United States International Trade Commission

American  

noun

U.S. Government.

1. a federal agency, created in 1916, that conducts research, makes reports, and resolves problems in international trade and tariffs.

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Example Sentences

In late 2020, an agricultural trade attorney advised the commission’s board that it could petition the United States International Trade Commission for import relief, which can include tariffs.

From Los Angeles Times

The final ruling by the United States International Trade Commission, a quasi-judicial body that decides trade cases and can block the import of goods that violate patents, closes a two-year investigation into the intellectual-property dispute.

From New York Times

OAKLAND, Calif. — Google infringed on speaker-technology patents held by Sonos and should not be allowed to import products that violate Sonos’s intellectual property, a judge said in a preliminary finding by the United States International Trade Commission that was released on Friday.

From New York Times

In January 2020, Sonos sued Google in federal court and in front of the United States International Trade Commission, a quasi-judicial body that decides trade cases and can block the import of goods that violate patents.

From New York Times

SMIC, which was founded in 2000 in Shanghai, is among the top five semiconductor manufacturers in the world, according to a report from the United States International Trade Commission, or USITC.

From Washington Post