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USTR Reevaluates Proposed Port Fees on Chinese Ships After Industry Pushback
The Trump administration is considering delaying implementation and adopting new fee structures designed to…
US Trade Czar Grilled By Congress as Trump Moves Forward With Triple-Digit China Tariffs
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer fielded agitated questions from lawmakers concerned about the impact…
Tariff Ticker: Costco Seeks Discounts from China Suppliers, Industry Appeals to USTR on Forthcoming Duties
Amid rising operational costs due to Trump's tariffs, Costco is seeking relief from its China-based suppliers…
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China Urges USTR to ‘Stop its Wrongdoings’ Over Proposed Port Fees
"The practice will ultimately fail to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry," foreign affairs ministry…
CMA CGM: US Port Fees Would Have ‘Significant Effect on All Shipping Firms’
CFO Ramon Fernandez said there was no avoiding the potential impacts of a proposal for Chinese-built ships to…
Trump’s New Trade Czar, Jamieson Greer, Confirmed as USTR
The president's pick for U.S. Trade Representative was confirmed on Wednesday, signaling a likely…
Proposed USTR Port Fees on Chinese Ships ‘A Sledgehammer With All Sorts of Adverse Consequences’
All ocean carriers with China-built ships would be impacted, and would likely pass costs to shippers and end…
Unions to Trump: ‘The Time to Act is Now’ on Chinese Shipbuilding Sanctions
In response to its probe into China's shipbuilding activity, the USTR proposed to impose certain fees for…
USTR: China’s Shipbuilding Practices ‘Unreasonable,’ Harm US Commerce
The ruling opens the door for the incoming Trump administration to levy more Section 301 penalties against…
USTR Launches Section 301 Investigation Into Nicaragua Over Labor, Human Rights Violations
The investigation could result in the levying of new duties or sanctions—or, a suspension from the Dominican…
USTR Launches Tariff Exclusion Process for China-Made Textile Production Machinery
The Biden Administration is doubling down on efforts to bolster American manufacturing through an exclusion…
AAFA Calls Out Facebook and Instagram as Counterfeit-Laden ‘Notorious Markets’
The Washington, D.C.-based trade group has recommended for the fifth year in a row that the Meta-owned…
Biden Administration Finalizes Steep New Tariffs on China-Made EVs, Batteries and Ship-to-Shore Cranes
The USTR on Friday announced that the new set of tariffs levied against China-made industrial products is set…
Implementation of Section 301 Tariffs Gets Short Reprieve
Increased Section 301 tariffs on certain Chinese imports has been delayed to give the USTR additional time to…
US Ports, Terminals Call on USTR Tai to Reconsider 25% Tariffs on China-Made Cranes
One industry body says that the proposed tariffs would tack on $131 million in unexpected costs for 35 cranes…