Category Archives: Trade Cases

Administrative Review of AD Order on Steel Wire Rod from Mexico (2016/2017) — Final Results

Trade and Tariffs, Trade Cases

On June 28, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) published the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping (AD) order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico.  The review covered three Mexican producers/exporters during the period from October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017. The DOC calculated the following final … Continue reading Administrative Review of AD Order on Steel Wire Rod from Mexico (2016/2017) — Final Results →

Carbon Rod Antidumping Order Preliminary Exclusions

Trade and Tariffs, Trade Cases

By Fred Waite, AWPA Counsel Exclusion for Value Spring Quality Rod from Korea The US Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its initiation of and preliminary results in the changed circumstances review regarding the requested exclusion of valve spring quality wire rod from the antidumping (AD) order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from … Continue reading Carbon Rod Antidumping Order Preliminary Exclusions →

Commerce Preliminary Decision to Exclude Tire Cord Rod

Trade and Tariffs, Trade Cases

By Fred Waite, AWPA Counsel The US Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its preliminary results in the changed circumstances review regarding the requested exclusion of grade 1078 and higher tire cord quality wire rod from the antidumping (AD) orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Korea and the United Kingdom. Based on … Continue reading Commerce Preliminary Decision to Exclude Tire Cord Rod →

AD Order on Wire Rod from Mexico – Preliminary Determination in Circumvention Investigation

Trade and Tariffs, Trade Cases

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced its preliminary determination in the circumvention investigation of the antidumping (AD) order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico. The DOC has preliminarily determined that imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod with an actual diameter less than 4.75 mm produced and/or … Continue reading AD Order on Wire Rod from Mexico – Preliminary Determination in Circumvention Investigation →

CANADA to Impose Worldwide Tariffs, including Stainless Wire and Wire Rod

Section 232, Trade and Tariffs, Trade Cases

by Bracewell LLC Despite assurance over the past several months that a successful renegotiation of NAFTA would lead to the end of Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico, termination of the tariffs was not part of the new US Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) and there is no indication that negotiations are … Continue reading CANADA to Impose Worldwide Tariffs, including Stainless Wire and Wire Rod →

Need to Watch your Product Exclusion for Rebuttals?

Government Relations, Section 232, Trade and Tariffs, Trade Cases

Exclusion requesters will have seven days from the opening of the rebuttal period to submit rebuttals. Objectors to exclusion requests will then have a seven-day surrebuttal period to post responses, which will be opened once rebuttals are posted by the Department and the case file is reopened. To further assist industry moving through the process, … Continue reading Need to Watch your Product Exclusion for Rebuttals? →

EXCLUSION GRANTED – How to Request a Refund of Tariffs Paid

Government Relations, Section 232, Trade and Tariffs, Trade Cases

This is an involved process which will require the expertise of your Customs Broker! To request an administrative refund for previous imports of excluded products granted by the US Department of Commerce (Commerce), importers may file a post summary correction (PSC) and provide the product exclusion number in the Importer Additional Declaration Field. Once products … Continue reading EXCLUSION GRANTED – How to Request a Refund of Tariffs Paid →

Section 232 Product Exclusion Requests – By The Numbers

Section 232, Trade and Tariffs, Trade Cases

The AWPA has been tracking Section 232 Product Exclusion Requests, Objections and Decisions in the Bar, Rod and Wire sector.  These include products of Carbon, Alloy and Stainless material. By the Numbers 12,215 Product Exclusion Requests were posted, as of September 4, 2018 1597 Objections to Product Exclusion Requests were posted, as of September 4 … Continue reading Section 232 Product Exclusion Requests – By The Numbers →

Tire Cord Wire Rod Exclusion Request for Korea and United Kingdom

Government Relations, Trade and Tariffs, Trade Cases

The domestic wire rod industry has submitted a request to the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) to exclude grade 1078 and higher tire cord quality wire rod from the antidumping (AD) orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Korea and the United Kingdom.  One other country which also supplies this product to … Continue reading Tire Cord Wire Rod Exclusion Request for Korea and United Kingdom →

Trump Imposes More Tariffs on China – List 3

Featured, Government Relations, Section 232, Trade and Tariffs, Trade Cases

Yesterday evening, the President formally announced tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports starting one week from today on September 24.  The final version of List 3 retained the vast majority of tariff lines on the original proposed list, including 5,745 of the original 6,031 lines.  The US Trade Representative (USTR) removed just under … Continue reading Trump Imposes More Tariffs on China – List 3 →