Weekly Trade Roundup
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) confirmed late last week in a pre-publication notice that it received hundreds of requests to continue Section 301 tariffs on more than $300 billion worth of goods imported from China. As the law requires, USTR will keep them in place while it conducts a statutory review. […]
Weekly Trade Roundup
China’s Tariff Circumvention: Record-High Direct Investment in Mexico With GSP Renewal in Limbo, US Importers Turn to Chinese Products First In-Person IPEF Meeting Announced for Next Month in US
Weekly Trade Roundup
U.S. Irons Out USMCA-Related Trade Dispute with Mexico The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced this week it has resolved a labor dispute with an auto parts manufacturer in Mexico using a facility-specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) petition under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The trade enforcement win at a Mexican unit […]
FMC Publishes New Shipping Reform Webpage
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A dispute settlement panel says it will issue a ruling this Fall on a complaint against the United States over automobile rules of origin provisions under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Canada and Mexico say the U.S. is overly strict on much foreign content a car made in Canada or Mexico can contain and still qualify […]
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USTR “Justifies” Section 301 Tariffs The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) filed a brief this week with the Court of International Trade (CIT) defending Section 301 tariffs that were imposed during the Trump Administration. The CIT ruled in April that USTR needed to provide a detailed explanation for applying tariffs to additional imports […]
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Trade Provisions Removed from Chips Bill, Senate Advances It White House Creates PEB to Help Resolve Freight Rail Labor Dispute CBP Holds 2022 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit
AAEI Reclaims Seat on WCO Advisory Group
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AAEI Writes to White House about Potential Disruption Caused by Labor Negotiations in Freight Rail Sector AAEI Meets with DHS Officials on Customs and Trade Issues as UFLPA Enforcement Unfolds
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USTR Requests Comments on Forced Labor in US Trade Strategy US Drops Tariffs on Canadian Solar Imports Some GOP Senators Object to Senate China Bill