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The Sky’s the Limit – Yet More Section 301 Tariffs on China

The White House at 5 am Tuesday morning in DC released its decision on the new section 301 tariffs. There is a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs effective this year (which is in addition to the usual 2.5% import duty on cars)....more

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USITC Opens Investigation into Economic Impact of Section 301 and Section 232 Tariffs

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The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced in a notice issued on May 5, 2022, the commencement of a retrospective investigation of the economic impacts of Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs on the most...more

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USTR Releases Uniform Regulations For U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the final implementing regulations of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) on June 3, 2020, an important step for when the USMCA goes into effect on July 1,...more

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USMCA Review: A New Deal for Labour in the ‘New NAFTA’

The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a free-trade pact that was announced on November 30, 2018. This agreement changes the current rules governing North American trade contained in the North American Free...more

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United States Trade Report: Congress Approves Legislation to Implement US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

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On January 16, 2020, the US Senate approved legislation implement the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a vote of 89 to 10, sending the legislation to President Trump to be signed into law. The Senate's approval follows a...more

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Year-End Trade Deals Offer Hope for U.S. Business in 2020

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December 2019 has yielded some potentially significant relief to U.S. businesses and agricultural producers that may improve the terms of trade in 2020 after a prolonged period of increasing and damaging friction in...more

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Trump’s Tariff Wars: Mitigating the Risk for Supply Chains

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Throughout his presidency, President Trump has used tariffs – and the threat of tariffs – to address an unprecedented variety of economic and national security threats. As if to underscore the point, on December 2, 2019, the...more

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International Trade Update: A Long Hot Summer of Trade Disturbances

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The Administration has been fully occupied this summer in its ongoing disputes with America’s major trading partners.  The U.S. Government is at least nominally resuming high level trade negotiations with China after months...more

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May Trade Law Update: Presidential Actions

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USTR Publishes Notice on Increase in Section 301 List 3 Tariff Rate- On May 8, 2019, USTR released its federal register notice on the tariff increase for the third tranche (List 3) Section 301 tariffs on China. The duty...more

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United States Releases Annual Assessment of Foreign Trade Barriers

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On March 29, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its annual National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, which "highlights significant foreign barriers to U.S....more

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Trade & Manufacturing - November 2018

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The Trump Administration Announces It Plans to Negotiate New Free Trade Agreements with Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom - On October 16, 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - October 2018

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The United States And Canada Reach Agreement On A “New NAFTA” - As we reported previously, on August 27, 2018, Mexico and the United States announced that they had reached a preliminary agreement to replace the North...more

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U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Announced

On Sunday, September 30, President Trump reached an agreement with the governments of Canada and Mexico to revise and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Publishing the text of the new agreement just...more

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United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA)

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A Primer On Next Steps As The Process Shifts Back To Domestic Political Discourse - As we previously reported, Mexico and the United States announced on August 27, 2018, that they had reached a bilateral deal to replace the...more

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NAFTA Watch Vol. 20 - At the Last Minute, The Old NAFTA Becomes The New USMCA

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This publication is our twentieth installment in a series designed to provide our clients in the manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and related industries with monthly updates on any actions taken by the Trump...more

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NAFTA: The Clock is Ticking

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As Dickinson Wright predicted in a series of prior NAFTA briefing notes (see below), the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer issued a notice to Congress on Friday, August 30, 2018 of “President Trump’s...more

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NAFTA to United States-Mexico Trade Agreement to...?

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The United States and Mexico announced on August 27, 2018 a “preliminary United States-Mexico Trade Agreement” (interchangeably referred to in the official US press materials as a “preliminary agreement in principle”) that...more

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President Trump is Expected to Terminate NAFTA Following Agreement in Principle with Mexico

On Monday, August 27, President Trump announced that he intends to terminate NAFTA if discussions with Canada are not finalized by the end of the week. This news follows the successful negotiation of an agreement in...more

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Update: NAFTA Now, Nineteen, or Potentially Never

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We reinforce that this moment is Now, Nineteen (as in 2019), or potentially Never in the ongoing renovation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)....more

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NAFTA Now, Nineteen, or Potentially Never

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This week is Now, Nineteen (as in 2019), or potentially Never in the ongoing renovation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). A US-Mexico agreement in principle (aka the “handshake”) likely will come in the wake...more

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NAFTA Watch Newsletter Vol. 18 - Is a New NAFTA Imminent?

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This publication is our eighteenth installment in a series designed to provide our clients in the manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and related industries with monthly updates on any actions taken by the Trump...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - July 2018

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The Trump Administration Announces Final List Of Articles Subject To Section 301 Tariffs - On June 15, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) released the final list of 818 Chinese products that...more

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Trade War Escalates with China Tariffs

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The United States put into effect new tariffs on July 6, 2018, on roughly US$34 billion in Chinese products. In response, the Chinese government instituted retaliatory tariffs on a comparable quantity of U.S. products....more

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NAFTA Watch Newsletter Vol. 17 - No Progress Until November?

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This publication is our seventeenth installment in a series designed to provide our clients in the manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and related industries with monthly updates on any actions taken by the Trump...more

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More Tariffs: New Tariffs Target Chinese Imports

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The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced 25% tariffs on Chinese goods on June 15, targeting industrial goods that amount to roughly US$34 billion in annual exports to the United States, with a review underway for an...more

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