Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
A second RRM dispute settlement panel, and its implications for enforceability across the Biden trade policy
While Ambassador Katherine Tai was testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee this morning – where her testimony focused significantly on the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) under the United…
Biden Administration Seeks Input on Negotiating Objectives for Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) each requested comments on negotiating objectives for the Biden administration’s proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework…
USTR Proposes Section 301 Tariff Exclusion Renewal (Spreadsheet Attached)
On Monday, October 4, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai delivered a long anticipated speech framing the Biden Administration’s trade policy toward China. Among the announcements made were that (1) a Section 301…
DST Section 301 Investigations: Additional Findings and Updates for Austria, Spain, the United Kingdom, Brazil, the Czech Republic, the European Union, and Indonesia
Following our reporting earlier this week on the Section 301 determinations regarding digital services tax (DST) measures in India, Italy, and Turkey, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has today issued…
U.S. Targets French Luxury and Beauty Imports in Response to Digital Tax – 25% Tariffs on $1.3 Billion in French Imports Proposed
On July 10, USTR published a notice of action in the Section 301 investigation of France’s digital services tax announcing the imposition of additional 25 percent duties on certain products from France covering an…