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Jan 24, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Sally Alghazali |Mark Ludwikowski |R. Kevin Williams
Just as the year started, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced the addition of 37 companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Entity List, bringing the total number of entities on the list to 144. This marks the largest single addition to the Entity List since the enactment of the UFLPA.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | R. Kevin Williams
The Petition American Active Anode Material Producers (“AAAMP” or “Petitioner”) filed a new petition against imports of active anode material from China, alleging that the imports are dumped and unfairly subsidized. The petition asks the U.S. government to impose antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duties (“CVD”) on these imports from China. Active anode material is most commonly used as the primary component in the anode of lithium-ion batteries.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | R. Kevin Williams
January 2, 2025
Sally Alghazali, Kelsey Christensen, Aristeo Lopez, Mark Ludwikowski, R.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | R. Kevin Williams
On Dec. 19, Mexico announced an increase in tariffs on textiles and apparel imports up to 35%, effective from Dec. 20, 2024, until April 23, 2026, and amends the IMMEX program. The official publication states that the primary objective is to tackle the unfair competition affecting Mexico’s textile and apparel industry. This sector has recently suffered due to the influx of low-priced apparel imports from countries with which Mexico has not signed a Free Trade Agreement.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
reuters.com | Mark Ludwikowski |R. Kevin Williams |Sally Alghazali
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) gala at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 14, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo November 19, 2024 - International trade once again faces an uncertain landscape with another term of President-Elect Donald Trump as he prepares to become the United States' 47th president with a Republican-controlled Congress.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
today.westlaw.com | Mark Ludwikowski |R. Kevin Williams |Sally Alghazali |Clark Hill PLC
(November 19, 2024) - Mark R. Ludwikowski, R. Kevin Williams and Sally Alghazali of Clark Hill PLC highlight key international trade areas facing significant changes in the next four years under a second Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress. International trade once again faces an uncertain landscape with another term of President-Elect Donald Trump as he prepares to become the United States' 47th president with a Republican-controlled Congress.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Sally Alghazali |Mark Ludwikowski |R. Kevin Williams
On Oct. 11, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) modified its 2021 Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) against disposable gloves produced, wholly or in part, with forced labor in Malaysia by Brighthway Holdings Sdn. Bhd., Laglove (M) Sdn., and Biopro (M) Sdn. Bhd. (collectively, “Brightway Group”).
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
law360.com | R. Kevin Williams
By R. Kevin Williams (June 10, 2024, 4:14 PM EDT) -- Through a notice of proposed rulemaking issued by the U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration, the Biden administration has proposed to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance,... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
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May 6, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | R. Kevin Williams
The Biden administration has proposed to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III controlled substance. This reclassification will place marijuana in the same schedule as prescription drugs such as ketamine and Tylenol with codeine. This raises the question whether the rescheduling will affect the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to seize imports of accessories or other devices used to consume marijuana.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
reuters.com | Mark Ludwikowski |R. Kevin Williams |Sally Alghazali
Container ships sail across the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, in El Ain El Sokhna in Suez, east of Cairo, Egypt, March 17, 2018. Picture taken March 17, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo February 21, 2024 - The Red Sea, which provides access to the southern entrance to the Suez Canal, is one of the most important and densely packed shipping channels in the world.
