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Tariffs
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Renewable Energy Outlook
Recent Memorandum from Commerce regarding Solar Circumvention Investigation
By Jeffery R. Atkin, Michael J. Walsh Jr, Natalie S. Neals, Rachel Conrad
On May 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) released a memorandum to “All Interested Parties” that clarifies the scope of the investigation into the alleged circumvention of tariffs…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
USTR Initiates Review of 301 Tariffs on Chinese Goods
Background on USTR’s Section 301 Tariff Review: On Tuesday, May 3, USTR announced the initiation of a statutorily-required review of the tariff actions in the Section 301 investigation of China’s…
Global Policy Watch
USTR Initiates Four-Year Review of Necessity for Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Imports
By Christopher Adams, Jay Smith, John K. Veroneau
On May 3, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it is initiating a statutory four-year review of necessity for the tariffs imposed on Chinese imports…
International Trade Insights
USTR Announces Opportunity for Domestic Industry Parties to Comment on Continuation of Section 301 Tariffs
By Nithya Nagarajan, Cortney Morgan, Kayla Bussert
July 6, 2022, will mark the four-year anniversary of the institution of Section 301 tariffs against approximately $370 Billion in imports from China into the United States. In light of…
SmarTrade
USTR Initiates Four-Year Review of Section 301 Tariff Actions on Imports of Certain Chinese Products
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On May 3, 2022, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a notice initiating a statutory four-year review of Section 301 tariffs on imports of certain Chinese products initially implemented by…
Lights On
U.S. Department of Commerce Investigation of Solar Panel Imports Puts Solar Projects at Risk
By Brian Kelly, Emilie McNally, Mike Woodard, Heather Arbogast, Jake Spilman, Mark Staines
On March 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced it is investigating whether imports of solar panels assembled in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are circumventing duties intended…
International Trade Law
U.S. Court of International Trade Rules USTR Violated APA When Imposing Section 301 List 3 and List 4A Tariffs on Chinese Goods
By John Brew, Daniel Cannistra
On April 1, 2022, a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) unanimously found that the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR’s) imposition of…
SmarTrade
CIT Issues Opinion in China Section 301 Tariff Refund Litigation Addressing Motion to Dismiss and Cross-Motion for Judgment on the Record
By Scott E. Diamond**, David M. Schwartz
On April 1, 2022, the three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its opinion in the China Section 301 tariff refund litigation regarding the government defendants’…
China Law Blog
Beware of Transshipment
U.S. companies importing goods from Southeast Asia must beware of transshipment schemes by Chinese suppliers. Not only do these schemes mean dealing with China problems after a supposed China departure,…
SmarTrade
USTR Reinstates Certain Expired China Section 301 Product Exclusions
On March 23, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it was reinstating certain previously granted and extended product exclusions in the China Section 301 investigation.…