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AIIS Newsletter: September 2019
September 2019 Market Update The word “recession” is being heard more often in discussions of the future of the U.S. economy. Although the year started strong, with growth in the first quarter reaching an annualized rate of 3.1 percent, the pace of expansion slowed...
AIIS CUSTOMS CORNER | Section 301 Tariff Update
The USTR formally confirmed today, August 13, the previously tweeted announcement by President Trump to apply 10% additional tariffs under Section 301 to the products from China contained on List 4. The announcement indicates that the List has been split into two...
AIIS Newsletter: August 2019
August 2019 Market Update The economic expansion slowed significantly in the second quarter, decreasing the likelihood of annual growth hitting the Trump administration’s target of 3 percent for the first time since 2005. From April to June, the economy grew at an...
AIIS Newsletter: July 2019
July 2019 Market Update The U.S. economy in June set a record for the longest expansion in the nation’s history – 10 years and one month, a streak that began in June 2009 following the Great Recession. Growth, while sustained, has not been overly impressive, however....
Steel-Con® 2020 | Houston, TX | March 4-5
Steel-Con® 2020 WILL BE THE YEAR’S PREMIER STEEL CONFERENCE- MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! March 4-5, 2020, Houston, TX Come for the Conference, or just come for golf on Thursday, March 5. Steel-Con® has become a key gathering for steel supply chain practitioners who want...
AIIS CUSTOMS CORNER | Trade Actions Impose New/Increased Burdens on Both CBP and Importers
Importers have recently been faced with many seldom used or new and unprecedented trade remedy actions, including Section 201 (solar cells and panels), Section 232 (steel and aluminum), Section 301 (China), and now International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)...
NCSD 2019 Webinars – Steel Product Classification
The National Commodity Specialist Division of U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is once again in the summer of 2019 holding a series of webinars on Customs issues, primarily classification. The steel products being covered this year are Steel Wire, on Tuesday...
News from AIIS: AIIS Appeal Continues on a Normal Course
For Immediate Release June 24, 2019 Contact: Richard Chriss, Esq., AIIS President & International Trade Counsel Phone: (571) 225-7105 Email: chriss@aiis-admin.org Alexandria, VA - The American Institute for International Steel is disappointed that the Supreme...
AIIS Newsletter: May 2019
May 2019 Market Update The U.S economy recorded its best first quarter performance in four years, growing by 3.2 percent from January to March, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In recent years, the first quarter has tended to be relatively weak, with...
Recap – Steel-Con 2019 | Presentations | Thank you
HOUSTON, TX. April 25, 2019 - Thank you to all of our sponsors! Please see their listing below. Thank you to all of our attendees! We couldn’t do it without you either! Below is a link to the conference presentations. Please find attached the finalized attendee list....
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