China Slows Solid Waste Imports

Explanation Imports into China of solid wastes continue to decrease in the first half of 2018.  The government increases efforts to enforce a ban on imports of certain solid wastes.  Popular solid wastes for importation include plastic, paper and metal materials.  Some companies store the waste into the ground to process it naturally, through a…More

International Food and Agricultural Development

Premise The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development will meet  September 12, 2018.  Participants are able to join in person in Washington D.C. or via livestream.  The meeting is in regards to the Feed the Future Learning Agenda to address old and new Agenda for the program.  The meeting will address a study with…More

Aluminum Sheets From People’s Republic of China LTFV Amendment

Explanation A Ministerial error was made in the estimated weighted-average dumping margin, Commerce has since amended.  The only respondant for which a rate was calculated was Henan Mingtai AI Industrial Co. Ltd. and Zhengzhou Mintai Industry Co Ltd. which are collectively referred to as “Mingtai” in the notice.  17 Entities and China-Wide entity were determined…More

Gainful Employment Recision

Regulation The Secretary proposes to rescind the gainful employment (GE) regulations (removal entirety of Subpart Q).  The gainful employment program requires the Secretary to collect information from institutions, to create a report for prospective, and current students about previous students debt and earnings after graduation.  The measure and information has the intent to inform students…More

Business Ideas From T.V. Shows

Premise Streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and others have changed the way we watch “television” today.  As you watch your favorite shows you might not have noticed all the small business ideas nestled in each show.  As I was watching some of these shows, I started to pick the ideas out in each episode,…More

Welded Line Pipe From Korea Review Amended

Explanation 22 companies received a antidumping margin of 16.58.  SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH) has  alleged Department of Commerce have a ministerial error in creation of some calculations around manufacturing costs behind some sales in the United States.  The order is over subject merchandise of welded line pipe International Trade Administration.  The final results are being…More

Russia World Trade Organization Implementations Assessment

Regulation The United States Trade Representative (USTR) will have a public hearing and comment to assist in it’s preparation of the Annual Report to Congress regarding Russia’s Obligations as a Member of the World Trade Organization.  On December 2012, consent was given to apply the World Trade Organization agreement between the countries of the United…More

Complaints Against Motorized Vehicles

Regulations The International Trade commission has received a complaint against certain Motorized Vehicles and Components Thereof.  The complaint alleges Tariff ACt of 1930 section 337 regarding the importation into, sale for, and sale within the United States of certain motorized vehicles.  The respondents named are Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd of India and Mahindra Automotive North…More

Qualified Business Income Deduction

Regulation The Internal Revenue Service is proposing amendments to section 199A.  This section provides a deduction up to 20 percent of business income from a business or trade in a domestic United States market.  Proposed regulations seeks to provide anti-avoidance, computational, and definitive guidance towards the application of a qualified business income deduction.  The proposed…More

Business Ideas From Tariff Investigations

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