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01
Aug
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On July 30, 2019, JSW Steel (USA), Inc. (JSW) filed a complaint against the United States and, specifically, the Department of Commerce (Department) for denying its product exclusion requests for certain steel imports that otherwise are subject to a 25 percent tariff under President Donald Trump’s March 2018 proclamation implementing such tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
The complaint seeks declaratory relief from the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) determining that the Department’s...
01
Aug
August 2019 FX OutlookAfter falling against all the major currencies in June, the US dollar rebounded in July. The Dollar Index finished the month at new two-year highs with the Fed’s suggestion it was engaged in a mid-course correction rather than a sustained easing cycle. The dollar also appeared buoyed by the extent of the dovishness by the ECB and the heightened risks that the UK leaves the EU at the end of October without an agreement. Short-term interest...
01
Aug
Tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 have been imposed on imports since as early as March 23, 2018. Exemptions from the tariffs are available, and importers should consider implementing strategies to maximize potential recovery of the duties they have paid.
Section 232 duties
Section 232 duties on importations of steel and aluminum products went into effect on subject products on March 23, 2018 or June 1, 2018,...
01
Aug
By Enzo Marasa | Portolano Cavallo Studio Legale
According to the ICA’s preliminary findings, Amazon only granted sellers using Amazon’s own fulfillment and logistics services (FBA) advantages in terms of offer visibility and sales improvement on the Amazon marketplace, in comparison to sellers that are not customers of Amazon’s FBA services and irrespective, to a certain extent, of the merits of the products. As a result, the ICA alleged that Amazon is exploiting a dominant position on the market for...
01
Aug
The priorities for Finland’s Presidency are
to strengthen common values and the rule of law
to make the EU more competitive and socially inclusive
to strengthen the EU’s position as a global leader in climate action
to protect the security of citizens comprehensively
The European Union faces an increasingly complex and unpredictable global operating environment: great power competition and assertive unilateralism are on the rise, and the international rules-based system and its norms and principles are being challenged. We have also seen the EU’s...
31
Jul
Never before did the Belgian food industry record greater sales abroad than in 2018. Hardly surprising, when you consider that for us, the quality of our products comes first.
Chocolate traditionally continues to do well, but our frozen potatoes and vegetables, along with meat and dairy, are also in great demand internationally. Exports rose by no less than 3.5% in 2018 compared to 2017, a historic record. On a national level, it boasts a turnover of more than 27 billion...
31
Jul
Offit Kurman, one of the fastest-growing law firms in the mid-Atlantic, is strategically expanding into the Southeast by affiliating with one of Charlotte’s oldest and most respected law firms. Starting September 1, 2019 the attorneys and staff of Horack Talley will be joining Offit Kurman. The affiliation extends Offit Kurman’s geographic footprint to encompass roughly half of the East Coast and lays the foundation for further expansion for the firm.
Fifty-one employees of Horack Talley, including 27 lawyers, will become...
29
Jul
We spend a lot of time at work. For a typical 9 to 5 worker, over the 45 years from college graduation to retirement, with a little held back for vacation, illness, and holidays, the total time spent working is around 90,000 hours. Add in a few thousand hours of commuting, a few late-night crises, and a weekend email check or two, and it becomes clear that we spend a significant part of our life in the work environment....
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