CBP has posted a Notice to remind every licensed broker (individual, corporation, partnership, and association) that they are required to file a Status Report with CBP every three years. The
The Court of International Trade ruled in favor GDLSK client Kaptan, a rebar exporter, when it affirmed the U.S. Department of Commerce’s prior decision that duties for Nur, a Turkish shipbuilder, should not apply to scrap metal it sold to Kaptan. The Court found that Nur’s scrap metal was a byproduct, and not primarily dedicated to Kaptan’s rebar production.
CBP has issued a Notice reminding the brokerage community that the Customs Broker User Fee Payment for 2024 is due no later than February 9, 2024. The fee is assessed
GDLSK is proud to be a sponsor of the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA)’s 35th Annual Apparel Importers Trade & Transportation Conference on November 8, 2023 in New York
On October 17, 2023, United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties
On October 4, 2023, U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union filed a petition for the
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has today, 9/26/2023, added three more entities to those designated under the UFLPA, bringing the total number of designated entities to 27. As
On September 6, 2023, in an as of yet unpublished Federal Register notice, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced its intention to extend the existing China 301 exclusions (otherwise scheduled to expire on September 30, 2023) until December 31, 2023. At issue are two sets of exclusions.
In a notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) of the Department of Commerce proposed modifications to the Section 232
On August 18, 2023, the Department of Commerce (“DOC”) announced its final decision in its circumvention investigation on Solar Products containing Chinese components (e.g., wafers and other inputs) further processed
On July 28, 2023, Brooklyn Bedding LLC; Carpenter Company; Corsicana Mattress Company; FXI, Inc.; Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated; Serta Simmons Bedding, Inc.; Southerland Inc.; Tempur Sealy International,
On July 12, 2013, PURIS Proteins LLC, d/b/a PURIS filed petitions for the imposition of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of certain pea protein from China. The
In a Federal Register notice of May 17, 2023, the USTR announced that it is extending certain China 301 exclusions that had been put in place and/or previously extended to
January 8, 2025: On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) heard oral argument in the lead China Section 301 case (HMTX Industries LLC
Nikkei Asia recently did a two-part investigative report on Hong Kong being used to evade export controls and sanctions targeting Russia particularly in the chips sector. They quote our own
On April 11, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) three-judge panel assigned to the Section 301 cases held a hearing with members of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee and
On March 27, 2023, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) announced the suspension of all commercial trade in CITES species to/from Mexico,
In April 2020, GDLSK obtained a 0% ADD Rate on passenger vehicle and light truck tires (PVLT) from China, that entered the United States between 2017-18. The Petitioner subsequently alleged
On March 17, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a decision in In Re Section 301 Cases, Court No. 21-00052, sustaining the promulgation of the List 3
A U.S. District Court has ruled that Federal Law precludes the State from enforcing a criminal code that prohibited the commercial trade in alligator/crocodile parts and products. Importantly, the Court
The United States and European Union are continuing to discuss strategies to disrupt the flow revenues to Russia from Western nations. To this end, it has been reported that the
CBP released the attached fact sheet on 19 C.F.R. §111.32 which, pursuant to the recently amended broker regulations, requires customs brokers to notify CBP when the broker “separates from or
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), on March 1, 2023, finalized its determination that Emirati and Omani pipe producers are not circumventing the antidumping duty order on welded carbon steel
On February 9, 2023 the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an opinion (Meyer Corp. vs United States, slip op. 23-13) which may impact the use of the “First
On February 10, 2023, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) published notice of its determination that a U.S. industry is not injured, or threatened with injury, by reason of U.S.
On February 7, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) heard oral argument in In Re Section 301 Cases, Court No. 21-00052, the lead case for the claims filed by
In a notice scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2023, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it is again extending the China 301 tariff exclusions on 81 “COVID items” which would have otherwise expired on February 28, 2023. The extensions will run through May 15, 2023. The specific items in question can be accessed here.