President Donald Trump, in a social media post, said he will impose 10% tariffs on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K. the Netherlands and Finland starting Feb. 1, rising to 25% on June 1. He said the tariff will remain "until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland. The United States has been trying to do this transaction for over 150 years. Many Presidents have tried, and for good reason, but Denmark has always refused. Now, because of The Golden Dome, and Modern Day Weapons Systems, both Offensive and Defensive, the need to ACQUIRE is especially important."
Jonathan Hale, former general counsel to Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has joined trade boutique firm LMD Trade Law as of counsel, LMD attorney T. James Min announced on LinkedIn. Hale worked for Cantwell for over 10 years, serving as general counsel and senior adviser on issues in trade, business, national security and foreign policy.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 16 Federal Register on the following antidumping duty and countervailing duty injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 16 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and nine other Republicans asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to use import-restriction authorities to stop the import of illegally harvested red snapper.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, former ranking member of the House Select Committee China, hailed the passage of more funding for the Trade Fraud Task Force. The money was in a spending package for the Justice Department that passed both chambers of Congress this week, and is headed for the president's desk. The task force (see 2509020052) was given $2 million.
President Donald Trump, at an event in the Oval Office about rural health care, segued from talking about how he pressured the president of France to have his health system pay more for pharmaceuticals to talking about imposing tariffs on countries that are resisting his plans for Greenland.
If the Supreme Court eliminates the president's ability to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, it may not mean the return of the de minimis exemption, which President Donald Trump also ended via IEEPA, trade lawyers told us.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Jan. 15, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.