Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Commerce Secretary Releases Steel and Aluminum 232 Reports, Recommends Remedies
On Friday, February 16, 2018, Secretary Ross released public versions of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s reports concerning the agency’s section 232 investigations into the impact on national security of steel and…
Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Final Deal Reached Without the United States
Earlier this week, the remaining 11 parties to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations announced the conclusion of negotiations and that an agreement will be signed on March 8, 2018. The parties to the…
House Passes Unanimous Duty Suspension Bill Loading Bases for Senate Grand Slam
The House of Representatives passed on January 16, 2018 a bill providing temporary duty relief on about 1,800 imported products that are not available or produced in the United States. The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act…
President Trump Announces Tariffs on Solar Panels and Washing Machines
Yesterday, President Trump announced his decisions on two high-profile trade cases brought under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, which authorizes import restraints to protect domestic industries that are…
Trump Waives Secondary Sanctions on Iran, But Vows Not to do so Again Without Changes to the JCPOA
Last week the President begrudgingly extended waivers continuing to lift U.S. “secondary sanctions” on Iran. But the President also insisted that he will not issue further extensions without a renegotiation of certain…