On August 5, 2019, the US Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") announced that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, "under the auspices of President Trump," has determined that China is a "currency manipulator" pursuant to...more
8/8/2019
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China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Currency Manipulation ,
Exchange Rates ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
International Monetary Fund ,
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 ,
Secretary of the Treasury ,
Section 3004 ,
Section 701 ,
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act ,
Trade Remedies ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Trade Policies
On July 10, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to determine whether a Digital Services Tax (DST) recently approved by the...more
7/16/2019
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Digital Services Tax ,
Discrimination ,
France ,
Imports ,
International Tax Issues ,
Public Comment ,
Request For Information ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Retroactive Taxes ,
Section 301 ,
USTR ,
WTO
On May 30, 2019, President Trump announced his intention to impose an additional tariff of five percent on all goods imported from Mexico beginning June 10, 2019, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...more
On May 17, 2019, the United States announced that it had reached agreements with Canada and Mexico to remove the US tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum products from those countries pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade...more
5/23/2019
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Bilateral Agreements ,
Canada ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration
On May 17, 2019, President Trump issued a Proclamation containing his determinations in the US investigation into the effects of imports of automobiles and automobile parts on the national security of the United States,...more
5/20/2019
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Bilateral Agreements ,
China ,
EU ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
Japan ,
National Security ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Section 232 ,
South Korea ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR
As indicated on May 10, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) today released a draft Federal Register notice proposing additional tariffs on approximately US$ 300 billion worth of goods imported from China ("List...more
5/16/2019
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China ,
Economic Injuries ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Statements of Economic Interest ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) this evening announced its intention to apply new tariffs on all remaining China-origin imports, totaling approximately USD 325 billion per year, under Section 301 of the Trade Act...more
May 10, 2019, the Section 301 tariff rate on approximately US$200 billion worth of "List 3" Chinese imports increased to 25 percent (from the previous rate of 10 percent), after US and Chinese negotiators failed to reach an...more
5/15/2019
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
New Guidance ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On May 8, 2019, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a draft Federal Register notice increasing the Section 301 tariff rate on approximately US $200 billion worth of "List 3" Chinese imports to 25...more
On May 5, 2019, President Trump announced that he intends to increase the Section 301 tariff rate on approximately US$200 billion worth of "List 3" Chinese imports to 25 percent (from the current rate of 10 percent) beginning...more
In recent weeks, the Trump administration and members of the US business community have continued to engage with the US Congress to advocate congressional approval of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which they have...more
5/2/2019
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Climate Change ,
Dispute Resolution Clauses ,
Environmental Policies ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
International Trade Disputes ,
Labor Reform ,
Members of Congress ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Nancy Pelosi ,
Political Parties ,
Popular ,
Section 232 ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
On March 29, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its annual National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, which "highlights significant foreign barriers to U.S....more
4/20/2019
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Annual Assessments ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Brazil ,
Canada ,
China ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Treaties ,
Japan ,
Korea ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Section 232 ,
Subsidies ,
Tariffs ,
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) ,
Trade Remedies ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Customs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR
The year 2018 may be remembered as a turning point for US trade policy and the international trading system. The Trump administration took several unilateral trade actions, including the imposition of global "national...more
2/7/2019
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Bilateral Agreements ,
China ,
Congressional Authority ,
Congressional Intent ,
Countervailing Duties ,
CPTPP ,
Dispute Resolution ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Japan ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NAFTA ,
Negotiations ,
Political Parties ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Section 232 ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
TPPPs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
United States ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uranium ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
Ways and Means Committee ,
WTO