The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has decided to end more than 100 exemptions for products from China subject to Section 301 tariffs while maintaining others for another year, the agency announced on Friday.
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The council will meet on June 11 to discuss commercial ties to the Indo-Pacific and U.S. services trade, as well as report on a recent fact-finding trip to Thailand.
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The regulation is set to go into full effect at the end of the year.
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The talks in Kenya will “primarily cover five topics: (1) agriculture; (2) customs, trade facilitation, and enforcement; (3) environment; (4) good regulatory practices, and (5) workers’ rights and protections.”
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The legislation “encourages ‘nearshoring’ of the semiconductor supply chain ... to combat China’s growing global influence while complementing domestic investments made under the CHIPS and Science Act.”
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Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on Friday said he hoped the congressional committees responsible for trade this year would -- “at the very least” -- lay a foundation for renewing the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which he calls critical to U.S. national interests.
The critical minerals agreement struck by the U.S. and Japan in 2023 is not a rule that should have been submitted to the House and Senate before it could take effect, the Government Accountability Office declared this week.
Chinese investments in electric vehicle manufacturing in Mexico and how to handle Chinese EV shipments across the U.S.-Mexico border will be key issues during the first six-year review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, former trade officials said on Thursday, suggesting the results could have far-reaching implications for U.S. trade policy and other trade agreements.
The U.S., Mexico and Canada have set out new procedures for coordinating in emergency situations that could disrupt North American trade flows, filling in key details about an effort developed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. and Kenya plan to create a new joint effort focused on boosting commercial and investment ties, the leaders of the two countries announced on Thursday following talks that included a commitment to new climate-focused cooperation and discussion of their developing trade and investment partnership.
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World Trade Organization members this week assessed one of the organization’s founding principles, debating how to ensure consensus-based decision-making becomes more outcome-oriented as many in Geneva push for breakthroughs this summer on fisheries subsidies and agriculture.
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The U.S. and China should avoid escalating measures like the new Section 301 tariffs set to be imposed by the U.S., World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on Thursday.
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A bill that would make it easier for the president to limit exports of artificial intelligence models to foreign adversaries cleared the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells will face higher tariffs as soon as Aug. 1, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on Wednesday in a call for public comments that includes specific requests for feedback on the new rate applied to some medical products and the scope of the new tariffs.
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The U.S., Canada and Mexico have agreed to “expand their collaboration” on issues related to non-market practices and committed to new procedures for handling emergencies that impact trade between the three partners, they said on Thursday.
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Washington's priority for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s first six-year review, to be held in 2026, is to ensure the deal’s benefits are being felt widely, especially by workers and communities that have been traditionally “left behind” by such agreements, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday.
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Decarbonizing the shipping industry could significantly alter global trade as emerging supply chains for alternative fuels and vessels offer new opportunities for developing economies, the head of the United Nation’s International Maritime Organization told Inside U.S. Trade this week.
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Some Section 301 tariff hikes to kick in Aug. 1 as USTR seeks views on scope, rates
Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells will face higher tariffs as soon as Aug. 1, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on Wednesday in a call for public comments that includes specific requests for feedback on the new rate applied to some medical products and the scope of the new tariffs.
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Tai: USMCA review should ensure deal benefits those ‘left behind’ by trade
Washington's priority for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s first six-year review, to be held in 2026, is to ensure the deal’s benefits are being felt widely, especially by workers and communities that have been traditionally “left behind” by such agreements, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday.
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White House to withdraw Cunningham’s nomination for deputy USTR
The Biden administration will withdraw its nomination of Nelson Cunningham to serve as deputy U.S. Trade Representative following skepticism from Senate Finance Committee Democrats over his professional background and longstanding support for free trade.
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DeLauro: Congress has a ‘window’ to reclaim trade policy from corporations
The time is right in Washington to “take on” corporate power, including by disrupting corporations’ longtime strategy of using trade negotiations to pre-empt regulation, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) argued this week -- while warning that the “window” to do so won’t stay open forever.
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