Insights on Customs & Import Compliance

On February 14, Cornerstone Chemical Company (Petitioner) filed antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on melamine from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Join James Kim and Sylvia Costelloe at DesignCon 2024 in Santa Clara, California, as they share the latest from Washington on the ever-evolving trade regulations impacting the global electric vehicle supply chain.

In this installment of Five Questions, Five Answers, Birgit Matthiesen is joined by Dr. Austin Brown, the Office Director at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office.

Join Angela Santos as she leads a captivating panel for the International Bar Association, spotlighting prominent leaders in the Fashion & Retail industry. The panelists will deep dive into understanding ESG, with a targeted focus on the intricacies existing within the supply chain.

In the latest installment of Five Questions, Five Answers, Birgit Matthiesen is joined by Leah Scarpelli, a Partner with the firm’s International Trade & Investment Practice.

Aluminum is clearly an important material for the industry as there is an objective for making vehicles as light as possible. Aluminum issues may start with Tariff Classification and Country of Origin questions, and can lead to more complex issues, including Section 232 tariffs or other high-tariff trade barriers.

Critical minerals — the lithium, graphite, cobalt, manganese, and other key minerals that are later processed into battery-grade chemicals — represent the essential ingredients in any electric vehicle (EV) battery.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), in many ways, can be a game changer for many automotive companies. First and foremost, eligibility of products deemed USMCA compliant benefit from zero US import tariffs.

For readers who may not be fully apprised of what these tariffs are, we offer a short summary.

We chose to include a discussion of this important but lesser understood policy area because of the likelihood of their impact — both adverse and positive — on many companies’ procurement and production plans.

The Electric Mobility industry is on track for another exciting year. However, current and forthcoming US agency regulations continue to inject confusion and costs in critical supply decisions, for which legal tools can provide near- and long-term solutions.

Recent government actions illustrate that US-China trade relations will continue to be a focus as the United States enters an election year.

On July 1, 2020, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was implemented. A clear and significant negotiation objective was to position the North American vehicle and parts industries with a competitive advantage in a fast-growing global marketplace. Now, in its fourth year, Washington is seeking public feedback to determine if this objective is being realized.

Angela Santos speaks on a panel at the Xplore Sustainability conference.

James Kim has been invited back to present a webinar to members of the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) on October 25, 2023. The association roster currently tops 500 members representing key companies supplying the North American heavy and medium transportation sector.

James Kim will present on a webinar to the members of the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA).

On November 9, 2023, the AFS Electric Mobility team will address a plenary session of the Electric Vehicle Tech symposium at the Advanced Design and Manufacturing conference in Toronto, Canada.

The Electric Mobility team will address a plenary session of the Electric Vehicle Tech symposium at the Advanced Design and Manufacturing conference in Toronto, Canada.

The Battery Show, now in its 14th year, is billed as “the most comprehensive advanced battery manufacturing event” in the world.

The ArentFox Schiff’s Electric Mobility team was delighted to accept an invitation from the organizers of The Battery Show, billed as the largest advanced battery event in North America.

Angela Santos speaks on a panel at Bloomberg’s Sustainable Business Summit.

Join Lucas Rock of ArentFox Schiff, Pauline God of TrusTrace, and Ethan Woolley of Kharon as they provide insights on navigating the current and developing international guidance related to forced labor.

In this installment of Five Questions, Five Answers, Birgit Matthiesen hosts David Hamill, the International Trade & Investment Practice Leader at ArentFox Schiff.

The AFS team traveled to Sacramento June 13th to participate at EVS 36, hosted this year by the Electric Drive Transportation Association.

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