Kat Lucero

Correspondent

Kat is a US trade reporter for MLex. She previously covered tax policy, the Internal Revenue Service and Congress for Tax Analysts, Bloomberg BNA and The Hill. Kat was also a community news writer, covering real estate, economic development, art, food and restaurants in Washington, DC, as well as a reporting fellow for the Sunlight Foundation.

Selected Insights by Kat

Critics say Facebook should be on US Trade Representative's 'Notorious Markets List,' citing sale of counterfeit goods

18 October 2021 21:15 Kat Lucero

Marketplace is now one of the world’s most popular e-commerce sites, serving dozens of countries
- Trade
- North America
US cracks down on forced labor in supply chains, convinces allies to do same

21 June 2021 21:12 Kat Lucero

US Customs and Border Protection to block the import of goods suspected to have been made with forced labor.
- Trade
- Cross-Jurisdiction
Thyssenkrupp's failure to seek Section 232 tariff exclusions doomed constitutional challenge

16 March 2021 00:00 Kat Lucero

Thyssenkrupp Materials' discrimination challenge against the US Commerce Department left out relief on steel and aluminum imports.
- Trade
- North America
Chinese twist ties found to be subsidized, dumped as Commerce puts off currency review

17 February 2021 00:00 Kat Lucero

Twist ties from China have been assigned a final US antisubsidy rate of 111.96 percent, with no offsetting for the devaluation of Chinese currency.
- Trade
- North America
- Asia
US Commerce Department is fast-tracking major duty evasion rules

09 September 2020 13:00 Kat Lucero

Sweeping changes to US trade enforcement regulations are underway, and the Commerce Department appears to be intent on finalizing them.
- Trade
- North America