The United States And China Engage In A New Set Of Trade Talks, But President Trump Announces A Tariff Of 10 Percent On $300 Billion Worth Of Chinese Imports -
On July 30, 2019, the United States and China opened a new...more
8/21/2019
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EU Trade Commissioner Malmstrom Announces That the EU Will Impose €39 Billion Worth of Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods if President Trump Imposes Section 232 Tariffs On Automobiles And Automotive Parts -
The European...more
8/20/2019
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Auto Parts ,
Automotive Industry ,
Canada ,
China ,
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Mexico and the United States Reach Agreement on Immigration Issues, Causing President Trump to Withdraw His Threat to Impose Escalating Tariffs on Imports from Mexico -
Late on Friday, June 7, 2019, the United States and...more
Ambassador Lighthizer Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee On Trade Relationship between United States and China -
On February 27, 2019, United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) Robert Lighthizer testified...more
3/14/2019
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Section 301 Update: USTR Grants Exclusion Requests Covering More Than 950 Products -
As we previously reported, in July 2018, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it was establishing a process by...more
1/23/2019
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The European Union Decides to Impose Definitive Safeguard Measures on Steel Imports -
On January 4, 2018, the EU notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it intends to impose definitive safeguard measures on a wide...more
1/22/2019
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Ways and Means Committee ,
WTO
Bipartisan Group of Senators Urges USTR to Adopt Exclusion Process for Third List of Imports Covered By Section 301 Tariffs -
On October 18, 2018, a bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter to the United States Trade...more
The United States And Mexico Reach A Preliminary Deal On NAFTA But Talks With Canada Remain Uncertain -
On August 27, 2018, the United States and Mexico announced that they had reached a bilateral agreement that would...more
9/18/2018
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Canada ,
China ,
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Free Trade Agreements ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
People's Bank of China ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
UK Brexit ,
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The Trump Administration Announces Final List Of Articles Subject To Section 301 Tariffs -
On June 15, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the final list of 818 Chinese products that...more
7/17/2018
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ZTE
NAFTA Renegotiations Continue As Deadlines Loom -
In May 2018, Canada, Mexico, and the United States continued to engage in intense and challenging negotiations over amendments to the North American Free Trade Agreement...more
Trump Administration Rolls Out Section 232 Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Imports -
On March 8, 2018, President Trump exercised “his authority to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on...more
4/13/2018
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Update On China And EU Responses To Steel And Aluminum Tariffs –
As reported above, President Trump imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum products pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962....more
KORUS Renegotiation Update -
As we have reported previously, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer formally notified Korea in July that the U.S. requested a special Joint Committee meeting under the...more