In Husch Blackwell’s April 2024 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions U.S. International Trade Commission – Section 701/731 proceedings Customs and Border Protection case summaries Summary of decisions from the Court of International Trade Should you have questions about our April Trade Law Update, please contact a member of Husch Blackwell’s International Trade & Supply Chain team ..read more

On April 26, 2024, Magotteaux Inc. (hereinafter the “Magotteaux,” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of certain high chrome cast iron grinding media from India. SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION The following language describes the imported merchandise from India that is within the scope of this Petition: chrome cast iron grinding media in spherical (“ball”) or ovoid shape, with an alloy composition of seven percent or more (7% of total mass) chromium (“Cr”) content and produced through the casting method. The products covere ..read more

On April 24, 2024, a coalition of four U.S. producers of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules filed an antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petition on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.  The Petitioning entities are:  (1) Convalt Energy, (2) First Solar, Inc., (3) Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc., and (4) Mission Solar Energy LLC.  This new AD/CVD case is a follow-on to prior AD/CVD proceedings covering imports of solar cells and modules from China, as well as ce ..read more

On April 23, 2024, ICL-IP America, Inc., a subsidiary of the ICL Group (“ICL” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of certain alkyl phosphate ester from the People’s Republic of China. SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION The following language describes the imported merchandise from China that is within the scope of this Petition: Alkyl phosphate esters based exclusively on side chains with a length of two or three carbon atoms (also includes chlorinated alkyl chains) and with a phosphorus content of at least 6.5% (per weight) an ..read more

Effective April 17, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has amended its regulations implementing the Enforce and Protect Act of 2015 (“EAPA”), a statute granting increased authority to investigate allegations of evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty (“AD/CVD”) orders.  The amendments were issued in a final rule of March 18, 2024, and they are the first since CBP issued interim regulations following EAPA’s enactment. One of the most anticipated amendments is that CBP will now issue administrative protective orders (“APOs) granting parties access to business confidenti ..read more

On March 22, 2024, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) released its anticipated new final countervailing duty regulations authorizing the agency to investigate subsidies provided by third country governments to manufacturers in the country under investigation.  From 1997 to the present, Commerce limited its examination of subsidies to those programs and benefits provided by the investigated country to exporters within that investigated country.  This new provision grants leeway to examine “transnational subsidies,” which casts serious uncertainty as to what constitutes a “counter ..read more

On April 2, 2024, U.S. Epoxy Resin Producers Ad Hoc Coalition (hereinafter the “Coalition,” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of certain epoxy resins from China, India, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION The following language describes the imported merchandise from China, India, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand that is within the scope of this Petition: The merchandise subject to these petitions are epoxy resins, also known as epoxide resins or polyepoxides, which are polymers or prepolyme ..read more

In Husch Blackwell’s March 2024 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions U.S. International Trade Commission – Section 701/731 proceedings Customs and Border Protection case summaries Summary of decisions from the Court of International Trade Should you have questions about our March Trade Law Update, please contact a member of Husch Blackwell’s International Trade & Supply Chain team ..read more

     On March 28, 2024, CC Metals and Alloys, LLC (“CCMA”) and Ferroglobe USA, Inc.(“Ferroglobe”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on ferrosilicon from the Federative Republic of Brazil (“Brazil”), the Republic of Kazakhstan (“Kazakhstan”), Malaysia, and the Russian Federation (“Russia”). SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION The following language describes the imported merchandise from Brazil, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and Russia that is within the scope of this Petition: The scope of this investigation covers all forms and si ..read more

On March 26, 2024, the Eastman Chemical Company (“Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping on DOTP imports from Taiwan, Turkey, Malaysia, and Poland. SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION The following language describes the imported merchandise the Petitioner intends to be included in the scope of these investigations.  The product covered by these Petitions is identical to that covered by the previous AD Order on DOTP from Korea: The merchandise covered by this Petition is dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), regardless of form. DOTP that has been blended with other products is in ..read more