Source: Canada US Link: Mass Confusion re 301 Tariffs To this point, nothing official has been published about changes to the 301 tariffs on Chinese goods, not even a Tweet!  What has circulated is the comments from President Trump on October 11 from the White House that negotiations with the Chinese were going well enough that the rise in tariffs

Source: Canada US Link: 301 Breather : Trade Potpourri Originally published by the Journal of Commerce in October 2019 As the deadline to file List 3 exclusions requests for goods from China (the 301 investigation) has now expired, there is the opportunity to take a bit of a deep breath and survey the trade landscape. Doing so serves as a reminder,

Source: Canada US Link: Have Independent Contractors in California? You May Need to Rethink That For more about the impact of AB-5, see https://www.msk.com/newsroom-alerts-2744  

Source: Canada US Link: Life Beside the China Tariffs Originally published by the Journal of Commerce in September 2019 As we continue to be engulfed by the ever changing landscape of the China 301 tariffs, a bit of fresh air – meaning other topics – were actually discussed as a recent trade event. The Foreign Trade Association hosted a

Source: Canada US Link: Tariff Turmoil Gets Hotter! As has been widely reported, on Friday, first President Trump announced and then USTR Lighthizer confirmed the 301 tariffs on goods out of China will increase. Specifically, the tariffs on the goods on Lists 1, 2 and 3 will rise from 25% to 30% starting October 1, 2019, while the tariffs on the Li

Source: Canada US Link: The Canadian International Trade Tribunal Has Posted Expiry Review Dates for Existing AD/CVD Orders The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (“CITT”) has changed their website and have added a page listing all the target dates for expiry reviews (5 year sunset reviews) of existing antidumping and countervailing

Source: Canada US Link: China Tariffs – List 4 Formally Announced On August 15, 2019, USTR issued a pre-publication version of the Federal Register in which the formal announcement regarding China 301 Tariffs List 4A/B will be made. In that notice, USTR clarified the September 1, 2019 effective date refers to the date of entry or withdrawal for c

Source: Canada US Link: Tit for Tat Continues – Will It Ever End? Originally published by the Journal of Commerce in August 2019 Much has been said recently in the general press about the latest round of tariffs and what did or did not prompt President Trump to decide that August 1st was the right time to impose an additional 10% on the goods fro