Taxes, Tariffs & Trade

Steel/Aluminum tariffs continue to impact trade partners; exclusion request process opens

Issue Overview While the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada and Mexico were removed in May, […]


06.25.2019

President halts proposed U.S. tariffs on Mexican imports

What was announced? On June 7, President Trump “indefinitely suspended” his previously announced plan to implement tariffs on all imports […]


06.10.2019

Tariffs increased on Chinese imports; additional tariffs forthcoming

On May 10, in response to unsuccessful trade negotiations with China, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) increased Section 301 import […]


05.28.2019

USMCA assessment indicates “moderate” impact on U.S. economy

A key deadline in securing congressional approval of the U.S. – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) was met in late […]


05.24.2019

India requests extension of GSP status until after national elections

Citing an inability to make major policy decisions during its national election period, India has requested a 90-day extension of […]


05.24.2019

Buyer beware, USTR publishes list of most notorious markets

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) prepares an annual report on trading partners’ protection of intellectual property rights. The report includes a Notorious […]


05.24.2019

Additional Chinese import tariffs proposed; respond by May 30

On May 13, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released List 4 of approximately $300 billion in Chinese imports on which it proposes […]


05.21.2019

Additional duty on products from China take effect May 10

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced it will increase the duty on List 3 of China imports from 10 percent to 25 percent […]


05.09.2019

Negotiations with China continue over tariffs, other topics

In early April conversations between the U.S. and China, the latter indicated that “new progress’ had been made and President […]


04.19.2019

USITC releases USMCA analysis

Last week, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) released its formal analysis of the economic impact of the USMCA, with their model […]


04.19.2019