Trump transition team members may have already drafted an executive order hiking tariffs on Chinese imports, said Peterson Institute for International Economics fellow Mary Lovely, during a webinar moderated by former European commissioner and now PIIE fellow Cecilia Malmstrom.
In addition to tariff hikes expected in 2025, trade experts are also thinking about the 2026 review of USMCA, and the investment and supply chain planning uncertainty that is likely to follow.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 14 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is issuing a limited exclusion order banning imports of semiconductor technology (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1366) from the Chinese company Innoscience, it said in a Nov. 14 notice. Additionally the ITC issued Innoscience cease and desist orders and set a bond in the amount of 5% of entered value for covered articles imported or sold during the period of presidential review. The order concludes a Section 337 investigation the ITC launched in June 2023, based on allegations by Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) that Innoscience and its American sister-company are importing semiconductor components that utilize EPC's patented gallium nitride (GaN) technology. "After pouring nearly two decades and immense resources into developing our uniquely valuable intellectual property portfolio, this is a tremendous victory for EPC and a major win for fair competition globally," EPC CEO Alex Lidow said in a statement responding to the conclusion of the investigation.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Nov. 8 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
In the Oct. 30 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 43), CBP published proposals to revoke ruling letters concerning a plastic recycling plant and wood chipping/shredding machines.
Shuffleboard tables are classifiable under a provision for video game consoles and tables for parlor or casino games, and not in a category for chess or backgammon tables, CBP recently ruled.
Automakers, chipmakers and broad business groups asked the Bureau of Industry and Security to give their industries more time to adjust to new requirements to move supply chains out of China and report on what companies are in their connected vehicle supply chains.
EPA recently announced 2025 allowances for production and consumption, including importation, of hydrofluorocarbons under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, as well as 2025 penalties for companies that didn’t comply with HFC phasedown regulations.
Because China makes 90% of anode and cathode materials, and dominates processing of critical minerals, no matter where they are mined, recent hikes in tariffs on Chinese minerals will do little, trade experts agreed.