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International Economic Law and Policy Blog
Comments by Steve Charnovitz on 232 Autos Investigation Filed 8 June 2018
Comments by Steve Charnovitz on US Department of Commerce Section 232 Investigation of Automobiles, DOC-2018-0002 June 8, 2018 As I noted in my April 26, 2017 comments on the 232…
International Trade Insights
Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Nowadays, the only thing that remains certain in the industry of domestic and global trade is the unpredictability of influential decisions made by the U.S. government and how those decisions…
International Trade Law
EU’s Section 232 Retaliation Tariffs Expected to Start in July
By Edward Goetz, Charles De Jager
On June 6, the European Commission (Commission) issued a press release stating, “The College of Commissioners endorsed today the decision to impose additional duties on the full list of US…
International Trade Law
CBP Issues Instructions to Importers on Using Approved Steel And Aluminum Product Exclusions
By Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz
On June 5, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a message providing instructions for importers who receive approval for a steel or aluminum product exclusion from the Department of…
Global Trade Law Blog
Another Day Another Tariff… and Other Recent Restrictions on China
By J. Scott Maberry, Lisa Mays
In what has become his trademark Trumpian manner, the President announced last Friday that new tariffs and trade restrictions against China are on again, at the same moment that his…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Housekeeping Items at Ways and Means and Senate Finance
By Lai K. Lam
In June, the congressional tax-writing committees may hold additional hearings on the economic impact of tax reform. Additionally, a House Ways and Means Committee hearing regarding the impact of tariffs…
The Daily Intake
Food and Agriculture Industries to Face Retaliatory Measures in Response to Trump Tariffs
On June 1, the Trump Administration announced that it will extend tariffs on steel and aluminum to Mexico, Canada, and the European Union (EU), which originally had been exempted from…
International Trade Law
President Imposes Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Duties on Imports from the European Union, Canada, and Mexico
By Spencer Toubia, Cherie Walterman, Edward Goetz
On May 31, 2018, President Trump signed two new presidential proclamations adjusting steel and aluminum duties initiated under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. These ended temporary…
Canada-U.S. Blog
232 Auto Investigation Timeline Published
By Su Ross
The Federal Register notice advising the timeline which applies to the Administration’s 232 investigation regarding automobiles and parts was published on May 30, 2018. The relevant time frame requires that…
SmarTrade
Trump Administration Self-Initiates Section 232 National Security Investigation into Automobile and Automotive Parts Imports
By Thompson Hine International Trade
Key Notes: On May 23, 2018, the Department of Commerce self initiated a Section 232 national security investigation concerning the imports of automobiles and automotive parts. A formal docket has…