US-EU Start Trade Talks
by the Metals Service Center Institute On Monday, Sept. 10, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and European Union (EU) Trade … Continue reading US-EU Start Trade Talks
Category Archives: Trade and Tariffs
Trump Imposes More Tariffs on China – List 3
Yesterday evening, the President formally announced tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports starting one week from today on … Continue reading Trump Imposes More Tariffs on China – List 3
Product Exclusion Request Process Now Includes Rebuttal
The Commerce Department (Commerce) released its Interim Final Rule (IFR) for submission of exclusion requests and objections in connection with … Continue reading Product Exclusion Request Process Now Includes Rebuttal
What Do We Really Know about the State of NAFTA Negotiations?
BY Janet Kopenhaver, AWPA Director of Government Relations FACTS – Timeline On August 31, the White House sent to Congress … Continue reading What Do We Really Know about the State of NAFTA Negotiations?
Scores of Bills Introduced to Constrain Executive Branch Use of Tariffs
There have been quite a few pieces of legislation introduced over the Summer in both the House and Senate, with … Continue reading Scores of Bills Introduced to Constrain Executive Branch Use of Tariffs
US-Canada Trade Talks Continue; Joint NAM-Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Release
Negotiations began Tuesday between Canada and the United States to seek to conclude a trilateral modernization of the North American … Continue reading US-Canada Trade Talks Continue; Joint NAM-Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Release
President Issues Updated Steel/Aluminum Section 232 Proclamations to Create Exclusion Process for Quota Countries and Make Other Adjustments
From the National Association of Manufacturers On Wednesday, Aug. 29, President Trump issued additional section 232 steel and aluminum proclamations … Continue reading President Issues Updated Steel/Aluminum Section 232 Proclamations to Create Exclusion Process for Quota Countries and Make Other Adjustments
US-EU Pull Back On Auto Tariff Threat
By Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) US President Donald Trump and European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker in late June … Continue reading US-EU Pull Back On Auto Tariff Threat
Section 232 Product Exclusion Requests for Bar, Rod & Wire – by the Numbers
6530 Product Exclusion (PE) Requests, as of July 18, 2018 385 Objections to Product Exclusion Requests, as of July 18, … Continue reading Section 232 Product Exclusion Requests for Bar, Rod & Wire – by the Numbers
Section 232 – Global Steel Tariffs – 25% (and Aluminum – 10%)
August 14: Canada considers Safeguard measures (tariffs) on Steel plate, Hot-rolled sheet, Pre-painted steel, Energy tubular products, Wire rod, Concrete … Continue reading Section 232 – Global Steel Tariffs – 25% (and Aluminum – 10%)