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Facing Fentanyl, a national coalition of fentanyl awareness organizations working to combat the illicit fentanyl epidemic, filed a petition with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) under [...]

MONTEREY, Calif. -- The following information was released by the office of California Rep. Jimmy Panetta: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), chair of the House Kazakhstan Caucus, released the [...]

'Number one, I don't need them. I don't need Congress {to impose tariffs}.' - Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania (Sept. 23, 2024) The 2024 U.S. Presidential [...]

On September 13, the Biden-Harris Administration published a fact sheet regarding its intended plans for tackling the exponential increase of shipments claiming the de minimis exemption and calls upon Congress [...]

Earlier this summer, the US steel and aluminum industries urged the Office of the US Trade Representative ('USTR') to use Section 301 tariffs to target alleged transshipments of Chinese exports, [...]

Highlights The Biden Administration announced the completion of a review by the Office of the United States Trade Representative of China's trade practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act [...]

On May 22, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the text of a Federal Register notice detailing the tariff codes to be impacted by the Biden [...]

On May 22, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register notice that provides additional information on the new or increased tariffs on select Chinese-origin products [...]

Key Takeaways: The Biden administration is planning on increasing tariffs on a variety of goods from China including semiconductors, electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, critical minerals, and certain medical products. The [...]

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced he successfully pushed the Biden Administration to investigate Chinas unfair trade practices that undercut American shipbuilding, threaten our national security, and hurt American workers. [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced he successfully pushed the Biden Administration to investigate China's unfair [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin: Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bob Casey (D-PA) announced growing support for their push for [...]

U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are pressing the Biden Administration to support Americas solar manufacturing industry. Earlier this month, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock pressed the Biden [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown joined colleagues in calling on the Biden Administration to investigate China's unfair trade [...]

U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are pressing the Biden Administration to support Americas solar manufacturing industry. Earlier this month, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock pressed the Biden [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff: U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are pressing the Biden Administration to support America's solar manufacturing [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown: -- Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is pushing the Biden Administration to increase tariffs on Chinese solar [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Connecticut Senator Christopher Murphy: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Indiana Senator Todd Young: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced legislation to end Cold War-era trade restrictions for [...]

On April 26, the Office of the US Trade Representative ('USTR') released its Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement ('the Report'). The Report describes China as a [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of California Rep. Jimmy Panetta: United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Dina Titus (NV-01), Darin LaHood [...]

Nine months after the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect, the Biden Administration shows no signs of easing up on its tenacious enforcement of the Act's import [...]

In a highly significant decision on March 17, 2023, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an opinion upholding the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) imposition [...]

On March 1, 2023, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ('USTR') issued the Biden Administration's 2023 Trade Policy Agenda ('Agenda') and 2022 Annual Report ('Report'). The Report was [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of California Rep. Jimmy Panetta: Today, U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Representative Dina Titus (NV-01) sent a letter [...]

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) exempted COVID-related imports from China from 25% duties for certain medical products.In light of changing circumstances, increased domestic production, [...]

The year 2022 saw a substantial increase in export restrictions applicable to China. The U.S. and China are not only in a trade war but there is also an effort [...]

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Rick Scott (R-Florida), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) today introduced the China Trade Relations Act to strip China of its [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Florida Senator Rick Scott: Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Tom Cotton and their colleagues in introducing the China Trade Relations Act to [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Sens. Rick Scott (R-Florida), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) [...]

This Tuesday, January 17, marked the close for the Office of the United States Trade Representative's (USTR's) comment period for its statutory 4-year review of tariffs imposed on Chinese goods [...]

Byline: Cris Collingwood U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said the termination of the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Program will affect nearly 100,000 workers. In a statement following the [...]

As part of the visit of the delegation of Uzbekistan headed by Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Sodik Safoev met with [...]

On October 12, 2022, the Office of the US Trade Representative ('USTR') announced the next steps in their statutory four-year review of the Section 301 tariff program on imports from [...]

As part of its ongoing four-year review of tariffs imposed on Chinese goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 ('Section 301'), described in our May 26, 2022 [...]

On November 1, 2022, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ('USTR') took the next step in its statutory four-year review of the duties levied on Chinese-origin goods pursuant [...]

On Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2022), the Office of the United States Trade Representative ('USTR') released a preview of its questionnaire seeking comments on the effectiveness and impacts of the additional [...]

On October 17, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice requesting public comments on Section 301 tariffs on products from China.1 This request is part of [...]

The legality of the Section 301 Actions for List 3 ($200 Billion Trade Action) and 4a ($300 Billion Trade Action) continues to be contentiously disputed before the Court of International [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of Florida Rep. John Rutherford: On Friday, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-04) joined U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (FL) and Representative [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Florida Senator Rick Scott: Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Marco Rubio and a bipartisan group of members of the Florida congressional [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of Florida Rep. Daniel Webster: Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, along with U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick [...]

I. INTRODUCTION Per 19 U.S.C. § 1337 ('Section 337'), the International Trade Commission ('Commission') can exclude articles that violate the section from importation into the United States, unless effects on [...]

On August 1, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) filed remand results with the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) in a major litigation over the lawfulness [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Department of Labor: U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement regarding the termination of the Trade Adjustment [...]

Many importers are eagerly awaiting the United States Trade Representative's ('USTR') required four-year review of the Section 301 Chinese tariffs. Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 grants the [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan: Today, Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) sent a letter to President Biden calling on the [...]

Executive Summary Our International Trade & Regulatory Group provides an overview of ongoing U.S. tariff actions against China, including related challenges, political implications, and issues going forward. There are four [...]

Manufacturers in the U.S. should take note of a new request for comment from the United States Trade Representative as a lack of support may lead to removal of the [...]

Highlights The U.S. International Trade Commission has opened a retrospective investigation into the economic impacts of Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs on U.S. industry. In July 2022, interested parties [...]