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AIIS Newsletter: November 2018
November 2018 Market Update The U.S. economy has now posted back-to-back quarters of at least 3 percent growth for only the fifth time in the past 13 years. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 3.5 percent in the third quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic...
AIIS Customs Committee Meeting | November 30, 2018 | Roosevelt Hotel NYC
American Institute for International Steel, Inc. Customs Committee Meeting 9:15 a.m. Friday, November 30, 2018 Roosevelt Hotel Vanderbilt Room Steven W. Baker, Chair PRELIMINARY AGENDA Update on tariff issues – National Import...
232 Legal Fund Appeal Letter
October 26, 2018 To: AIIS members and all who work in or with the international steel, aluminum, autos, and auto parts supply chain From: AIIS Chairman John D. Foster As I trust you are now aware, the Institute has secured a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of...
AIIS Newsletter: October 2018
October 2018 Market Update The unemployment rate in September fell to its lowest point in nearly half a century as the economy continues to show signs of strength. Although employers added only 134,000 jobs nationwide – the lowest monthly total in a year, possibly...
AIIS SEEKS TO END ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 232 STEEL TARIFFS WITH SUMMARY JUDGMENT FILING
July 20, 2018 Contact: Amelia Berger amelia.berger@bracewell.com 202-828-1727 AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STEEL SEEKS TO END ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 232 STEEL TARIFFS WITH SUMMARY JUDGMENT...
CUSTOMS CORNER Update – Base Metals Center for Excellence and Expertise
The AIIS Customs Committee held another periodic update conference call with the leadership of Customs Base Metals Center on September 6, 2018. Center Director Africa Bell and all three Assistant Directors/Branch Chiefs briefed us on developments and issues involving...
New White House Proclamation on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
The White House last night issued amendments to its proclamations on the Section 232 tariffs placed on steel and aluminum. In sum, the amended proclamation now allows companies who import steel and aluminum from countries originally subject to quota arrangements to...
CUSTOMS CORNER Section 232 Steel Duty Increase for Turkey
By a Proclamation dated August 10, 2018 (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-adjusting-imports-steel-united-states-5/) President Trump doubled the additional duties on steel products from Turkey imposed in the Section 232...
AIIS CUSTOMS CORNER | Surety Bond Sufficiency Problems
Importers and surety companies have recently reported certain issues regarding the sufficiency of import bonds. U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has dramatically increased the number of Notices issued advising of insufficient bond amounts, with one surety...
232 Weekly Update: Commerce Department New Interim Final Rule on Section 232 Exclusion Process
The major news this week on the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs is that yesterday the Commerce Department issued its draft set of amended regulations on the product exclusion process. You can read the 173 page document here. Our initial analysis provided...
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