Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
What does the Brexit Flextension Mean for Business?
On 10 April 2019, the European Union granted the United Kingdom a flexible extension, coined a “flextension”, until 31 October. This additional period of time is intended, to allow the UK to ratify the Brexit Deal, an…
Trump Administration Proposes Tariffs on Imports of EU Products
In response to a long running dispute with the European Union (EU) over subsidies to Airbus, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has proposed additional tariffs on certain products of the EU covering approximately $11…
WTO Panel Issues Landmark Decision Regarding Actions Taken to Protect National Security Interests
On Friday, April 5th, a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel issued its decision in a landmark dispute between Russia and Ukraine. The dispute, Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic In Transit, marks the first time a…
USTR Publishes 2nd List of Exclusions on Chinese Tariffs
On Monday, March 25, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) granted a second set of exclusions to the first list of Chinese goods subject to a 25% ad valorem duty (84 FR 11152). As part of the…
Senate Finance Committee Asks USTR Lighthizer: What is the Future of the WTO?
On Tuesday, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the Senate Finance Committee to discuss a question that is central to the Trump Administration’s trade policy agenda: What is the future of the…