Taxes, Tariffs & Trade

Significant backlog of steel/aluminum import tariff exclusion requests

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which is overseeing the exclusion request process for […]


10.23.2018

Filing for exclusions from Chinese import tariffs

Now that all three lists of Section 301 Chinese imports subject to tariffs have been finalized, the exclusion process has […]


10.22.2018

NAFEM members speak out about negative effects of tariffs

The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum and hundreds of products imported from China in what seems […]


10.10.2018

NAFEM co-sponsors Trade Builds America Day in Washington, D.C.

On Sept. 25, NAFEM co-sponsored Trade Builds America, an event that attracted nearly 200 media, Capitol Hill staffers and influencers […]


09.21.2018

All Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports now in effect

As part of the U.S. response to China’s unfair trade practices, all three proposed lists of items subject to tariffs […]


09.21.2018

NAFTA conversations continue

Talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the U.S., Canada and Mexico continue with a tentative […]


09.21.2018

House panel debates resolution on tariffs and China trade policy

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee passed a resolution requesting that President Trump provide documents related to his decision to […]


09.21.2018

NAFEM testifies again on Capitol Hill to encourage additional tariff exclusions

On August 20, NAFEM again testified before the Section 301 Committee, chaired by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). In its testimony and written comments NAFEM submitted, […]


08.27.2018

What we’re watching

If you learn of a federal, state or local issue potentially impacting your business, let us know. NAFEM is here […]


08.27.2018

USTR announces third, proposed list of $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports

On July 10, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a proposed list of Chinese imports, found in Annex A of a draft Federal Register notice, […]


07.23.2018