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KORUS – Who Gets the Benefits?
Published by the Journal of Commerce in September 2018.
While we are all understandably caught up in the trade war with China and wait to see whether additional tariffs will be imposed on more Chinese-made goods, the Korea – U.S. Free Trade Agreement revisions have been made public by the U.S. Trade Representative. Those changes
China 301 List 2 – Effective August 23, 2018 – in US and China
USTR Lighthizer yesterday published notice that the 25% tariff on goods appearing on List 2 will become effective on August 23, 2018. For those who wonder if filing comments makes a difference, the answer is yes! In his announcement, USTR Lighthizer made the point the list dropped from 284 to 279 tariff items based on
China 301 List 3 Products – New Schedule Published
In the August 7, 2018 Federal Register, U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer published the latest official timeline for those planning to participate in the China 301 List 3 proceedings. The relevant dates are:
August 13, 2018 – due date for filing requests to be a witness and a summary of expected testimony;
August 20-23, 2018 –
China 301 Tariffs Took Effect – What Happens Next?
The U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued a press release on July 6, 2018 in which the process companies can use to seek exclusion from the 25% tariff imposed on the same day on goods from China was announced. The timeline requires all original exclusion requests to be filed by October 9, 2018. Each will be
How does the Canada-US trade war affect cross-border shoppers?
On July 1, 2018, Canada imposed countermeasures (that is, 10% duties) on a number of U.S. origin goods. These new duties will apply to goods that are purchased by Canadians who shop in the United States. Canadian cross border shoppers may be asked more questions at the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) Primary Inspection Booth