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John Anwesen discusses the ongoing antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam in his latest article for Law360. #Solar #Renewables #InternationalTrade #GlobalTrade #Antidumping

🌐✨ The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced several significant actions concerning Section 301 duties on imports from China. 🤝🌏 Key actions include: - **Maintaining Section 301 duties** on imports from China - **Increasing duties** for specific products, such as electric vehicles, batteries and battery parts, natural graphite, critical minerals, solar cells, steel, and aluminum - **Establishing a new exclusion process** for machinery used in US manufacturing, including certain solar manufacturing equipment - **Extending some existing temporary product exclusions** - **Allowing a 14-day transition period** for exclusions that were set to expire on May 31, 2024 Read more about these actions below. #InternationalTrade #GlobalTrade #TradePolicy #Section301 #SupplyChain #Tariffs #Logistics

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🔬 Epoxy Resin Trade Petitions 🌏💡 An ad hoc coalition of U.S. epoxy resin producers, including Olin Corporation and Westlake Corporation, filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions. The petitions affect epoxy resin imports from China, India, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Epoxy resin serves as a protective coating, adhesive, and laminate across various industries, such as construction, electrical and electronics, and composite manufacturing. Epoxy composites find applications in the aerospace, automotive, marine, sports equipment, and wind and solar energy sectors. Read more about the AD and CVD petitions below. #EpoxyResin #InternationalTrade #TradePetitions #Manufacturing #RenewableEnergy

🌍 Ferrosilicon Import Petitions 🏗️💼 U.S. ferrosilicon producers CC Metals and Alloys, LLC, and Ferroglobe USA, Inc., have filed petitions against imports from Brazil, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and Russia, citing unfair trade practices. Targeting a $490 million import market (2023, U.S. Census data), these actions may introduce antidumping and countervailing duties. Ferrosilicon is primarily used in steel manufacturing, cast iron production, and the production of silicon steel for electrical applications. Adjust your strategies accordingly. Read more below. #Ferrosilicon #InternationalTrade #AntidumpingDuties #CountervailingDuties

🌍 Petitions on Imports of Melamine 🏭🍽️💼 Cornerstone Chemical Company has filed petitions targeting imports of melamine from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago. Alleging unfair trade practices, these actions could reshape the $51M market with potential antidumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD). Read the Trade Highlight below and adjust your strategy accordingly. #Melamine #InternationalTrade #Antidumping #CountervailingDuties

🌐✨ The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has extended exclusions from Section 301 tariffs. This extension, effective through May 31, 2024, offers a temporary relief on certain Chinese products and invites public commentary. Stakeholders have until February 21, 2024, to contribute insights on potential further extensions, reflecting a transparent and participatory process. Read more about this action below. #Section301 #TradePolicy #USChinaRelations #USTR #TradeDialogue 🤝🌏

U.S. Antidumping & Countervailing Duty Investigations: Paper Plates 🍽️ The U.S. has launched probes into imports of certain paper plates from China, Thailand, and Vietnam, with the value of these imports in 2022 amounting to approximately $229 million, as reported by the petitioner. Key Insight: • Exporters from Thailand and Vietnam might have a strategic opportunity to completely avoid these import duties. Explore the latest article on Trade Highlights for more details. #PaperPlates #InternationalTrade #China #Thailand #Vietnam

U.S. Antidumping & Countervailing Duty Investigations: Certain Glass Wine Bottles 🍾 The U.S. has launched probes into imports of certain glass wine bottles from Chile, China, and Mexico. The value of the subject imports in 2022 was about $392.4 million, according to the Petitioner. Key Highlights: • Seeking antidumping duties on imports from Chile, China and Mexico. • Pursuing countervailing duties on imports from China. • Alleged dumping margins: -Chile - 615.68 percent ad valorem  -China - 280.10 - 620.03 percent ad valorem -Mexico - 78.55 - 102.09 percent ad valorem Those petitions follow the U.S. International Trade Commission's determination of no injury in a case concerning glass containers in 2020. Explore the latest article on Trade Highlights for more details. #Antidumping #GlassBottle #WineBottle #TradeHighlights #InternationalTrade #Chile #China #Mexico

New rules from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on advanced computing and semiconductor technologies take effect on November 17, 2023. Lighthill's latest blog article focuses on rules concerning semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) in the recent updates. #SemiconductorTechnology #AdvancedComputing #NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #ExportControls #BIS