Simon Lester
U.S. Court Rules that Paused Solar Duties Must Be Collected
In a judgment issued on August 22, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that the Biden administration’s two-year suspension of anti-dumping/countervailing duty collections on solar products was illegal. This ruling allows for retroactive tariffs to be collected on billions of dollars of these products imported from
Trump Administration Removes End User Authorizations for Intel, Samsung, SK Hynix at Chinese Fabs
Last week, the U.S. government revoked waivers for U.S. technology exports that had been granted to Intel, Samsung, and SK hynix, under which these companies were able to export advanced wafer fabrication equipment from the U.S. for use at their Chinese facilities.
U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Trump's IEEPA Tariffs
In a ruling issued on Friday, an 11-person panel of judges on the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed, by a 7-4 vote, a ruling of the Court of International Trade (CIT) that President Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs and his "fentanyl" tariffs,
China Submits Latest Subsidies Notification to WTO
As part of its transparency obligations at the WTO, China recently submitted its "New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures" (SCM Agreement).
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues:
In China:
* Data on exports of gallium and germanium
* China-Korea meeting on supply chains and export controls
* Data on China’s outbound investment and inbound investment
In the U.S.:
* New bill on export controls
* Updated UFLPA strategy and sanctions list
* CIT
UFLPA Strategy Update Adds New High-Priority Sectors
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), released an updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) strategy.
BYD Solar Ruling at U.S. Court of International Trade Foreshadows Upcoming Circumvention/Origin Determinations
In a decision issued in May, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled in a case involving alleged circumvention of anti-dumping and countervailing duties, with a focus on determining the origin of the goods in question.