Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Commerce Announces Preliminary Subsidy Margins on Certain Tool Chests and Cabinets from China
On September 12th, the Commerce Department announced preliminary subsidy rates in its countervailing duty (“CVD”) investigation of certain tool chests and cabinets from China. The rates calculated for the two examined…
Commerce Announces Preliminary Determinations on Carbon and Steel Wire Rod from Turkey and Italy
Yesterday, the Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty investigations on carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Turkey and Italy. Commerce reached affirmative…
Preliminary Affirmative Determination in Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from Korea and Taiwan
On August 10 th, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) unanimously determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of unfairly traded imports of low melt…
Commerce Announces Preliminary Subsidy Margins on Certain Aluminum Foil from China
On August 14, the Commerce Department published a notice in the Federal Register announcing preliminary subsidy margins ranging from 16.56 to 80.97 percent in its countervailing duty investigation of certain aluminum…
Combating Evasion of Duties Front and Center
Last year, President Obama signed into law the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (“TFTEA”). Section 421 of the TFTEA (commonly called the Enforce and Protect Act, or EAPA), establishes procedures for…