Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Get Your Duty-Free Here....The USTR initiates 2017 Annual GSP Review
On August 10 th, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) initiated its annual review of a program that extends duty-free treatment to producers in 120 designated developing countries and examines whether…
Senate Democrats Propose a “Better Deal” for American Jobs
Last week, Senate Democrats released their “ Better Deal on Trade and Jobs ” trade policy statement. The seven point platform is aimed at preventing outsourcing of American jobs and increasing American exports. The…
Japan: The Belle of the Bilateral Ball?
The European Union and Japan have been working this week to wrap up a bilateral trade agreement with the goal of having most of a deal ahead of next week’s G20 summit in Hamburg. The deal, which has been over 10 years…
NAFTA This Week: USTR Hearings
Today wraps up three days of hearings hosted by USTR regarding the renegotiation of NAFTA. The hearings come about six weeks before the United States will begin discussions with Canada and Mexico, no earlier than…
Up at Bat this Summer: Renegotiating NAFTA
NAFTA renegotiations are up at bat this summer. In May, the Trump administration sent a letter to Congress that began a 90-day consultation period between Congress, the administration, and business stakeholders to…