Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
GAO Report Reveals Deficiencies in Process for Collecting Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
On November 7, the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report assessing actions the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) have taken to…
Hearing Date Announced for GSP Reviews
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a hearing date and related deadlines for review of certain countries’ ongoing eligibility under the United States’ Generalized System of Preferences…
China and the United States Inch Closer Towards Trade Deal – Tariff Reductions May Follow
China and the United States continue to move towards finalizing a “phase one” trade deal. Speaking to the Economic Club of New York, President Trump stated that the United States is “close” to a deal and that it “could…
UK Cannabis Market on the Brink of Change
Those attempting to track the meandering Brexit trail in the three years since the referendum which decided that the United Kingdom (UK) would leave the European Union (EU) are well aware that the general election on…
WTO Authorizes China to Impose $3.6 Billion in Trade Sanctions Against the U.S.
On November 1, 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) authorized China to suspend $3.579 billion in trade concessions to the United States, roughly half the $7 billion amount China had requested. The Arbitrator’s…