Trade Remedies (Antidumping and Countervailing Duties), ITC Investigations, and USTR Matters
OFW represents interested parties in cases brought under U.S. trade remedy laws including:
- Investigations by the U.S. International Trade Commission and International Trade Administration under the antidumping and countervailing duty statutes and in on-going reviews of actions taken under those statutes
- Safeguard actions taken under Section 201 of the Tariff Act of 1930 alleging that domestic industries are injured by increased imports
- Enforcement proceedings initiated by USTR under Section 301 of the Tariff Act of 1930 proposing tariff increases on particular products in retaliation for foreign government practices that have been found to be unfair.
We also represent clients in fact-finding studies conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission under Section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Our attorneys have represented industry and agriculture in trade cases involving a wide variety of products, with our clients involved in all aspects of trade, including producers, importers, and exporters.
In addition to representation of clients in investigations before the ITC and ITA resulting in the initial promulgation of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (and in subsequent reviews of these orders), our attorneys regularly represent importers in connection iwth the implementation, administration, and enforcement of those orders by CBP. This representation includes providing guidance as to whether goods are included within the scope of such orders, advocating for importers in disagreements with CBP as to whether goods are included within the scope, and and associated issues as to whether additional duties are due. This includes responding to CBP Requests for Information and Notices of Action, filing CBP protests as appropriate, and obtaining rulings as to the scope of antidumping and countervailing duty orders from the Department of Commerce.