Taxes, Tariffs & Trade

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

NAM offers resources to advocate for passage of USMCA

The USMCA Coalition, led by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable, is advocating for congressional approval of the […]


04.19.2019

Court rules Section 232 steel/aluminum tariffs constitutional

In a 2 – 1 decision, a U.S. Court of International Trade tribunal ruled that President Trump’s use of the Section 232 […]


04.19.2019

Impact of steel/aluminum tariffs one year later

It’s been more than one year since the U.S. imposed 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and 10 percent tariffs […]


04.19.2019