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New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Paper File Folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in AD/CVD
On October 21, 2024, Smead Manufacturing Company, Inc. and TOPS Products LLC, collectively, the Coalition of Domestic Folder Manufacturers (Petitioner or Coalition) filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking the imposition of antidumping duties (AD) on imports of paper file folders from Cambodia and Sri … Continue Reading

PVH Facing the Risk of Being Placed on China’s Unreliable Entities List

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in China, Customs, Enforcement Actions, Export Controls & Sanctions, Trade Policy & Market Access
On September 24, 2024, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that the Working Mechanism of the Unreliable Entities List (the “Working Mechanism”) had initiated an investigation of the PVH Group, a global clothing company and owner of brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Warner’s, Olga and True & Co. The action was taken pursuant … Continue Reading

New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products from China and Vietnam

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in AD/CVD
On October 8, 2024, Genera, Tellus Products LLC, and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO (USW), collectively, “American Molded Fiber Coalition” (Petitioner or Coalition), filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking the imposition of … Continue Reading

TRADE ALERT: New U.S. Action Against Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in AD/CVD
On September 28, 2023, Eastman Kodak filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions against aluminum lithographic printing plates from China claimed to be (a) dumped – i.e., sold into the United States at less than fair normal value prices and (b) government subsidized; and just an antidumping petition against Japan.  Petition available at https://ids.usitc.gov/case/8144/investigation/8462.… Continue Reading

U.S. Commerce Secretary’s Meetings in China Reinforce Trade Relations and Deepen Bilateral Discussions

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Trade Policy & Market Access
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo’s recent visit to China in late August was “part of ongoing efforts to deliver on President Biden’s directive following his meeting with President Xi in November 2022 to deepen bilateral discussions.” (Commerce Press Release, Aug. 28, 2023.)  Throughout the meetings, the Commerce Secretary sought to reinforce U.S. economic interests in … Continue Reading

Updates Regarding Exports of Certain Nuclear Items to China and Macau

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Uncategorized
On October 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published in the Federal Register a final rule that amends the Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. parts 730-774 (“EAR”), “by adding additional nuclear nonproliferation controls on China and Macau.” Changes specifically apply to “items controlled for Nuclear Nonproliferation (NP) column … Continue Reading

U.S. Outbound Investment Restrictions and Notification Requirements Mandated by Executive Order: Currently Limited to Certain Investments in China Tech

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Foreign Investment Reviews, US Regulation
On August 9, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concerns,” mandating the establishment of an outbound investment regulatory regime.  The EO mandates that the Treasury Department, in coordination with other agencies, issue regulations to establish a … Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP and FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance
Status:               Clearance Acquirer:                         Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (Canada) Acquired:                        FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC (U.S.) Value:                              $2.375 billion Industry Tags:             Energy; Regulated Utilities… Continue Reading

U.S. Action Against Pea Protein from China

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in AD/CVD
On July 11, 2023, PURIS Proteins LLC filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions against pea protein from China, claimed to be (a) sold into the United States at less than normal value (i.e., at unfairly low prices, that are below cost plus reasonable profit, based on market economy standards) and (b) government subsidized … Continue Reading

CFIUS Determines it Lacks Jurisdiction to Review Chinese Land Acquisition

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Foreign Investment Reviews
In 2022, Fufeng USA, a subsidiary of Chinese company Fufeng Group, purchased 370 acres near Grand Forks, North Dakota, with the intention of developing the land to build a plant for wet corn milling and biofermentation,[1] prompting opposition from federal and state politicians.[2] North Dakota Senators, North Dakota’s Governor, and Senator Marco Rubio urged the … Continue Reading

Trade Alert: US Action Against Certain Paper Shopping Bag Imports

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in AD/CVD, Trade Policy & Market Access
On May 31, 2023, Novolex and union workers filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions against certain paper shopping bags imports claimed to be sold into the US at less than normal value (i.e., at unfairly low prices, such as below cost or home or third-country prices) and requested the imposition of AD import duties of: Offsetting … Continue Reading

CFIUS Expands Reach of its Covered Real Estate Authority with the Addition of Eight New “Military Installations”

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Foreign Investment Reviews
On May 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of Treasury, the agency tasked with administering the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), published a Proposed Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 29003) expanding the list of “military installations” that could trigger CFIUS authority over certain real estate transactions in 31 C.F.R. Part 802 (“Part 802”).  … Continue Reading
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