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Anti-Circumvention, EAPA, Dumping Duties & the Spreadability of Cases

This one-hour webinar will provide an overview of AD/CVD, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s enforcement actions and investigative process, as well as a review of EAPA regulations and provide insights on best practices to protect your company in this contentious area of U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforcement.

Background on EAPA

The Enforce and Protect Act of 2015 (EAPA) allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to investigate whether a company has evaded anti-dumping and countervailing (AD/CVD) duties in an on-the-record investigation. EAPA enforcement has increased considerably in recent years. In fact, in Fiscal Year 2020, CBP collected $287 million in duties via EAPA enforcement – this is a 500 percent increase since the beginning of the EAPA program in FY 2017.

On April 21, 2021 at 12:00 PM, Jennifer Diaz and David Craven will present a webinar on Anti-Circumvention/EAPA/Dumping Duties & the Spreadability of Cases.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2021-07-29T12:22:24-04:00April 19, 2021|AD/CVD, China, Enforcement, Import, International Trade, Pre-compliance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)|2 Comments

301 Exclusion Extensions for COVID-19 Related Products

On March 10, 2021, via Federal Register Notice ( 86 FR 13785), the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that 99 medical product exclusions will be extended from March 31, 2021, to September 30, 2021. This action extends a previous USTR action which extended these exclusions from December 31, 2020, to March 31, 2020 (85 FR 85831). […]

By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-08T09:23:54-04:00April 13, 2021|China, China Trade War, COVID-19, Customs Expert, Expert, HTSUS, Import, Intellectual Property Rights, International Business, International Law, International Trade, Investigation, Supply Chain, Trade Policy, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)|2 Comments

Future of First Sale Rule in Question

On March 1, 2021, the Court of International Trade (CIT) denied Meyer Corporation’s claim for duty-free treatment under its attempted use of the first sale valuation and the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), in Meyer Corporation, U.S. v. United States, Court No. 13-00154 (Meyer). This case sent a ripple through the trade-community as many speculate whether the decision signals an end of first sale for non-market countries.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-08T09:21:56-04:00April 6, 2021|Best Practices, China, China Trade War, Customs Expert, Enforcement, Export, Import, International Business, International Law, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|0 Comments

Proposed 25% Tariffs on Section 301 Digital Service Taxes – Comment Now

Background on Section 301 Digital Service Taxes

In 2020, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) initiated Section 301 investigations with respect to certain Digital Service Taxes (“DSTs”) being adopted or under consideration by a number of countries. DSTs are taxes on revenues that certain companies generate from providing certain digital services to users in those jurisdictions. According to USTR, available evidence suggests that DSTs are expected to target large, U.S.-based technology companies.

Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974 authorizes the President to take all appropriate action including tariff-based and non-tariff-based retaliation to obtain the removal of any act, policy, or practice of a foreign government that violates an international trade agreement or is unjustified, unreasonable, or discriminatory, and that burdens or restricts U.S. commerce.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-08T09:21:02-04:00April 1, 2021|Enforcement, Import, International Trade, Investigation, Trade Policy, U.S. Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)|0 Comments

New AD/CVD Petition Against Imports of Certain Chinese Mobile Access Equipment

Co-Authored by Sharath Patil

Background on AD/CVD Investigations

Antidumping duty (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) investigations are brought jointly by the U.S. International Trade Commission (“USITC”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”). AD investigations are triggered when a domestic industry alleges that it has been injured by competing imports of particular goods from specific countries being sold at less than a fair value. Meanwhile, CVD investigations are triggered when a domestic industry alleges that it has been injured by competing imports that are being unfairly subsidized by their governments. The domestic industry initiating the investigation is known as the petitioner while the foreign industry participating in the investigation is known as the respondent.

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By Jennifer Diaz|2022-07-08T09:19:42-04:00March 25, 2021|AD/CVD, Best Practices, Customs Expert, Enforcement, Export, Import, International Law, International Trade, Pre-compliance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|3 Comments

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