Jan 8th, 2025
Trade Update for Week of January 8, 2025
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE Slip Op. 25-01 Before the Court in Tube Forgings of Am., Inc. v. United States, Court No. 23-00231, Slip Op. 25-01 (January 2, 2025) was an issue of first impression regarding the jurisdiction of the Court of International Trade (“CIT”) addressing the question of…
Jan 6th, 2025
THE TARIFF “STRESS TEST” – TO COURT OR NOT TO COURT?
In recent years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has aggressively pursued the collection of Section 301 “retaliatory tariffs” on imports deemed to be “Products of China.” Imposed by the Trump Administration in 2018 and 2019 under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, these tariffs affect over $400…
Dec 3rd, 2024
TRUMP AND TARIFFS: WHAT HE CAN (AND CAN’T) DO, AND WHAT TO EXPECT
After professing on the campaign trail that “tariffs” are his favorite word, President-elect Donald Trump crystallized his intent last week by saying that on the first day of his administration, he would impose 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariffs on products…
Nov 8th, 2024
Trade Update for Week of November 6, 2024
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE Slip Op. 24-123 Before the Court in Ildico Inc. v. United States, Court No. 18-00136, Slip Op. 24-123 (November 1, 2024) were cross motions for summary judgement by the parties on the question of whether the cases of the watches imported by Ildico are…
Oct 30th, 2024
Trade Updates for Week of October 30, 2024
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE Slip Op. 24-117 Before the Court in Seneca Foods Corp. v. United States, Court No. 22-00243, Slip Op. 24-117, was a decision by the United States Court of International Trade (“CIT”) to sustain the Department of Commerce’s denials of certain exclusion requests filed by…