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Importers face a dizzying array of laws that have the potential to dramatically increase the cost of importing into the United States. These include antidumping duty (AD) cases, countervailing duty (CVD) cases, circumvention actions under the Enforce and Protect Act of 2015 (EAPA), Section 201 actions, Section 232 actions, and Section 301 actions. Each of these laws adds risk to your international supply chain.

Antidumping and countervailing duties are additional duties assessed against specific articles from specific countries. Antidumping duties are intended to “level the playing field” between unfairly priced imports and similar goods manufactured in the United States. Countervailing duties are intended to “level the playing field” between unfairly subsidized imports and similar goods manufactured in the United States. Importers need to know whether their product is described in an AD or CVD order, and whether the country of origin of their product is one subject to an AD or CVD order. Barnes, Richardson & Colburn attorneys are experts in helping you establish whether the goods are in scope and the country of origin. We are also expert in helping you mitigate your risk if your goods are subject to AD/CVD orders.

The Enforce and Protect Act of 2015 allowed Customs to investigate allegations that goods are imported into the United States without paying AD/CVD duties that are due. In the law this is called circumvention. EAPA investigations can lead to very significant AD/CVD bills for importers. EAPA investigations also move very quickly. Barnes, Richardson & Colburn attorneys can help you respond quickly and properly to an EAPA investigation to ensure the company puts forth the best defense possible.

Section 201 actions are called Safeguard Duties and are intended to give relief to domestic manufacturers seriously injured by increased imports of goods from abroad. Section 232 actions are invoked when the national security of the United States is endangered by imports. Section 301 is invoked when the United States is not getting the full benefit of its international trade agreements. Barnes, Richardson & Colburn attorneys can assist you in navigating imposition of these duties, seeking exclusions (when applicable), or otherwise managing the impact of these duties on your supply chain.

Jul. 23, 2026: Forced Labor Section 301 Duties Start Friday at 12:01 a.m.
Jul. 20, 2026: CBP's Section 232 Copper Smelt and Cast Reporting Requirements Guidance
Jul. 20, 2026: White House Introduces Section 338 Tariffs on Canadian Articles
Jul. 16, 2026: Commerce Department Publishes Rulemaking Docket: What's on the Chopping Block and What's Getting the Ol' College Try…. At Least for Now
Jul. 16, 2026: Long-Awaited Brazil 301 Duties Issued
Jul. 16, 2026: Trade Fraud Task Force Lays Out Tools it Intends to Use Against Fraud
Jul. 10, 2026: White House Declines Section 232 Tariff on Aerospace Articles
Jul. 2, 2026: CAPE Processing Restrictions for Warehouse Entries
Jun. 30, 2026: European Union Implements U.S. Trade Deal
Jun. 30, 2026: CBP Updates Vehicle Duty Offset Guidance
Jun. 30, 2026: PHASE 2: CBP Now Accepting Reconciliation Entries in CAPE
Jun. 18, 2026: United States Finds Forced Labor for Serbian Copper Producer
Jun. 16, 2026: Supreme Court Declines to Review HMTX Challenge to Section 301 Tariffs
Jun. 15,2026: CBP Releases Updated Guidance on Forced Labor Prohibition Enforcement
Jun. 10, 2026: E.U. May be Joining Others in Harder Line Toward China Trade
Jun. 9, 2026: Forced Labor Watchdog Barred from Suing U.S. Customs
Jun. 3, 2026: USTR Surprises Nobody, Recommends Forced Labor Tariffs for 60 Countries
Jun. 2, 2026: USTR Issues Section 301 Determination Against Brazil and Proposes New Tariffs
Jun. 2, 2026: Metals 232 Derivatives Tweaked (Again)
May 27, 2026: Commerce and USTR Implement Section 232 Relief for Taiwan
May 26, 2026: CBP Ruling Clarifies Price Paid or Payable
May 26, 2026: CBP Updates CAPE Guidance for Entries Flagged for Reconciliation
May 13, 2026: And Suddenly, Shippers Have Choices
May 12, 2026: BIS Set to Publish Notice on Applications for Pharmaceutical Company-Specific Agreements
May 11, 2026: CBP Releases Updated Guidance on 232s for USMCA Medium and Heavy Vehicles
May 8, 2026: Court of International Trade Panel Strikes Down Section 122 Tariffs, Throws Out Most State Suits
May 4, 2026: U.S.& EU Align on Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resilience
Apr. 27, 2026: EU Commissioner Šefcovic on EU-U.S. Steel Talks
Apr. 24, 2026: CIT Decision Highlights CAPE Phase II IEEPA Refund Concerns
Apr. 24, 2026: Potential AD/CVD for Mexican, Vietnamese, & Thai Chassis
Apr. 21, 2026: CAPE Phase 1, Day One, Better Than Feared
Apr. 20, 2026: CBP Updates Guidance on Jones Act Waiver
Apr. 20, 2026: BIS Enforcement Action Against Coastal PVA Technology Signals Continued Scrutiny of EAR99 Exports
Apr. 14, 2026: CBP Publishes CAPE Phase 1 Update
Apr. 10, 2026: CBP Releases First CAPE IEEPA Refund Instructions
Apr. 2, 2026: Big Changes to Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum, Copper and their Derivative Articles
Apr. 1, 2026: CBP Publishes New Applications for ACE Portal Accounts
Mar. 31, 2026: CIT Potentially Broadens the Path for IEEPA Refunds—But the End Is Not Here Yet
Mar. 30, 2026: Section 232 Steel/Aluminum Content Reporting "Guidance"
Mar. 20, 2026: CBP Ruling Clarifies Customs Business, Addresses AI
Mar. 16, 2026: USTR Initiates Forced Labor Section 301 Investigation
Mar. 12, 2026: Here Come the Section 301 Investigations
Mar. 12, 2026: CBP Updates Court on IEEPA Refund Process and Technology
Mar. 11, 2026: AD/CVD Petitions Announced on Lithium Battery Chemicals from China
Mar. 10, 2026: Bills Introduced in House and Senate to Restrict Non-Resident Importers
Mar. 9, 2026: States Challenge Section 122 Tariffs
Mar. 6, 2026: Customs Proposes IEEPA Refund Process to Court

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Barnes/Richardson Trade Remedies List of Cases
ADD Investigation Time Limits
ADD Review Time Limits
Antidumping Manual
Glossary of ADD Terms
Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Against Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from China
Fasteners ADD/CVD Presentation

Recent ITC Petitions and Complaints
U.S. Dep't of Commerce, Import Administration
U.S. Int'l Trade Commission
WTO Antidumping Information