Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
President Trump to Sanction Turkey with Steel Tariffs and Halt Trade Deal
On Monday, October 14, 2019, President Trump announced that the U.S. will increase steel tariffs to 50% as a sanction against Turkey’s military advance into Syria last week. The steel tariffs were originally imposed at…
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…
WEBINAR: How U.S. Companies Can Seek Savings Under New Miscellaneous Tariff Bill
Thursday, October 10, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Many companies are looking for opportunities to reduce or eliminate duties on products they import. In 2015, Congress passed legislation codifying a duty reduction…
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…
Department of Commerce Self-Initiates Steel Anti-Circumvention Proceeding
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday that it is self-initiating an inquiry into whether U.S. imports of corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Malaysia, South Africa, or…