US Announces $50 Billion in Tariffs on China Imports
The Trump administration is announcing a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports, escalating a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.
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China Tech Giant Crippled, US Imports Held Amid Trade Spat
A Chinese tech giant brought to its knees and delays for imported U.S. cars, apples, lumber and other agricultural products are early signs the widening trade dispute between China and the U.S. is exacting a toll on both sides.
Read moreInsurance Fraud
Saying it was the victim of a long-running export insurance fraud involving consumer electronics, Korea Trade Insurance Corp. filed suit for $137 million against ActiveOn Inc., On Corp. US and RCA Electronics Inc. in San Diego County Superior Court.
Read moreChina’s Lobster Imports Keep US Price High, but No Tariffs
China’s hunger for American lobsters is helping keep prices high to U.S. consumers, but a tariff on the seafood does not appear imminent.
Read moreSteel Exporter Scoffs at ‘National Security’ Basis for New Tariffs
Decrying the measures as a political ploy, a Russian-owned Swiss steel exporter brought a federal complaint Thursday to strike down tariffs on steel and aluminum ordered this month by President Donald Trump.
Read moreTrump Signs Order Punishing China on Trade
President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday that paves the way for imposing tariffs on as much as $60 billion worth of Chinese imports to punish Beijing for what he said is the theft of American technology and Chinese pressure on U.S. companies to hand it over.
Read moreTrump to Impose Tariffs on Imports of Steel and Aluminum
Determined to protect vital American industries, President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports in response to what he called decades of unfair trade policies.
Read moreUS Farmers Lose Battle to Keep Ban on Argentine Citrus
The U.S. government wasn’t purely motivated by foreign policy concerns when it lifted a ban on lemon imports from Argentina, a federal judge ruled late Tuesday.
Read moreEU Fires Back in Trade Spat With Squeeze on US Juice, Whiskey
Threatened import restrictions of aluminum and steel by Washington has led the European Union to include orange juice and Kentucky bourbon as U.S. products it would target in reaction, German media reported.
Read moreTrump Imposes New Tariffs on Solar Products, Washing Machines
President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines Tuesday, saying he was levying the steep duties to “protect American jobs and American workers.”
Read moreCompeting Schweppes Tonic Waters Get Court’s OK
The European Court of Justice rejected a challenge Wednesday over competing bottles of tonic water in Spain, both of which are branded Schweppes.
Read moreTrump Voices Doubt About Trophy Hunting Policy
President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed more doubts about a new policy allowing trophies of African elephants shot for sport to be imported, appearing to question whether “this horror show” would actually aid in the conservation of any animal.
Read moreUS Drops Import Ban on African Elephant Trophies
Entrusting hunters with the survival of the threatened African elephant, U.S. wildlife regulators removed an Obama-era restriction on the importation of elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Read moreImport Prices Rose Less Than Expected in October
Import prices rose less than expected in October thanks to a decline in food prices that largely offset an increase in capital goods and imported fuel, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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Lemon Growers Can Sue USDA Over Argentine Imports
U.S. citrus growers have standing to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its decision to remove the ban on lemon imports from Argentina, a federal judge ruled Wednesday
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Trade Panel Finds Cheap Imports Hurt US Solar Industry
A U.S. trade panel has ruled that low-cost solar panels imported from China and other countries have caused serious injury to American manufacturers, raising the possibility of the Trump administration imposing tariffs that could double the price of solar panels from aboard.
Read morePutin Signs Decree to Extend Ban on Western Food Imports
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to extend a ban on Western food imports for another 18 months after the European Union extended economic sanctions against Russia.
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California Growers Sue USA for Lifting Ban on Argentine Lemons
Suing the United States, a consortium of citrus growers claims the secretary of agriculture’s recent decision to remove the ban on lemon imports from Argentina was politically motivated, ignores science and puts the nation’s produce at risk.
Read moreMinnesota Wineries Fight In-State Grape Mandate
Two farm wineries are challenging a Minnesota rule preventing them from using grapes, unfermented juices and honey from other states and countries, claiming such a severe restriction limits domestic and foreign commerce.
Read moreBogus Contact Lenses
The owner-operator of Candy Colored Lenses was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and fined $1.4 million for importing counterfeit contact lenses from Asia and selling them online to tens of thousands of people nationwide.
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