International trade and international trade disputes were a predominant focus of President Trump and his trade officials throughout 2018. Thompson Hine’s Trump and Trade team has prepared a slide presentation to provide our readers with a broad overview of the most significant trade actions taken by the Trump administration last year. From the renegotiation of
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U.S. Trade Representative Grants First Round of Product Exclusions for U.S. Imports from China Subject to Section 301 25 Percent Tariff
On December 21, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced its first round of product exclusions for U.S. imports from China receiving a 25 percent tariff increase on July 6, 2018, as part of the Section 301 process. In a December 28, 2018 Federal Register notice, the USTR announced that it…
U.S. Trade Representative Releases Summary of U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement Negotiations
On December 21, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) submitted to Congress and released to the public a summary of the Trump administration’s specific negotiating objectives for its U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement negotiations. This follows the USTR’s notification to Congress on October 16, 2018, of the Trump administration’s intention to enter into negotiations (see Trump…