Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
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 Administration Releases Proposed List of Chinese Products for Additional 25% Tariffs
The Trump Administration is using an infrequently used provision of the trade laws, Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose an additional 25% tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese products imported into the…
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…
Potential Tariffs on Apparel, Footwear, Electronics, and Home Goods from China
The Trump Administration is planning on dusting off another infrequently used provision of the trade laws, Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, to impose additional tariffs on apparel, footwear, electronics, and home…
USTR Lighthizer Keeps Promise, Swiftly Initiates Investigation into Potential Chinese IP Violations
Four days after President Trump signed a memorandum directing the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) to determine whether to initiate a Section 301 investigation of Chinese laws, policies, practices, or actions that…