China Escalates Trade War with Retaliatory Tariffs
August 29, 2019
China is retaliating against the U.S. List 4 tariffs by imposing tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. goods, effective September 1, 2019. As a result, the Trump Administration increased the duty rates and effective dates as follows: September 1, 2019: Products on List 4A (i.e., includes tariff subheadings where China’s share of U.S. imports from …
Details on 2019 Western Regional Conference and Border Tour
August 23, 2019
AAEI has updated the details on the 2019 AAEI and FTA Western Regional Conference, which will be held in San Diego, CA, September 25-26, 2019 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. New details include: Panelists and Panel Topics Border Tour Details AAEI Special Member Registration Rate Discounted Hotel Room Rate An updated flyer …
White House Leads Call for USMCA
July 10, 2019
The White House is leading a national call to action for the passage of the USMCA trade agreement. The White House Office of Public Liaison is encouraging stakeholders, including organizations like AAEI which is a member of the USMCA Coalition, to help in the national call to action by using the hashtag #USMCAnow in their social …
AAEI Joins USMCA Coalition
March 4, 2019
AAEI has joined the USMCA Coalition, a group of more than 250 businesses and associations united in support of passage of the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The new agreement still contains many of the benefits of the original North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Improvements to the original include modernized customs rules, and ways to address …
Sec. Wilbur Ross Unable to Deliver Keynote at AAEI Annual Conference
July 10, 2019
U.S. Commerce Secretary Secretary Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. was called by President Trump to attend the G20 Summit in Japan in June, the same week the Commerce Secretary was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the 98th Annual AAEI Conference and Expo in Washington, DC. Secretary Ross is the principal voice of business in …