Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
USTR Announces Proposed Tariff Rates Under Section 301 Forced Labor Investigation, Invites Public Comments
On Tuesday, June 2, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued its findings pursuant to its investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, initiated on March 12, related to the…
United States Reaches Deal with Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom to Avoid Section 301 Duties
Today, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an agreement reached with five countries – Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom – on digital services tax (DST) measures that had…
USTR Proposes Section 301 Tariff Exclusion Renewal (Spreadsheet Attached)
On Monday, October 4, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai delivered a long anticipated speech framing the Biden Administration’s trade policy toward China. Among the announcements made were that (1) a Section 301…
USTR Proposes Additional 25 Percent Tariffs on Imports from Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom
Last Friday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued lists of products from six countries that may be subject to additional 25 percent tariffs. The proposed product lists identified by USTR…
DST Section 301 Investigations: Additional Findings and Updates for Austria, Spain, the United Kingdom, Brazil, the Czech Republic, the European Union, and Indonesia
Following our reporting earlier this week on the Section 301 determinations regarding digital services tax (DST) measures in India, Italy, and Turkey, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has today issued…