On February 11, 2021, in a unanimous 5-0 vote, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) terminated its Section 201 global safeguard investigation of U.S. blueberry imports, determining that increased imports of fresh, chilled, or frozen blueberries are not a substantial cause of serious injury, or threat of serious injury, to the domestic industry producing an
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U.S. International Trade Commission Initiates Section 201 Safeguard Investigation into Imports of Fresh, Chilled or Frozen Blueberries
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In accordance with a formal request from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (see Update of October 5, 2020), the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has initiated a Section 201 global safeguard investigation “to determine whether fresh, chilled or frozen blueberries are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities…
USTR Requests Initiation of ITC Section 201 Global Safeguard Investigation into Blueberry Imports
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On September 29, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) requested that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) initiate a Section 201 global safeguard investigation into “the extent to which increased imports of blueberries have caused serious injury or threat thereof to domestic blueberry growers.” This is one of numerous proposed actions announced…