Taxes, Tariffs & Trade
Fix to USMCA drafting error requested by NAFEM and others
In drafting the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA), an error was made in the language allowing companies […]
NAFEM shares concern over beneficial ownership reporting requirements
More than 70 small business organizations, including NAFEM, have written U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck […]
CBP addresses USMCA Phase I implementation
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) announced that, in order to provide companies with sufficient time to adjust to the […]
Doubling of tariffs on steel imports from Turkey overruled by court
The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that President Trump acted illegally when he increased Section 232 tariffs on […]
U.S. helps companies operating in Mexico navigate COVID-19-related reopening
The U.S. departments of State and Commerce recently held a webinar to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Mexico. Mexico began […]
National Foreign Trade Council
An early advocate for global trade, U.S. Steel President James A. Farrell founded the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) in […]
NAFEM to comment on Section 232 exclusion process
NAFEM and other members of the Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU) will respond to a request for […]
China appears to be falling short of Phase 1 trade deal commitments
According to the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Chinese agricultural purchases for 2020 have thus far fallen short of the […]
USMCA goes into effect July 1
Beginning July 1, all three countries will transition from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to the new United […]
NAFEM advocates for moving deadline for EU SCIP compliance
The European Union’s (EU) new Substances of Concern in Articles in Products (SCIP) database is scheduled to launch in October, […]