs placed…
SmarTrade
U.S. Trade Representative Announces Section 301 Product Exclusion Process for Second List of Chinese Products Subject to 25 Percent Tariff
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On August 16, 2018, the United States implemented retaliatory tariffs of 25 percent on U.S. imports of 279 Chinese products covering an estimated trade value of $16 billion in 2018.…
International Trade Insights
USTR Announces New Process for Exclusion Requests on 2nd Round of Section 301 Tariffs on China
By Jeffrey Neeley, Nithya Nagarajan, Katherine Stubblefield
On Tuesday, September 18, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a process for obtaining product exclusions from the 25% tariffs on certain products imported from China…
International Trade Insights
New Section 301 Tariffs Released with Few Exemptions Granted
By Jeffrey Neeley, Nithya Nagarajan, Beau Jackson
On Monday, September 17, 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) finalized and released the list of imported products from China (approximately $200 billion) for which additional…
China Law Blog
China Tariffs and What to do Now
By Dan Harris
1. US Tariffs on China Goods Will Get Worse Give it a few months and the Trump tariffs are likely only going to get worse. I say this not…
International Trade Law
President Signs Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Act of 2018 – Cuts or Eliminates Tariffs on 1,660 Items
By John Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Aaron Marx, Edward Goetz
On September 13, 2018, President Trump signed the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Act of 2018 (MTB), which temporarily reduces or eliminates import duties on specified raw materials and intermediate products…
International Trade Insights
Commerce Announces New and Improved Section 232 Product Exclusion Process
By Nithya Nagarajan, Jeffrey Neeley, Beau Jackson, Katherine Stubblefield
On September 7, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), announced a series of significant changes to the current procedures for companies seeking product-specific exclusions…
SmarTrade
U.S. Trade Representative Closes Comment Period on Third Proposed List of HTS Subheadings for China Section 301 Tariffs
By Thompson Hine International Trade
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has closed the public comment period on whether to take further action in the form of an additional 10 or 25 percent tariff on certain…
The Continuum of Risk
Vapor Industry Coalition Submits Comment to the U.S. Trade Representative Opposing Additional Tariffs on Chinese Vapor Products
On September 6, 2018, a coalition of vapor industry trade associations and businesses – specifically the Smoke-Free Alternatives Trade Association (SFATA), the American E-Liquid Manufacturing Standards Association (AEMSA), the American…
SmarTrade
President Trump Amends Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Product Exclusion Request Processes for Imports from Countries under Negotiated Quotas
By Thompson Hine International Trade
Late Wednesday night, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced targeted relief from the voluntary quotas the United States successfully negotiated with South Korea, Argentina and Brazil on steel, and with…