The Office of the United States Trade Representative has launched another Section 301 investigation, this time covering 60 major trading partners and focusing on whether they have taken effective action to block imports made with forced labor. Announced on March 12, the investigation is expected to heighten compliance pressure across global supply chains, especially in sectors already facing sourcing scrutiny.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has launched a new Section 301 investigation targeting structural manufacturing overcapacity across 16 economies, including China, the European Union, India, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, and Mexico. Announced on March 11, the move signals a potentially significant shift in U.S. trade policy toward global manufacturing competition and may create new risks for exporters serving the U.S. market.

The UK has imposed final anti-dumping duties on Chinese tin mill products, affecting metal packaging, food can materials, industrial thin steel products, and downstream steel processing exporters.

The U.S. enforces antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese corrugated boxes, impacting exporters of packaging materials. Learn how this affects your shipments and compliance costs.

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