Simon Lester
In CAFC Appeal, Foreign Producers Keep Up Fight against Collection of Paused Solar Duties
In a judgment issued on August 22 of last year, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that the Biden administration’s two-year suspension of anti-dumping/countervailing duty collections on solar products was illegal. This ruling allowed for retroactive tariffs to be collected on billions of dollars of
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
China has a new policy on supply chain security that establishes a formal legal framework for monitoring risks, protecting key sectors, and responding to foreign measures perceived as threatening China’s supply chain security.
At this week's press conference, China&
U.S. Quartz Safeguards Investigation Seeks To Crack Down on Transshipment from Southeast Asian Nations
A U.S. safeguards investigation on quartz products has found that increased imports are causing serious injury to U.S. producers, and has now moved to the remedy phase to determine what tariffs/quotas should be applied. The investigation follows up on a previous anti-dumping/countervailing duty investigation on imports
Trump Administration Imposes Pharmaceutical Tariffs, Impact on Chinese Imports May Be Limited in Short Term
Last week, the Trump administration imposed 100% tariffs on patented pharmaceutical products and ingredients. Imports of pharmaceuticals from China are largely generics, though, and may not feel much impact from these tariffs.
U.S. Trade Rep. Comments on Trump-Xi Meeting, Boards of Trade/Investment, Rare Earths
At a think tank event today, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer offered a number of comments on U.S.-China trade issues as part of a discussion of the upcoming visit by President Trump to China.
Canadian Parliament Committee Meeting Shows Party Split on China EV Deal
At a meeting of the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on Industry and Technology in late March, Members of Parliament spoke with experts about the possible benefits and risks of Chinese trade and investment in the EV sector, following the Carney government's deal to allow imports of
Canadian Finance Minister Visits China, Pushes Financial Services, Talks about Trade Irritants
Last week, Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne visited China to "meet with government and business leaders" and "build strategic partnerships and attract new investments as part of Canada’s broader diversification imperative." He was "joined by the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem,