Trade and Manufacturing Monitor

News and insight from our international trade practice group

United States Reaches Deal with Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom to Avoid Section 301 Duties

Today, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an agreement reached with five countries – Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom – on digital services tax (DST) measures that had…

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…

USTR Proposes Additional 25 Percent Tariffs on Imports from Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom

Last Friday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued lists of products from six countries that may be subject to additional 25 percent tariffs. The proposed product lists identified by USTR…

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…

USTR Begins Process to Consider Extending Certain Section 301 Product Exclusions

First Set of Exclusions Set to Expire December 28, 2019 On October 28, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced plans to begin considering extensions of up to one year for certain…