The United States bought more goods from Mexico than China in 2023 for the first time in 20 years, evidence of how much global trade patterns have shifted.
Category: Customs (Tariff)
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Where Textile Mills Thrived, Remnants Battle for Survival
Apparel makers in the Carolinas say trade policy must change because of a boom in tariff-free shipments to U.S. consumers from foreign manufacturers.
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Flush With Investment, New U.S. Factories Face a Familiar Challenge
Worries are growing in Washington that a flood of Chinese products could put new American investments in clean energy and high-tech factories at risk.
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Lawmakers Call for Raising Tariffs and Severing Economic Ties With China
A bipartisan congressional report recommended revoking permanent normal trade relations with Beijing.
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E.U. Relaxes Trade Rules on Electric Cars From Britain
The British and European car industries had lobbied for a delay in a measure that would have added costly tariffs to many electric vehicles.
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E.U. Relaxes Trade Rules on Electric Cars from Britain
The British and European car industries had lobbied for a delay in a measure that would have added costly tariffs to many electric vehicles.
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U.S. Scales Back Hopes for Ambitious Climate Trade Deal With Europe
A negotiating deadline is quickly approaching, and the United States has lowered its expectations for a groundbreaking trade deal.
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TikTok, Shein and Other Companies Distance Themselves From China
Companies are moving headquarters and factories outside the country and cleaving off their Chinese businesses. It’s not clear the strategy will work.
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Biden Vetoes Legislation That Would Reinstate Tariffs on Some Solar Panels
President Biden announced a two-year pause on the tariffs last year after importers complained that the penalties would threaten broader adoption of solar energy in the United States.
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Congress Clashes With Biden Over Tariffs on Illegal Chinese Solar Panels
In a rebuke to the Biden administration, the Senate approved a measure to reinstate tariffs on solar panels found to violate U.S. trade rules.
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China Wine Tariff Pushes Australia’s Grape Growers Into Crisis
Two years later, they’re suffering from a glut of red wine and plummeting grape prices with no overseas market big enough to fill the gap.