Trade Cases
April 2, 2017
President Orders Action on Trade Enforcement and Trade Deficit
Written by Sandy Williams
On Friday the President signed an executive order that is designed to enhance trade enforcement efforts by the Commerce Department.
The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative Commerce are directed to develop a plan within 90 days that will require importers that pose a risk to U.S. revenue to “provide security for antidumping and countervailing duty liability through bonds and other legal measures.” Homeland Security is also tasked with identifying other appropriate enforcement measures.
