According to recently released U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, the agency has assessed, as a result of tariffs implemented through U.S. government actions under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Sections 201 and 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, approximately $30.9 billion in import duties as of July
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Webinar Recording: Caught in the U.S.-China Trade War Crossfire – A Tariff Survival Guide
If you weren’t able to join us but would still like to have the information, here is a recording of our webinar on strategies to help companies deal with the U.S.-China trade war:
United States to Remove India from List of Beneficiary Developing Countries for Generalized System of Preferences
On November 24, 1975, the United States designated India as a beneficiary developing country (BDC) for the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which enabled India over the years to export roughly 2,000 products to the United States duty-free. On March 4, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intention to terminate India’s BDC designation and its…
Trump Administration Reduces Turkey’s Section 232 Tariffs from 50 to 25 Percent, Removes Turkey from GSP Program and Subjects Turkey to Section 201 Safeguard Measures
On May 16, 2019, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation reducing Section 232 tariffs on steel imports from Turkey from 50 percent to 25 percent, which had been in effect since August 2018 (see Trump and Trade Update of August 17, 2018). This tariff decrease will become effective May 21, 2019, at 12:01 a.m.…
Congressional Research Service Releases Overview Report on International Trade and Finance Issues for 116th Congress
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), a nonpartisan staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress, has released an overview report, International Trade and Finance: Overview and Issues for the 116th Congress, in which it offers a brief review of President Donald Trump’s first two years in office and policy issues that the new 116th…
Canadian Solar Cell Companies File Suit Against U.S. Tariffs
As discussed during our recent “Trump and Trade: One Year Later” webinar, 2018 will not only be a year of monitoring continued trade enforcement activities by the Trump administration, but also a year to monitor how affected countries and industries will react to such trade actions. Yesterday’s update noted WTO action by various countries regarding…
WTO Members Formally Request Consultations With the U.S. Regarding Solar Cell and Washing Machine Trade Actions
As expected, the European Union, China, South Korea and Taiwan have formally requested WTO consultations with the United States over the Trump administration’s Section 201 global safeguard measures on imports of certain solar cells and washing machines. The countries requested consultations under Article 12.3 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, which entitles affected countries who…
President Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Washing Machines and Solar Cells and Modules
Under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, President Donald Trump has imposed new tariffs on imported large residential washing machines and imported solar cells and modules, marking the first time the United States has imposed global safeguard restrictions since 2002. These new tariffs were based on recommendations by the U.S. International Trade Commission.…
U.S. International Trade Commission Releases Remedy Recommendations in Section 201 Solar Cell Investigation
As previously detailed in our September 26 Trump and Trade Update, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) unanimously determined that crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells (or solar cells) were being imported into the United States in such quantities that they were causing substantial injury to the U.S. solar equipment industry. On October 31, 2017,…
U.S. International Trade Commission Finds That Imports Injure U.S. Solar Equipment Manufacturers
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that increased imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products) are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury to the U.S. solar equipment industry. After its 4-0…