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Recent Petitions and Complaints Filed at the USITC
Recent filings include 337 Complaints, 701 (countervailing duty) & 731 (antidumping duty) Petitions, 332 Requests, and one request from the U.S. Trade Representative
USTR requests Commission investigation into KORUS, and other recent filings
Since CapTrade’s last article on recent 701 (countervailing duty) & 731 (antidumping duty) Petitions and 337 Complaints, there have been several new filings in the past few weeks. Most notably, the United States Trade Representative requested the USITC conduct an investigation to assess the “probable economic effect” of modifications to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA).
New Solar Petition Sheds Light on Imports from China and Taiwan
A section 701 (countervailing duty) & 731 (antidumping duty) petition was filed on the last day of 2013 (12/31/2013) on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from People’s Republic of China (AD & CVD) and Taiwan (AD) by Wiley Rein LLP on behalf of SolarWorld Industries America Inc.
Calcium Hypochlorite Petition to Clean Up Chinese Imports
A section 701 (countervailing duty) & 731 (antidumping duty) petition was filed yesterday (12/18/2013) on Calcium Hypochlorite from People’s Republic of China (AD & CVD) by the Law Offices of Peggy A. Clarke on behalf of Arch Chemicals, Inc., a Lonza Company.