Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Congress Weighs-In on New MTB Process In Advance of Final ITC Report
Congressional trade committee leaders submitted comments for the ITC to consider in its final Miscellaneous Tariff Bill report due for release in August. House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady and Raking Member…
Combating Evasion of Duties Front and Center
Last year, President Obama signed into law the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (“TFTEA”). Section 421 of the TFTEA (commonly called the Enforce and Protect Act, or EAPA), establishes procedures for…
EU Considering Retaliatory Measures on U.S. Exports of Whiskey, Juice, and Dairy Products Over Steel
The European Union is threatening to impose retaliatory measures on several key export products, including whiskey, orange juice, and dairy products, if President Trump follows through with plans to limit steel imports…
First Look Into Trump Administration's NAFTA Strategy
USTR Releases NAFTA Negotiating Objectives One Month Ahead of Anticipated Start to Renegotiations In a next step toward renegotiating NAFTA, USTR has released a summary of the administration's negotiating objectives.…
Commerce and OMB Issue 'Buy American' Guidance to Federal Agencies
On Friday June 30, Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, and Director of OMB, Mick Mulvaney, released a memorandum providing guidance to executive departments and agencies that must, pursuant to the directives of…