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US – Commerce discontinues policy to issue liquidation instructions after 15 Days in applicable AD/CVD administrative proceedings

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On January 15, 2021, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration (ITA), Department of Commerce, published in the Federal Register a notice announcing that, effective immediately upon publication of the notice, it is discontinuing its policy to issue liquidation instructions in certain segments of antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) administrative proceedings to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after publication or mailing, whichever applies, of final administrative determinations where no statutory injunction…

US – USTR announces suspension of Section 301 tariff action in the investigation of France’s digital services tax [updated Jan. 12, 2021]

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On January 7, 2021, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the tariff action in the Section 301 investigation of France’s Digital Services Tax (DST) will be suspended. The additional 25% ad valorem tariffs on certain products of France were announced in July 2020, and were scheduled to go into effect on January 6, 2021. The USTR has decided to suspend the tariffs in light of the ongoing investigation of similar DSTs adopted or under…

US – USTR issues Sec. 301 determinations on Digital Services Tax for India, Turkey and Italy

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On January 12, 2021, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register individual determinations regarding whether the Digital Services Taxes (DST) of India, Turkey and Italy are actionable pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. India: USTR has determined that India’s DST is unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or restricts US commerce and thus is actionable under Section 301. Based on information obtained during the investigation,…

US – CBP issues guidance on Sec. 301 action re: EU Large Civil Aircraft

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On January 11, 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued CSMS #45453497 – GUIDANCE: Revision of Section 301 Action: Enforcement of U.S. World Trade Organization Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute, which is provided below: The purpose of this message is to provide notice of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) determination to revise the list of products subject to additional duties under the Section 301 Large Civil Aircraft (LCA) remedies, imposing additional 15…

US – USTR announces suspension of Section 301 tariff action in the investigation of France’s digital services tax

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On January 7, 2021, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the tariff action in the Section 301 investigation of France’s Digital Services Tax (DST) will be suspended. The additional 25% ad valorem tariffs on certain products of France were announced in July 2020, and were scheduled to go into effect on January 6, 2021. The USTR has decided to suspend the tariffs in light of the ongoing investigation of similar DSTs adopted or under…

US – USTR revises Sec. 301 action re: EU Civil Aircraft [Updated]

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On January 6, 2020, the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice [Docket No. USTR-2020-0042] (an advance copy of which was posted on USTR’s website on December 30, 2020) that USTR has determined to revise the action being taken in the Section 301 investigation, “Enforcement of US WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute,” to mirror the approach taken by the European Union (EU) in exercising its World Trade Organization (WTO)…

US – CBP issues guidance for Sec. 301 Covid-19 exclusion extensions

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On December 30, 2020, CBP issued CSMS #45318223 – GUIDANCE: Section 301 Modifications and Product Exclusion Extensions from China Duties (9903.88.62, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.65), which provides guidance for the USTR exclusions granted in a Federal Register notice published on December 29, 2020. It follows: The purpose of this message is to provide guidance regarding the modification of the Section 301-China action and the extension of product exclusions from additional duties on certain medical-care products to…

US – USTR to revise Sec. 301 action re: EU Civil Aircraft

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On December 30, 2020, the US Trade Representative (USTR) posted on its website an advance copy of a Federal Register notice [Docket No. USTR-2020-0042] that USTR has determined to revise the action being taken in the Section 301 investigation, “Enforcement of US WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute,” to mirror the approach taken by the European Union (EU) in exercising its World Trade Organization (WTO) authorization in the Boeing dispute. In implementing this approach,…

EU/UK – Text of Trade and Cooperation Agreement released

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The European Commission has released the full text of the 1256 page Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the European Atomic Energy Community for Cooperation on the Safe and Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of…

EU, UK reach post-BREXIT deal at last minute!

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On 24 December 2020, European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the European Union and the United Kingdom had reached an agreement on their future trading relationship. The agreement comes just a week before the UK’s transition period ends. If an agreement had not been reached, goods from the UK would be subject to WTO duties and quotas. The agreement requires the approval of all 27 EU…