Administration Files Remand Results In Litigation Over Section 301 Tariffs

On August 1, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) filed remand results with the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) in a major litigation over the lawfulness of import duties levied on Chinese goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Section 301authorizes USTR to take action to encourage foreign countries to abandon or mitigate unfair trade practices affecting U.S. commerce.In 2017, at the direction of then-President Trump,USTR began an investigationinto China's trade practices, and ultimately concluded that a variety of Chinese practices unfairly burdened U.S. commerce. Subject to the President's direction,USTR imposed Section 301 tariffsranging from 7.5% - 25% on four successive rounds of Chinese products between July 6, 2018 and September 1, 2019.