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China Law Blog
Even if You Diversify Your Supply Chain, You Need to Keep Your Head on a Swivel
By Dan Harris
Small- and medium-sized companies have smaller toolboxes than large manufacturers when it comes to de-risking their supply chains, but even the big players have endured plenty of pain over the…
International Trade Law
Customs Ruling of the Week – Classification of a Motorcycle
In ruling N326004 (June 3, 2022), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discussed the country of origin and tariff classification of a motorcycle. The merchandise was identified as the XR-150L Series…
SmarTrade
Federal Circuit Dismisses Broad Challenge to Section 232 Tariffs
By Scott E. Diamond**, David M. Schwartz
In a June 9, 2022 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit or CAFC) upheld the decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT)…
SmarTrade
Declaring an Emergency, President Biden Exempts Certain Solar Cell Imports from Duties for 24 Months and Invokes DPA to Accelerate Domestic Production
By Scott E. Diamond**, David M. Schwartz
On June 6, 2022, President Joseph Biden announced that he was declaring an emergency “with respect to the threats to the availability of sufficient electricity generation capacity to meet expected…
International Trade Insights
President Puts Hold on Tariffs and Duties On Solar Panels and Parts of Solar Panels From Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand
By Jeffrey Neeley, Isabella Peek
On June 6, 2022, President Biden declared a national emergency (the “Declaration”) in relation to energy resources and temporarily extended the time of duty-free importation of solar panels and parts…
SmarTrade
USTR Again Extends Certain China Section 301 Product Exclusions for COVID-19 Response
By David M. Schwartz, Samir D. Varma, Scott E. Diamond**
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced that it will again extend Section 301 product exclusions for imports from China of medical care products needed to address…
China Law Blog
U.S.-China Trade Policy and The Future of China-Focused Section 301 Duties
1. The Biden Administration’s Emerging China Trade Policy Following more than a year of reviewing its options against the backdrop of a global pandemic, disrupted supply chains, surging inflation, eroding…
International Trade Law
ITC Section 332 Proceedings: Investigation into Economic Impacts of Section 301 and 232 tariffs.
By John Brew, Frances P. Hadfield
On May 10, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a Federal Register notice stating that it will conduct an investigation into the economic impacts of the Section 301 and…
SmarTrade
U.S. International Trade Commission to Investigate Effects of Section 232 and Section 301 Tariffs on U.S. Industries
By Scott E. Diamond**, David M. Schwartz, Samir D. Varma
On May 5, 2022, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced the initiation of a general factfinding investigation that will examine the impact of tariffs on U.S. imports under section…
Global Trade Policy Blog
USTR Starts “Review of Necessity” of Section 301 Tariffs
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) has recently initiated a statutory four-year review of the two actions taken under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974,…