US CustomsAD CVD case

New AD/CVD Petition – Tin Mill Products from Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, S. Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, U.Kingdom

On January 18, 2023, Cleveland Cliffs Inc. and the United Steelworkers Union filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions against U.S. imports of certain tin- and chromium-coated steel sheet mill products (“tin mill products”) from Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. Tin mill products are used primarily to make

Pressure washer/Power washer U.S. customs

New AD/CVD Petition: Power Washers from China and Vietnam

On December 29, 2022, FNA Group Inc., from Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions against U.S. imports of certain gas powered pressure washers (“power washers”) from China and Vietnam. These pressure washers are the latest gas powered equipment to be targeted for AD and CVD duties. In 2020, Briggs &

Shutting down a China WFOE

How To Close A China WFOE

1. Foreign Companies Are Leaving China Foreign companies are tiring of the difficulties and the risks that come from doing business in China. Not surpisingly, our China lawyers have been getting a ton of questions on how to close a China WFOE. It is difficult and time-consuming to form a WFOE in China. As you

Shutting down your China WFOE

China WFOE Shutdowns: Fast or Legal?

A while back (I am being intentionally vague here to avoid identifying anyone) a U.S. client company contacted our China lawyers about shutting down its China WFOE and/or terminating all of its roughly 47 China employees in one fell swoop. The U.S. company had discovered rampant corruption among its employees and its CEO wanted the

US Anti dumping case on freight couplers

New AD/ CVD Petition – Certain Freight Rail Coupler Systems from China and Mexico

On September 28, 2022, the Coalition of Freight Coupler Producers filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions against U.S. imports of certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof (“FRCs”) from China and Mexico. This coalition consists of one U.S. producer McConway & Torley (M&T) and the union workers at the one other U.S. producer, Amsted Rail Company, Inc. (Amsted).

illegal transshipment southeast Asia

Beware of Transshipment

U.S. companies importing goods from Southeast Asia must beware of transshipment schemes by Chinese suppliers. Not only do these schemes mean dealing with China problems after a supposed China departure, they also give rise to serious liabilities if importing into the United States. Over the past few years, companies have had plenty of reasons to