Amidst the Government of Canada’s energetic pace in sanctioning individuals and entities across several geopolitical hotspots, a former Prime Minister of Hati, Lauren Salvador Lamothe, is challenging a decision to subject him to sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) …
A Commerce Department notice forthcoming in the Federal Register provides interested parties until Sunday, December 18, 2022, to provide comments concerning the future of the particular market situation (“PMS”) provision added to the antidumping duty statute in 2015 that enables …
In recognition of the quality of the firm’s work, today Who’s Who Legal presented Cassidy Levy Kent with its global 2022 Trade and Customs Firm of the Year Award. The Award was announced at Who’s Who Legal’s 9th…
The U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) set a November 30 deadline for parties to respond to a request for information regarding the DOE’s implementation of the Defense Production Act (“DPA”), which was authorized by Presidential Proclamation. The DOE seeks comments …
USTR has created an opportunity for interested parties to submit comments concerning the effects of Section 301 tariffs on imports from China (Lists 1, 2, 3, and 4A). This is the latest step in USTR’s ongoing four-year review of the …
The U.S. International Trade Commission (“Commission”) has issued questionnaires to companies operating in Foreign-Trade Zones (“FTZs”) in the United States, as well as companies benefiting under related programs in Canada and Mexico.
According to a recent ITC briefing, the questionnaire …
Yesterday U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released “operational guidance” to prepare importers and the trade community for CBP’s aggressive enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) beginning on June 21, 2022. Importers should review the document to …
In anticipation of the June 21 implementation deadline for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun issuing letters to “known importers” of imported merchandise possibly subject to the UFLPA. This includes imported …
The United States, in coordination with other G7 countries, last week introduced a new round of sanctions and export control restrictions against Russia. These actions include the following:
On May 5, the U.S. International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) announced the initiation of an investigation into the impact of tariffs on U.S. imports under Section 232 (e.g., the steel and aluminum tariffs) and Section 301 (e.g.…