Trade Cases
May 7, 2019
Written by Tim Triplett
Trade attorney and Steel Market Update contributor Lewis Leibowitz offers the following update on events in Washington:
President Trump’s Twitter finger twitched on Sunday. He announced via his favorite social media platform that he has grown tired of China’s stalling. He said he will increase the 10 percent tariffs on goods imported from China to 25 percent effective on Friday, presumably May 10.
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The Biden administration issued three decisions last week that raise the question whether international trade will be harder or easier when it comes to infrastructure and commercial manufacturing in the US.
Mexico has decided to implement import tariffs on a number of products, among them, steel.
The office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) endorsed the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) panel report regarding the Section 232 duties against China on steel and aluminum. The report recognized the duties as “security measures,” rejecting China’s arguments against them.
The US Department of Commerce has published its preliminary findings in the antidumping (AD) trade case investigating tin mill products from China and Canada.