Tag Archives: USTR

China Trade War Scorecard: Keeping Track of Tariffs

Reid WhittenBy Reid Whitten and Julien Blanquart* on Posted in Import and Customs
An updated version of this article was posted on January 16, 2020. With round after round of tariffs on Chinese goods, announcements, removals, exclusions, delays, increases and, of course, tweets regarding all of the above, it can be easy to get lost on where, exactly, things stand with respect to Tariffs implemented under Section 301 … Continue Reading

Update from the Trump Trade War Front: Tariffs Will Not Increase March 2*

Lisa MaysJ. Scott MaberryBy Lisa Mays and J. Scott Maberry on Posted in Import and Customs
*This is an updated version of the February 21st blog post. Key Takeaways: Many U.S. companies continue to struggle under the burden of President Trump’s tariffs on imports from China. The President has postponed a scheduled March 2, 2019 deadline to increase the tariff rate on many Chinese products from 10 to 25 percent. When … Continue Reading

Five Things You Must Know About Trade Wars

J. Scott MaberryBy J. Scott Maberry on Posted in Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, Free Trade Agreements (FTA), Import and Customs
On April 3, 2018, President Trump’s U.S. Trade Representative released a list of 1300 categories of Chinese goods that will be subject to 25% tariffs. That followed a tit-for-tat exchange in which President Trump announced a round of steel and aluminum tariffs on March 8, and China announced tariffs on U.S. imports worth around $3 … Continue Reading

Section 301: The Trade Law You May Not Know Well that Could Shock Industries

Reid WhittenBy Reid Whitten and Julien Blanquart* on Posted in Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, Free Trade Agreements (FTA), Import and Customs
On Monday, August 14, President Trump signed an executive memorandum directing U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to consider a “Section 301” investigation against China. Now, many of us have heard the phrase Section 301 investigation and, as we do when we are at a party where everyone is talking about that movie we haven’t seen, … Continue Reading
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