CommLaw Monitor
US Considering New Tariffs on EU Imports, Estimated Trade Value of $4 Billion - USTR Seeking Comment
Last April, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) initiated an investigation to enforce U.S. rights stemming from a World Trade Organization (“WTO”) ruling concerning the European Union’s (“EU”) provision of…
Trump Administration Proposes Tariffs on Imports of EU Products
In response to a long running dispute with the European Union (EU) over subsidies to Airbus, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has proposed additional tariffs on certain products of the EU covering approximately $11…
USTR Announces Section 301 Exclusion Process
Background: On Friday, July 6, 2018, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a process for U.S. interests to obtain product-specific exclusions from tariffs on Chinese imports as a result of the U.S.…
Trump Announces 25% Tariffs on Chinese Goods
As an update to an earlier blog post the Trump administration is using Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose additional tariffs, up to $50 billion per year, on certain products manufactured in China and…
E-Filing of Tariffs Begins Today
Here is another compliance item for our readers. The FCC's rules requiring all tariffs to be filed electronically takes effect today . For competitive carriers, this means that you must file tariffs via the new…