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North American graphite miners are lobbying the US government to impose a 25% tariff on three graphite products sourced from China in order to counter Beijing's monopoly on a key material used in automobile batteries. If successful, the move will pit the miners against their main customers- the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and add to tensions with China, which controls the majority of the critical metals used in the world's electric vehicles and other motors. The U.S. gove...

Intellectual property protection infringements along with technology transfer, counterfeiting and other concerns cited.

The former president this week doubled down on claims he would increase punitive duties on China by more than 60 percent.

US congressional committee on China raises concerns about tariff evasion and lax enforcement days after raid of Chinese-owned car parts supplier in Ohio.

Tariffs don’t cause inflation; they help level the playing field for U.S. Manufacturers.

The exclusions include industrial components such as pumps and electric motors, as well as medical products like face masks and examination gloves.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Tuesday announced a further extension of China "Section 301" tariff exclusions on 352 Chinese import and 77 COVID-19-related categories till May 31, 2024. The administration of former President Donald Trump used Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, a statute aimed at combating trade partners' unfair practices, to launch the China tariffs in 2018 and 2019. The import tariff exclusions include industrial...

The Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") announced on September 6, 2023 the further extension of 352 reinstated exclusions and 77 COVID-related exclusions...

These exclusions – which stem from the US battle against the Covid-19 pandemic – cover 81 medical-care products.

Items on the list include pump bottles for hand sanitizer, blood pressure monitors, fingertip pulse oximeters, MRI machines and X-ray tables