Commerce Department

The Commerce Department is granting exclusions to steel and aluminum tariffs in an unconstitutional and arbitrarily capricious manner that has put a Michigan-based metal importer at a competitive disadvantage, the company argues in a new Section 232 challenge filed with the U.S. Court of International Trade.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Thursday called the Export-Import Bank more important than ever as the agency roll outs initiatives to help U.S. companies respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

The proposed rule would give Commerce broad authority to block imports of ICT goods and services from “foreign adversaries.”

Huawei’s temporary general license is extended until May 15 as Commerce looks for a permanent solution.

The U.S. semiconductor industry could see its global market share reduced while China’s burgeoning semiconductor sector would benefit if export restrictions that prevent U.S. companies from selling to Chinese entities remain in place, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group.

The lower deficit was driven by a $2.6 billion decrease in the goods deficit and a $0.6 increase in the services surplus.

An increase in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations and frequent changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule during the Trump administration have left the U.S. International Trade Commission in need of a significant funding boost, a House appropriator said on Wednesday.

A three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit this week rejected a challenge of the national security-based statute President Trump has utilized to impose restrictions on steel imports.

Congress should exercise its “power of the purse” to force the Commerce Department to release its Section 232 report on auto imports and compel testimony from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative if necessary, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) said this week.