Tax & Trade
Another Section 301 Extension on the Horizon
Constitution Partners has received exclusive intelligence on the plans that the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has for Section 301 tariffs as we approach the end of...
Thanksgiving Reflections on the American Food and Agriculture Industry
The Thanksgiving season is the perfect time to reflect on food production and security in the United States and to give thanks to the agriculture laborers who work so hard...
Biden Administration Eases Oil Sanctions on Venezuela After Election Negotiations
On Wednesday, October 18th the Biden Administration announced that it is easing sanctions against companies that trade oil produced in Venezuela or invest in its oil industry. The United States...
A Case for Granting a Tin Plate Steel Exclusion from Section 232 Tariffs in the 2023 Farm Bill
Constitution Partners has written extensively on the dire straits the U.S. food and agriculture sector finds itself in. This piece explored policy failures that have exacerbated food insecurity and led...
Breaking News: USTR Extends China Section 301 Tariff Exclusions
Today, September 6, USTR announced it is extending 429 tariff exclusions in the China Section 301 Investigation until December 31, 2023. The exclusions were previously scheduled to expire on September 30,...
Commerce Department Sets Tin Mill Tariffs for Food Cans
On August 17, the Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of tin mill products from Canada, the People’s Republic of China (China), Germany,...
Smoke Signals & Taxing Events
It was a busy week in the nation’s capital. The Constitution Partners team reviewed the major events driving American public policy and business interests, and have provided a summarized overview...
Interagency Collaboration on Hydrogen Tax Matters as Biden Administration Publishes First Strategic Roadmap
Technical experts from the Department of Energy are weighing in on how the Treasury Department should devise a production tax credit for hydrogen. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and her team...
USTR Extends COVID-Related Section 301 Product Exclusions
On May 17, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) once again extended the Section 301 tariff exclusions of certain medical-care products needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In prior notices,...