May 9, 2024

USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigation on China’s Maritime, Logistics and Shipbuilding Practices

On April 17, 2024, the USTR initiated a Section 301 investigation of China's acts, policies, and practices targeting the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance.

March 4, 2024

Federal Maritime Commission Announces Final Rule on Demurrage and Detention Billing Practices

On Feb. 26, 2024, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a final rule governing demurrage and detention billing practices, including billing the responsible party, timeframe for issuing invoices and process of disputing bills.

December 11, 2023

Antidumping and Countervailing Petition on Aluminum Extrusions

On Nov. 17, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) released its preliminary findings and announced the continuation of its antidumping and CVD final phase investigation on imports of aluminum extrusions from 14 countries.

March 27, 2023

Register Now: International Matchmaking Virtual Program

The Auto Care Association, in partnership with the United States Commercial Service (USCS), is excited to offer U.S. companies promoting U.S. products a unique opportunity to participate in our International Matchmaking Virtual Program, June 27-29.

March 20, 2023

USITC Report Confirms U.S. Importers Bore Nearly Full Cost of Tariffs

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) released a report finding that U.S. importers bore nearly the full cost of these tariffs because import prices increased at the same rate as the tariffs.

October 13, 2022

USTR Starts Next Phase of Four-Year Review; Continue Sharing the Impact of Section 301 Tariffs on Your Business

USTR announced that it is seeking comments as part of the next phase of the four-year (“necessity review”) process of the Section 301 tariffs on imports from China regarding the effectiveness in achieving the objectives of section 301 and the effects of such actions on the United States economy, including consumers.

July 28, 2022

Auto Care Association Expanding ACES and PIES Reach in Peru, Ecuador

During a time when the global aftermarket industry is facing unprecedented challenges, data becomes critical to stay current and succeed in the global marketplace. In North America, businesses in the automotive aftermarket benefit from industry-developed data standards ACES and PIES, which enable companies to be more efficient in communicating product information with their trading partners.

June 17, 2022

USITC to Investigate Effects of Active Section 301 and 232 Tariffs on U.S. Industries

The United States International Trade Commission (USTIC) is undertaking a factfinding investigation of the economic impacts on U.S. industries of Section 301 tariffs on imports from China and Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel.

June 16, 2022

Auto Care Association Applauds Passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA)

The Auto Care Association applauds the enactment of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), which was overwhelmingly passed by Congress and signed today by President Joe Biden.

May 3, 2022

USTR Announces Four-Year Review Process of China 301 Tariffs

USTR issued a notice on May 3 commencing the statutory process required leading up to the four-year anniversaries of the Section 301 tariffs on List 1 and List 2 imports from China.