U.S. International Trade Commission
Several fundamental conditions are widely presumed necessary for a country to enjoy the benefits of global trade. One condition is that import activity ought not exceed export activity.1 Put more simply, we must sell more...more
On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced a new 10% global “reciprocal” tariff on U.S. imports from all countries, with higher tariff rates for a large number of countries that range from 11 to 50% ad valorem (the...more
As President Trump begins his second term, the absence of tariffs among the more than 200 executive orders signed on his first day in office was a notable deviation from expectations. However, the President announced plans to...more
President-elect Donald Trump has made several recent statements concerning his intention to exercise his authority as President to raise tariffs unilaterally on goods from China, from Mexico and Canada (Washinton Post,...more