The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is proposing changes to the Section 301 Tariffs on certain imports from China and the public has until Friday, June 28, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST to comment. The USTR is proposing...more
One of the enduring legacies of the Trump Administration may be the retaliatory tariffs of up to 25% on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese imports. The consensus in the trade community is that a Biden Administration...more
Announced on January 15, 2020, the 91 page Phase One trade agreement between the United States and the People’s Republic of China entered into effect on February 14, 2020. That agreement calls for structural reforms and...more
On October 7, the United States and Japan signed a historic trade agreement which should dramatically increase US exports to Japan, especially agricultural products....more
With the tariff truce between the United States and China passing the halfway point, all eyes will next turn to Washington, D.C. for insights. With U.S. President Donald Trump indicating that a trade deal "could well happen"...more
Recent U.S. Trade Actions -
On September 24, 2018, additional tariffs on roughly $200 billion in Chinese imports went into effect. Chinese reciprocal tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. exports to China also kicked in....more
Recent U.S. Trade Actions -
With respect to China, in addition to earlier announced tariffs on steel and aluminum products, the United States Trade Representative (U.S.T.R.) imposed an additional duty of 25% on 818 product...more