The World Trade Organization’s (“WTO”) 13th Ministerial Conference (“MC13”) has extended the e-commerce customs duty moratorium for another two years, providing another short reprieve for digital services companies from the...more
As a key part of the "Fit for 55" European Green Deal package, the European Commission has published its controversial proposal for a carbon border adjustment mechanism ("CBAM"). The CBAM, if adopted, will impose a levy on...more
In this alert, we focus on the key takeaways for trade in goods under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement ("EU-UK TCA"). Bilateral trade between the UK and EU will be duty free and quota free provided the relevant...more
1/4/2021
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Corporate Counsel ,
Customs ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT) ,
WTO
The election of Joseph R. Biden as the 46th President of the United States will have important implications for US trade policy and the World Trade Organization. In the four years since his departure as Vice President, US...more
12/21/2020
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Buy America ,
China ,
CPTPP ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
WTO
Now that the UK Government has a majority in Parliament to pass the EU (Withdrawal) Act before its invocation of Article 50 of the Treaty of European Union expires on 31 January 2020, the threat of the UK leaving the EU...more
1/24/2020
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Customs Unions ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Mobility ,
EU ,
EU Single Market ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fisheries Act ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Place of Origin ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
State Aid ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Negotiations ,
Trade Remedies ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement ,
WTO
The year 2018 may be remembered as a turning point for US trade policy and the international trading system. The Trump administration took several unilateral trade actions, including the imposition of global "national...more
2/7/2019
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Bilateral Agreements ,
China ,
Congressional Authority ,
Congressional Intent ,
Countervailing Duties ,
CPTPP ,
Dispute Resolution ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Japan ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NAFTA ,
Negotiations ,
Political Parties ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Section 232 ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
TPPPs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
United States ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uranium ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR ,
Ways and Means Committee ,
WTO