DOC issues preliminary ruling on high tinplate steel tariffs
The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) recently issued a preliminary ruling on imposing tariffs of up to 300% on tinplate steel materials imported into the United States from Canada,…
Mexico: Government imposes temporary import duties on the importation of goods classified in 392 tariff items
The decree focuses on the implementation of temporary import duties ranging between 5% and 25% on goods classified in 392 tariff items covering steel, aluminum, bamboo, rubber, chemical products, oils,…
Challenges to implement tariff policy
The government has finally prepared a national tariff policy to boost trade competitiveness and enhance consumer welfare. Titled ‘National Tariff Policy 2023’, it is the first-ever tariff policy of the…
Foreign-made tin products are killing another vital US industry
Illegal dumping of foreign-made tin mill products — when a company or country exports these products at a price lower than the price charged in its home market — has…
China decried U.S. tariffs, requested equal treatment for its firms in Raimondo meeting
“China expressed serious concerns concerning the U.S.’ discriminatory (Section) 301 tariffs,” she added. “China demands the U.S. give equal treatment to Chinese enterprises investing in the U.S. in terms of…
Readers Write: Student test scores, environment, tariffs, pilot health
Let’s assume that the tariffs are on products that are also made in America. The tariff raises the price of the foreign product to the benefit of the U.S.-made product….
Sweden’s GDP Contraction Driven by Sputtering Export Engine
The drop is explained by lower goods exports and smaller inventories, authorities said. While the data wasn’t as bad as the 1.5% contraction indicated by a preliminary release published in…
Biden is turning away from free trade – and that’s a great thing
Clinton and Obama thought globalization inevitable and bought into the textbook view that trade benefits all parties. “Globalization is not something we can hold off or turn off,” Clinton explained in 2000….
U.S.-Vietnam Meeting Hints at Possible Tariffs Over Timber
The USTR said available evidence suggested that a significant portion of the timber Vietnam imports has been harvested or traded in violation of Vietnam’s domestic laws, the laws of exporting countries,…
Biden and Trump Have Similarities on Trade Policy
Biden has maintained much of Trump’s hardline policies toward Beijing; the Trump tariffs have remained in place. Restrictions on Chinese technology companies have expanded, including a U.S. ban on sales…