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 …
Today the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the initiation of an investigation into whether the quantities or circumstances of mobile crane imports into the United States threaten to impair the national security.
According to Commerce’s press release, the …
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced two modifications to address the impact of COVID-19 on D.C.-based operations in response to efforts to mitigate against the further spread of the novel coronavirus.
First, the Enforcement & Compliance Unit announced …
President Trump issued an Executive Order today authorizing temporary relief of the payment of certain duties, interest and fees associated with imported merchandise.
The order specifically calls for 90 days of deferral for regular tariffs – known as “most-favored-nation” (MFN) …
The U.S. Department of Commerce today published a Final Rule in the Federal Register establishing a framework for declaring a foreign country’s “currency devaluation” a government subsidy in U.S. countervailing duty proceedings. Commerce’s new rule applies to all new countervailing …
The U.S. Department of Commerce and representatives of Mexican tomato growers today signed a new suspension agreement, that will terminate the current 17.56 percent tariffs on imported Mexican tomatoes while closing loopholes that existed in previous suspension agreements.
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