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U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

The U.S. International Trade Commission is a federal agency which is independent, nonpartisan and quasi-judicial. The ITC (also commonlty referred to as the USITC) provides trade analysis to the President and Congress. The Commission serves as a forum to adjudicate intellectual property and trade disputes. The USITC investigates and makes determinations in cases involving imports which injure U.S. industry, including antidumping and countervailing duty cases, or violate U.S. intellectual property rights, such as in Section 337 cases. It also maintains the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The USITC is headed by six Commissioners who are appointed by Congress. 

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US Notifies WTO About Safeguard Investigation on Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber
March 12, 2024 by Jacob Kopnick|World Trade Organization

The U.S. told the World Trade Organization's Committee on Safeguards about the start of its safeguard investigation on fine denier polyester staple fiber, the WTO announced this week. The U.S. opened the investigation on Feb. 28, telling parties that wish to participate to file an entry of appearance with the secretary to the International Trade Commission no later "than 21 days after publication of the notice of institution in the Federal Register."

Finance Ranking Member, 13 Senators Argue Against Broadening COVID IP Waiver at WTO
January 26, 2024 |Congress

Senate Finance Committee ranking member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, along with six Democrats, six Republicans and independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, urged the administration to come out against a proposal at the World Trade Organization to waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics. There already is an IP waiver for vaccines against the disease. The waivers, which loosen the Trade-Related Aspects of IP Rights, or TRIPS, in the body, "could have unintended consequences for the development of new treatments for dangerous diseases, while doing little to improve access to medicine," they argued.

India Extends Free Import Policy of Urad, Tur Peas Until 2025
January 2, 2024 |Asia Pacific

India extended its free import policy for urad beans and tur/pigeon peas for another year, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade announced. The import policy will now run until March 31, 2025, and specifically applies to urad of Indian Tariff Code (Harmonized System) 07133110 and tur/pigeon peas of ITC(HS) 07136000.