Trade and Manufacturing Monitor

News and insight from our international trade practice group

Section 301 Tariff Increase: Goods on the Water and Foreign Trade Zones

Effective May 10, 2019 importations of merchandise covered under the Section 301 third tranche, manufactured in China and entered into the U.S., are subject to the increase in additional duties from 10 to 25%. However,…

Third Wave of Section 301 Tariff Increases Officially Delayed

On March 5, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) published a notice in the Federal Register officially postponing the date on which the rate of Section 301 duties on $200 billion of…

Mexico, China and Section 301

One of the potential consequences of the U.S.-China trade dispute is that more companies may consider supply chain sourcing from third countries such as Mexico. This may include direct sourcing in the third country or…