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

US cracks down on forced labor in supply chains, convinces allies to do same

21 Jun 2021 9:12 pm 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 Mar 2021 12:00 am 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 Feb 2021 12:00 am 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 Sep 2020 1:00 pm 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
TikTok's global troubles a warning for Chinese social media

05 Aug 2020 9:54 pm Amy Miller, Kat Lucero, Vesela Gladicheva, Wooyoung Lee, Laurel Henning

TikTok may be able to escape its current dispute with the US, but the video-sharing app will still be facing regulatory headwinds around the globe.