U.S. Will Terminate GSP Designation for India and Turkey

On March 4, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the U.S. intends to terminate the Generalized System of

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USTR Signs Mutual Recognition Agreements with UK

On February 14, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the United Kingdom (UK) signed two Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) to

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USTR Signs Wine and Distilled Spirits Agreements with the UK

On January 31, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Chief Agricultural Negotiator and the United Kingdom (UK) Ambassador to the U.S.

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USTR Implements Contingency Plan for Government Shutdown

According to a statement published on January 14, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) implemented its “lapse in appropriations

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USTR Releases Statement on U.S.-China Trade Talks

On January 9, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a statement on the U.S. trade delegation’s meeting in Beijing, China.

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USTR Announces Section 301 Product Exclusions

On December 28, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced in a Federal Register Notice (FRN) the addition of Section 301

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USTR Officially Announces Delay in Section 301 Tariff Increase

The Section 301 tariff increase from 10% to 25% has been delayed to March 2, 2019, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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USTR Issues Joint Statement on Trilateral Meeting of the Trade Ministers of the U.S., Japan, and EU

On September 26, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a joint statement on the September 25, 2018, trilateral meeting between

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Canada Joins US and Mexico in New U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

On September 30, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Robert Lighthizer, and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister, Chrystia Freeland, issued a joint

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USTR Issues Exclusions on Section 201 Solar Products

On September 19, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued exclusions of particular products from the Section 201 safeguard

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US and South Korea Sign Updated KORUS

On September 24, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump and the Republic of Korea’s President Moon Jae-in signed an updated U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement

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USTR Issues Statement on U.S.-EU Trade Meeting

On September 10, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer met with the European Union (EU) Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström

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USTR Publishes Procedures to Consider Requests for Exclusions from Section 301 Tariffs

On September 18, 2018, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published in a Federal Register Notice (FRN), procedures to consider requests

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President Trump Announces $200 Billion in Section 301 Tariffs on China

On September 17, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the implementation of an additional $200 Billion of Section 301 tariffs on goods imported

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USTR and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary Establish U.S.- Kenya Trade and Investment Working Group

On August 28, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Robert Lighthizer, and the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Peter

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