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    February 18, 2018

    Trade Attorney Leibowitz on Section 232 Remedies: What’s Next?

    Written by Lewis Leibowitz

    The following article was written by trade attorney Lewis Leibowitz:

    The president has a lot of discretion regarding the nature of the import restrictions that he imposes.  The Commerce recommendation gave the president three alternative recommendations: (1) across-the-board tariffs on all products from all countries (24 percent); (2) 53 percent tariffs on 12 leading countries and quotas on the rest equal to 2017 imports; or (3) quotas on all countries equal to 63 percent of 2017 levels.  “Steel products” are defined in the report by six-digit tariff codes. Five general categories of products are covered:  semifinished, flat, long, pipe and tube and stainless.

    Lewis Leibowitz, SMU Contributor

    Lewis Leibowitz

    Lewis Leibowitz, owner of the Law Office of Lewis E. Leibowitz, practices in the areas of international trade law, customs law, and international commercial transactions. He represents clients before all federal courts and agencies dealing with international trade matters. Mr. Leibowitz advises and assists clients in diverse matters including trade remedies, customs, foreign-trade zones and free trade agreements, trade negotiations, and related matters. He can be reached at lewis.leibowitz@lellawoffice.com.

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