Yesterday a three-judge panel of the US Court of International Trade (CIT) issued Slip Opinion 20-98, which rejected President Donald Trump’s decision to increase tariffs from 25 to 50 percent on Turkish steel imposed pursuant to Section 232 of …
The U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, and Homeland Security yesterday issued a business advisory regarding supply chain risks associated with the forced labor and human rights abuses occurring in Xinjiang, China against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups. The …
Update: The USMCA has entered into force and replaced the NAFTA. On June 30, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection published its “USMCA: Final Implementation Instructions.”
Original Post from June 20, 2020:
The USMCA—North America’s new preferential trade …
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated investigations pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) adopted or under consideration by Austria, Brazil, the Czech Republic, the European Union, India, Indonesia, …
CLK stands in solidarity with our fellow Americans exercising their constitutional rights to protest peacefully for racial justice. For far too long, racial injustice has pervaded American society. Over the centuries, the legal profession sadly facilitated systemic discrimination against minorities, …
President Donald Trump today announced his intention to revoke Hong Kong’s special trade status. This comes as part of the Administration’s broader response to a perceived encroachment on Hong Kong’s status as a semi-autonomous special administrative region by the Government …
The Department of Commerce today published a notice requesting comments from the public on the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariff exclusion process. In particular, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is seeking public comments on “the appropriateness of …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced “continued progress” concerning the agriculture provisions in the U.S. China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement. The first phase went into effect on February …
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced its intent to issue new restrictions on Chinese telecommunications company Huawei’s ability to use American manufactured technology and software. The new ruling, published in the Federal Register today, …
World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo announced he will step down from his position effective August 31, 2020. In his announcement, Azevêdo stated his hope that his early departure would relieve some of the burden on the organization as it …