A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House that would require that the minimum tariff charged on Chinese goods be 35%, that tariffs higher than 35% in Column 2 of HTS be applied to some Chinese imports, 100% tariffs on hundreds of items on the Section 301 target list, and that the bound rates for U.S. tariffs, as declared at the World Trade Organization, should be changed to Column 2 for all countries.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 23 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on glass substrates (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1433) after receiving allegations filed by Corning Inc. that LG Electronics, Hisense, HKC and six other companies are importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a notice to be published Jan. 24.
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on bulk containers (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1434) after receiving allegations filed by Schütz Container Systems and Protechna S.A. that Chinese companies Shandong Jinshan Jieyuan Container, Zibo Jielin Plastic Pipe Manufacture, Shanghai Sakura Plastic Products (d/b/a Shanghai Yinghua Plastic Products) and Hebei Shijiheng Plastics are importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a Jan. 21 news release.
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey, who voted against USMCA because he felt it moved too much in the direction of managed trade, told an audience at a Council on Foreign Relations event Jan. 23 that, despite all of his talk of tariffs, "a lot of folks will be surprised at the extent to which President [Donald] Trump will pursue broad, aggressive tariffs."
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 22 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission has ended a Section 337 investigation on imported electronic devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1376), it said in a Federal Register notice to be published Jan. 23. Complainant Ericsson initially alleged in 2023 that Motorola and Lenovo, and their subsidiaries, were importing laptops and mobile phones that infringe its patents (see 2311170062).
Antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains from China will continue, after the International Trade Commission on Jan. 22 voted that there is a “reasonable indication” that imports of the product are injuring U.S. industry, the ITC said in a news release. The Commerce Department will now consider whether to impose AD/CVD cash deposit requirements on ceramic abrasive grains, in preliminary determinations due March 12 for CVD and on or about May 27 for AD.
The Commerce Department is beginning new antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on slag pots from China, it said in a fact sheet Jan. 22. The underlying petition was filed in late December 2024 (see 2501030042). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determinations by Feb. 14. These AD/CVD investigations will continue only if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 21 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):