The Senate Finance Committee's top Democrat, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, said he thinks Republicans in Congress will act to reverse some of the tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed -- if they hear enough outrage from Republican base voters.
Washington state punches above its weight in goods exports, and exported $57.8 billion worth of goods in 2024, including $40.7 billion in manufactured products. Some 45% of those manufactured exports are Boeing planes and aerospace parts.
Patrick Childress, former assistant general counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the international trade practice, the firm announced. Childress joined the USTR general counsel office in 2020, where he advised Congress, administration officials and federal agencies on various trade matters, including "digital trade, climate, trade in automotives, foreign investment and regional matters involving Canada and Mexico," the firm said.
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has updated its Due Diligence Reporting Template for forced labor to include an annual due diligence reporting date for suppliers, the company announced in a May 13 release.
A group of former U.S. trade representatives, spanning the presidencies of George H.W. Bush through Barack Obama, offered support for trade deals that expand market access for American producers, though they differed on how best to achieve this.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register May 13 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department recently issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on isposable aluminum containers, pans, trays, and lids from China (A-570-170/C-570-171). The orders set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
Retroactive suspension of liquidation and antidumping and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements take effect for acidic solid 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid from China entered on or after Dec. 19, 2024, the Commerce Department said in the preliminary determination of an anti-circumvention inquiry.
The Commerce Department will soon suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of float glass products from China and Malaysia, it said in a fact sheet issued May 13. The CVD rates will range from 11.41% to 891.62% for Chinese exporters and 19.09% to 101.99% for Malaysian exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigations. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days. Commerce is conducting concurrent antidumping duty investigations on the same product from China, with a preliminary determination expected by July 9.
The Commerce Department soon will suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of erythritol from China, it said in a fact sheet issued May 13. The CVD rates will range from 3.29 % to 3.49% for Chinese exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days. Commerce is conducting concurrent antidumping duty investigations on the same product from China, with a preliminary determination expected by July 11.