Friday, April 20, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The following proposed and final revocations and modifications of U.S. Customs and Border Protection classification rulings are included in the April 18, 2018, Customs Bulletin and Decisions. Comments on the proposals are due no later than May 18, and the final actions will be effective with […]
Thursday, April 19, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Magnetic Data Storage Tapes. The International Trade Commission has terminated patent infringement investigation 337-TA-1076 of magnetic data storage tapes and cartridges containing the same with respect to one patent based on the withdrawal of allegations regarding all of the asserted claims of that patent by […]
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 A petition filed April 17 alleges that quartz surface products from China are being sold at less than fair value in the U.S. market and benefiting from countervailable subsidies. The alleged average dumping margin is 455.65 percent. Quartz surface products are extremely hard and durable compared to other surface materials and […]
The U.S. announced April 16 a ban on exports to China’s second-largest telecommunications firm, the latest penalty against that company for violating U.S. export controls. The Department of Commerce placed Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. (collectively, ZTE) on the Entity List in March 2016 following its determination that they were involved […]
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The World Trade Organization is forecasting global trade growth of 4.4 percent in 2018 after a 4.7 percent increase in 2017, the strongest performance in six years. Growth should fall within a range from 3.1 percent to 5.5 percent, the WTO states, although a continued […]
Monday, April 16, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is reviewing the eligibility of India, Indonesia, and Kazakhstan for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences based on concerns about their compliance with program requirements. These concerns are centered on market access for India (specifically in […]
Monday, April 16, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Road Milling Machines. The International Trade Commission has terminated patent infringement investigation 337-TA-1067 of road milling machines and components thereof with respect to numerous patent claims based on complainant Wirgen America Inc.’s withdrawal of those claims. Arrowheads. In investigation 337-TA-1033 the ITC has issued […]
Today’s companies face a tremendous amount of pressure to win the best deals and contracts. In some cases, employees feel compelled to offer or accept bribes to clinch a business agreement. And in some countries, bribery is widely considered part of the cost of doing business. But such behavior is unethical, and in some cases, can […]
Friday, April 13, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a Court of International Trade ruling that wet-cooked and/or roasted, salted, flavored, and/or unflavored whole sunflower seeds in their shells are properly classified as seeds not elsewhere specified or included under HTSUS 2008.19.90 (17.9 percent […]
Friday, April 13, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report President Trump has reportedly directed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow to review whether the U.S. should rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trump withdrew the U.S. from the TPP in January 2017 but the other 11 participating countries revised the […]
Thursday, April 12, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final rule that, effective May 14, will expand the definition of importer security filing importer for certain types of shipments so that the party that has the best access to the required information will be the party […]
Thursday, April 12, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Effective July 7, 2017, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment added glyphosate, the active ingredient in a number of weed killers, to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer for purposes of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement […]