Treasury Naming China a Currency Manipulator Could Impact Future CVD Cases
On August 5th, the U.S. Treasury labeled China a currency manipulator, a move not taken by the United States since the early 1990s, as China allowed its currency to fall to an 11-year low against the...
View ArticleRECENT USTR SECTION 301 PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released three distinct batches of product exclusion requests from its Section 301 tariffs during July and early-August. On July 9, USTR...
View ArticleUnder the Wire: FAR Council Announces Interim Rule to Implement NDAA...
On August 13, 2019, the FAR Council will publish in the Federal Register an interim rule, FAR Subpart 4.21, effective immediately, which implements a portion of section 889 of the FY 2019 National...
View ArticleUSTR Unveils List of Products Subject to the Proposed 10 Percent Tariff on...
On August 13, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released two additional lists of products that will be subject to a 10 percent tariff on approximately $300 billion worth of imported Chinese...
View ArticleFashion Industry Affected by USTR’s Proposed 10 Percent Ad Valorem Tariff on...
In June 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced additional tariffs on products imported from China. The additional tariffs are part of the U.S.’ response to China’s...
View ArticleChina Announces $75 Billion in Additional Retaliatory Tariffs
On August 23, the Customs Tariff Commission of China’s State Council announced the decision to impose approximately $75 billion in additional tariffs on the United States. Beijing’s latest retaliatory...
View ArticleTrump indicates he will raise tariffs on Chinese imports in retaliation...
On Friday, August 23, 2019, President Trump indicated in a series of tweets that tariffs on the $250 billion of imports already in place would be raised to 30% from 25% on October 1. President Trump...
View ArticleUSTR Ordered to Raise All Section 301 Tariffs by 5% Due to Chinese Retaliation
A statement on the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) website announced the Trump administration will add 5% to all Section 301 tariffs. List 4 duties on goods worth $300 billion will now...
View ArticleChina Exempts 16 Types of U.S. Products from Retaliatory Tariffs ahead of...
On September 11, China’s Ministry of Finance announced exemptions for 16 U.S. product lines from retaliatory tariffs. The exemptions are seen as a gesture of good will from China and an attempt to...
View ArticleTrade Talks between U.S. and China to Resume on October 10.
Trade talks between the United States and China are set to resume on October 10, 2019 in Washington, D.C., in order to determine if the two countries can make a plan to lead them out of the current...
View ArticleWTO Grants China Clearance for $3.5 Billion in Retaliation to U.S....
On November 1, 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) granted China clearance to levy $3.5 billion of duties on U.S. goods in response to a WTO case where China challenged a wide-range of U.S....
View ArticleCustoms Ruling of the Week – Classification of Charging Mousepads from China
In ruling NY N306782, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discussed the classification of charging mousepads from China. The items are the PowerTrack Wireless Charging Mousepad and the PowerTrack Plush...
View ArticlePreliminary Injunction Granted Against U.S. Government in Solar Energy Tariff...
Last week, the U.S. Court of International Trade(CIT) granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government, including U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Acting Commissioner...
View ArticleU.S. Agrees to Suspend List 4b Tariffs and Decrease List 4a Tariffs in a...
On December 13, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a “Phase One” agreement with China that will cease the imposition of 15% tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese imports...
View ArticleChina Announces Tariff Adjustments for 2020
The Chinese Ministry of Finance (the MOF) issued this week a “Notice on Tariff Adjustment Plan 2020” (the “Notice”) adjusting tariffs for certain products effective January 1, 2020. According to the...
View ArticleU.S. and China Sign “Phase One” Trade Deal
Today President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a “Phase One” trade agreement, the first formal text agreement between the two sides since the United States initiated the Section 301...
View ArticleChina: Using Customs to Protect Your Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Our retail multinational clients often ask if there is an effective way of protecting intellectual property rights (“IPR”) in China. While traditional enforcement remedies in China have been...
View ArticleGetting Products to China: Avoiding Tariff Classification Traps in Uncertain...
Chinese law requires companies to accurately classify and declare goods imported into or exported out of China under its version of the Harmonized System (HS). Importers and exporters who fail to...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Key Issues for Employers
As concern about coronavirus – the upper-respiratory infection that was first diagnosed in humans in Wuhan, China in late 2019, and has spread to the United States in recent days – grows worldwide,...
View ArticleCoronavirus: DHS Announces New Travel Restrictions on Certain Inbound U.S....
New Measures for Rerouting Flights and Passengers from China The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced over the weekend that to combat the spread of the Coronavirus, all flights departing...
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