The closure of the de minimis loophole – which went into effect at midnight – stops the descent into eCommerce lawlessness characterized by the rise in platforms like Temu and Shein, and the fact that judgment-proof overseas retailers now make up the majority of vendors on Amazon’s U.S. store.
Ruling Clears the Way for Retroactive Tariffs on Billions in Illegally Imported Chinese Solar Equipment
The findings refute claims by the pharmaceutical lobby that tariffs would harm consumers, and instead underscore the urgent need for strong trade measures to reshore U.S. production of essential medicines.
Aurobindo Pharma’s proposed $5.5 billion acquisition of Prague-based Zentiva poses an unacceptable risk to Europe’s and America’s pharmaceutical security. CPA is calling on the European Union (EU), including Czech authorities and European Commission competition regulators, to reject the transaction.
The study details how Beijing is pursuing a program of “space sector capture” to penetrate and control the space sectors of more than 120 countries through agreements with ostensibly private Chinese companies that, in effect, act as fronts for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
The inclusion of these steel products in the Section 232 tariff program will mean more jobs, more Made-in-the-USA, and help provide steady-order volume to our primary steel producers.
The Secure Trade Act codifies the President’s ten-percent universal tariff, and also repeals China’s “Most Favored Nation” (MFN) status.
Florida Congressman Daniel Webster’s ‘USA Act’, introduced in August, amends the Science portion of the ‘CHIPS & Sciences Act’ to improve U.S. role in standards setting.
The domestic polysilicon supply remains a national security imperative for the United States for many reasons including: China’s link to forced labor and human rights abuses; a globalized Chinese Communist Party-subsidized solar industry leading to overcapacity and export dumping; and the limitations of U.S. trade remedies to help, deep into the solar supply chain.
Investigation follows formal petitions filed last month by The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, in response to market manipulation driven by predominantly Chinese-owned manufacturing companies operating in Indonesia, and Laos, as well as those headquartered in India.
