U.S. Trade Policy Actions

The USITC has scheduled expedited five-year sunset reviews to determine whether revoking AD orders on steel nails from Malaysia, Oman, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and a CVD order on Vietnam, would likely cause cont

The Department of State amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove from the U.S. Munitions List certain civil aircraft modified to incorporate aircraft survivability equipment (ASE), and to exc

The Department of Commerce is postponing preliminary determinations in less-than-fair-value investigations of polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) from China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam under four active AD case

Following a CIT judgment sustaining Commerce's second remand redetermination, Commerce is amending its covered merchandise determination to classify Chinese-origin pipe fittings cut to length and rough-formed as 'unfinis

The Department of Commerce determined that one Chinese producer of hardwood plywood made no shipments to the U.S. during the 2020-2021 and 2024 periods of review under both antidumping and countervailing duty orders. The

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's second remand results in Nippon Steel Corp. v. United States (No. 21-00533), covering the AD review period October 1, 2018-September 30, 2019. Commerce has deter

The U.S. Department of Commerce is postponing preliminary determinations in less-than-fair-value investigations of oil country tubular goods from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates (case numbers A-433-814, A-5

Commerce is reopening the 2023-2024 antidumping duty administrative review for carbon and alloy steel wire rod from South Korea (case A-580-891) after new evidence of possible fraud emerged that may undermine the 0.00% d

The Bureau of Industry and Security published a notice in the Federal Register on August 28, 2026 addressing streamlined export controls applicable to drone exports. The document (C1-2026-16628) signals a regulatory adju

The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted a Section 337 investigation (337-TA-1519) on August 27, 2026, following a complaint filed by Castle Biosciences, Inc. on July 10, 2026. The complaint alleges unfair comp

The U.S. International Trade Commission received a complaint (DN 3933) alleging unfair import practices concerning certain powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms and seating units containing the same. The

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing two Iran-related general licenses, GLs AA and BB, in the Federal Register. These licenses were previously issued and made available o

The Court of International Trade ordered JA Solar Vietnam Co. to file its reply brief to its motion for preliminary injunction and all parties to respond to the government's motion to dismiss by October 1, 2026. The case

President Trump signed a Proclamation on August 26, 2026 to temporarily increase the quantity of beef that may be imported into the United States. The action targets affordability by expanding access to foreign beef supp

President Trump signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency to secure the U.S. bulk-power system, restricting acquisition of grid equipment from foreign adversaries. The action builds on prior BPS supply-cha

USTR is soliciting public comments to identify online and physical markets for inclusion in the 2026 Notorious Markets List under its Special 301 authority. The review examines markets that facilitate substantial copyrig

Counter Terrorism Designations, Issuance of Counter Terrorism General License, Issuance of Amended Russia-related General License

The U.S. International Trade Commission published a revised schedule for its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning linear hydraulic cylinders imported from Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South

The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated antidumping (A-533-954) and countervailing duty (C-533-955) investigations covering imports of perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA) from India. The investigations follow a petition a

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued final affirmative determinations in antidumping (A-570-219) and countervailing duty (C-570-218) investigations covering van-type trailers and subassemblies thereof from the People's

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is indefinitely suspending five general licenses issued under the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR), citing changes in U.S. for

The FTZ Board published a notification of proposed production activity for Fluid Quip KS, LLC under Foreign Trade Zone No. 138 in Springfield, Ohio. The activity covers separation and grinding equipment manufacturing. Th

The FTZ Board (Department of Commerce) received notification of proposed production activity from Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America at FTZ 126 in Sparks, Nevada, covering lithium-ion battery cells. If approve

The FTZ Board received notification of proposed production activity at FTZ No. 30 in Salt Lake City, Utah, for Beauty Industry Group. The proposed activity involves hair extension kits, which would receive FTZ customs du

USTR imposed port entry fees and tariffs on PRC ship-to-shore cranes and port-handling equipment in 2025 following a §301 investigation into China's dominance in maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors, both sides

P.L. 118-50 required ByteDance to execute a qualified divestiture of TikTok, resulting in a U.S.-majority joint venture retaining ByteDance at 19.9% with IP and algorithm ties to China still intact. Commerce has also ban

A CRS primer updated August 2026 details escalating U.S.-China trade tensions spanning IEEPA-based tariffs, PRC rare earth export controls, Nvidia H200 chip licensing, and congressional pushback on advanced semiconductor

Judge Amir H. Ali (D.D.C.) granted summary judgment for defendants and dismissed one count without prejudice in a case challenging executive action under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The ruling uphold

Multiple Indian seafood exporters-including Nekkanti Sea Foods, Falcon Marine, Apex Frozen Foods, and the Ananda Group-filed a joint Rule 56.2 motion for judgment on the agency record before the Court of International Tr

Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited filed a Rule 56.2 motion for judgment on the agency record at the Court of International Trade, contesting a U.S. agency determination likely related to antidumping or countervailing