[3]) is an agency of the United States federal government that advises the legislative and executive branches on matters of trade.

It is an independent, bipartisan entity that analyzes trade issues such as tariffs and competitiveness and publishes reports.

If a Section 337 Tariff Act complaint has at least three votes from its six Commissioners, an official investigative hearing will be assigned to an administrative law judge.

[9] After the parties have had the opportunity to conduct fact and expert discovery to develop their respective legal positions, the ALJ (administrative law judge) holds a formal, evidentiary hearing, or trial.

[12] While the Administrative Law Judges make determinations, the final decision of relief (i.e. exclusion from import) is made by the President of the United States.

The case involved the import of alkaline batteries in competition with Duracell, the American manufacturer that developed them.

[16] In January 2015, details from the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack revealed the MPAA's lobbying of the USITC to mandate US ISPs either at the internet transit level or consumer level internet service provider, implement IP address blocking against pirate websites as well as linking websites.

It will calculate the estimated impact on gross domestic product, exports and imports, employment opportunities, and U.S.

[18] In January 2018, in a surprise decision, the commission unanimously overturned a 292% trade tariff that had been imposed on the aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace.