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China Trade War Scorecard: Keeping Track of Tariffs

By Reid Whitten and Julien Blanquart* on August 19, 2019 Posted in Import and Customs

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 of the Trade Act. Below we provide a brief overview and reference … Continue Reading

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

By Lisa Mays and J. Scott Maberry on March 1, 2019 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

By J. Scott Maberry on April 12, 2018 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

By Reid Whitten and Julien Blanquart* on August 17, 2017 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