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Tariffs
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ImmigrationProf Blog
How Trump tariff threats might plunge Mexico into recession and stoke immigration
Kate Linthicum for the Los Angeles Times reports that, if former President Trump is reelected and follows through with his promise to raise tariffs on imports, "experts say much of…
International Trade Law
New (Limited) Exclusion Process Begins for Section 301 Tariff Action – Opportunity for Domestic Manufacturing
By John Brew, Maria Vanikiotis, Andrew J. Schlegel
On October 15, 2024, the Office of the United States Representative (“USTR”) announced a new process for interested parties to request temporary exclusion from Section 301 duties on certain Chinese-origin…
SmarTrade
USTR Opens Section 301 Tariff Exclusion Process for Certain Machinery from China Used in Domestic Manufacturing
By Scott E. Diamond**, David M. Schwartz, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On October 15, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it has opened a process for interested parties to request that certain machinery from China…
International Trade Law
Retractable Technologies, Inc. Contests Section 301 Tariff Increase, Files Complaint
By Weronika Bukowski, Emily Devereaux, Ivy Xun
On September 26, 2024, Texas-based syringe importer Retractable Technologies, Inc. (“Retractable”) filed a complaint before the United States Court of International Trade contesting the Office of the United States Trade…
SmarTrade
USTR Seeks Public Comments on Increase of China Section 301 Tariffs on Five HTSUS Subheadings
By Scott E. Diamond**, David M. Schwartz, Samir D. Varma
On September 20, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it is seeking public comments on proposed modifications announced on September 13, 2024 to the tariff actions in…
China Law Blog
Quick Question Tuesday, Part 9. What is China’s Game Plan for International Business Relations?
What is China’s Game Plan for International Business Relations? As lawyers, we spend a lot of time fielding good, bad, weird, interesting, deep, superficial, and all types of other questions…
SmarTrade
USTR Finalizes Action on China Section 301 Tariffs Following Four-Year Review
By Scott E. Diamond**, David M. Schwartz, Samir D. Varma, Kerem Bilge
On September 13, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced in a Federal Register notice the final modifications to its tariff actions in the Section 301 investigation…
International Trade Law
USTR Announces Final Decisions on Section 301 Tariffs
By John Brew, Andrew J. Schlegel
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) today published a Federal Register notice announcing its final modifications to its Four-Year Statutory Review of U.S. Section 301 tariffs on…
International Trade Insights
USTR Finalizes List of Section 301 Products Subject to Increased Duties and Exclusions, Following Four-Year Statutory Review
By Jamie Shookman, Nithya Nagarajan, Daniel Wilson, Jeffrey Neeley
On September 13, 2024, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it has finalized the modifications to the Section 301 trade actions following the completion of its four-year statutory review…
SmarTrade
USTR Announces Another Delay in Upcoming Changes to China Section 301 Tariffs
By David M. Schwartz, Aaron C. Mandelbaum, Scott E. Diamond**
On August 30, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a press release stating that the agency “intends” to publicize tariff increases on certain products subject…