As America’s largest trading partners race toward deals, they are increasingly worried about being hit with future tariffs on their critical industries.
Category: Office of the United States Trade Representative
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New Fees on Floating Garages Are Trump’s Latest Effort to Revive U.S. Shipbuilding
President Trump is targeting special foreign-made vessels called ro-ros, which transport vehicles, but the fees could raise the price of cars up to $300.
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US Exporters Vie to Shape Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs Ahead of April 2
Makers of a vast array of American products are weighing the risks, and potential payoffs, of the sweeping tariffs the president has promised on April 2.
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Trump Tariffs Unsettle Farmers, but They Have Their Own Fair Trade Complaints
When the U.S. trade representative asked for examples of unfair trade, agriculture interests had plenty, but also politely warned about what a trade war could do to them.
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Trump Chose 8 Economic Experts Who Will Defend Tariffs and Lower Taxes
President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved beyond the team-of-rivals approach from his first term and chosen economic aides who will defend tariffs and tax cuts.
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U.S. Takes Aim at China’s Production of Essential Chips
The older-style chips are crucial for a wide array of appliances and other machinery, including weaponry.
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Biden Prepares to Target Chinese Legacy Chips With Trade Investigation
The investigation could result in tariffs on older types of chips from China, though the decision would ultimately fall to Trump.
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Trump Selects Jamieson Greer as Trade Representative
The lawyer Jamieson Greer is set to be the top U.S. trade negotiator, a crucial position given the president-elect’s threats to impose tariffs on imports from other countries.
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Trump’s Trade Agenda Could Benefit Friends and Punish Rivals
Donald Trump has a record of pardoning favored companies from tariffs. Companies are once again lining up to try to influence him.
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Biden’s ‘Made in America’ Policies Anger Key Allies
The New York Times – Business:The president’s plans to bolster America’s electric vehicle and battery production have opened a rift in relationships in Asia and Europe.