Supply Chain Research

Yarn, wind power face new duties; olives poised to wrinkle US-EU relationship

November 30, 2021

The U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a variety of rulings in November, with polyester yarn, wind towers, and solar panels all receiving some form of additional tariff burden. The polyester yarn ruling targeted subject imports from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam that w... Read more →

Mahle, Valeo may see additional costs from aluminium foil ruling

October 26, 2021

The U.S. International Trade Commission recently ruled that imports of aluminum foil from Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia and Turkey “materially” injure U.S. industry. The injury is caused by sales at less than fair value, also known as dumping, as determined by a prior decision by the Departmen... Read more →

Presidential power affirmed as Turkey loses steel tariff appeal

July 15, 2021

The U.S. Court of Appeals has overturned an earlier court decision that ruled against President Trump’s action to double section 232 (national security) tariffs on imports from Turkey. That reaffirms the President’s discretionary power with regards to tariffs. It’s unlikely that the Biden admi... Read more →

Russia’s food price worries create another opportunity for U.S. farmers

June 9, 2021

The Russian government is applying a series of curbs including “flexible export duties” to cut outbound shipments of agricultural products and control food price inflation. That represents yet another distortion to global food supply chains in the wake of the pandemic. Russian food exports are... Read more →

Pause for effect as Biden adds leverage for global tax talks

June 4, 2021

The Biden administration has completed its review of digital services taxes imposed by six countries and has put in place retaliatory import duties that will come into effect in six months’ time. The impose-and-suspend approach is linked to the administration’s wider negotiations at the OECD a... Read more →

Kao Corp, Natura face digital tax retaliation tariff makeover

April 1, 2021

The U.S. Trade Representative has proposed retaliatory duties against imports from six countries that have put digital services taxes into place, as part of an action initiated by the Trump administration. The consultation, covering imports from the U.K., Turkey, India and three EU states, are... Read more →

Ford joins GM’s decontenting trend with implications for global supply chain

March 23, 2021

Ford Motor has joined General Motors in shipping models of its light trucks and SUVs without certain electronic modules due to the “global semiconductor shortage – combined with parts shortages created by the central U.S. winter storm in February”. Ford may already have been scaling back its N... Read more →

Firearms shelves empty despite weapon, ammunition import surge

January 12, 2021

U.S. firearms retailers are running low on stocks after a surge in demand for weapons and ammunition during the pandemic and ahead of the general elections. FBI background checks reached a record high in December of 3.94 million applications after rising by 34.1% year over year. U.S. imports o... Read more →

Life after the elections: Trump leaves Turkey arms test for Biden

December 16, 2020

The U.S. State Department has withdrawn export approvals for sales to Turkey’s state arms buyer SSB after the latter’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile system. That continues trade-policy based pressure applied by the Trump administration against Turkey. The continuance or otherwise of those... Read more →

Brexit Watch: Cars, jet engine exports depend on deals yet to be done

November 24, 2020

The U.K. and Canada have signed a continuity agreement to ensure the terms of the Canada-EU CETA deal remain in place once the U.K.’s current trading arrangements with the EU end in December. A review of the U.K.-Canada deal may tailor and improve terms for the U.K., as the Brexit process inte... Read more →

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