Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
U.S.-Japan Digital Trade Agreement and U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement Finalized
On October 7, USTR Robert Lighthizer and Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama signed both the U.S.- Japan D igital T rade A greement and the U . S.-Japan Trade Agreement . President Trump praised the agreements, stating…
U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement – Limited Deal Reached With More To Come
On September 25, the United States and Japan reached an initial trade deal to lower certain tariff barriers between the two trading partners. This initial agreement improves market access for certain agricultural and…
Duty Preferences for India and Turkey to Be Revoked
On Monday, March 4 th, President Trump announced that India and Turkey will no longer benefit from the United States’ Generalized System of Preferences (“GSP”) program. The GSP program, established by the Trade Act of…
US-EU Trade Agreement: Negotiating Objectives Released
Introduction On 11 January 2019 and 18 January 2019, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) and the European Commission (“Commission”) released their respective negotiating objectives for a U.S.-EU trade…
United States Seeks Trade Consultations with Peru
On Friday, January 4, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States has requested consultations with Peru under the auspices of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA)…