USTR Releases Yearly Foreign Trade Barrier Report
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released its annual 2017 National Trade Estimate Report (here) on March 31. The report, which details trade barriers in some 60 countries and the European Union, highlights Canada’s de minimis limit of C$20,…
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which it called “the lowest among industrialized nations,” and restrictions of U.S. seed and grain exports to Canada. The report also took issue with China’s protection of intellectual property rights and lack of transparency on trade-related measures. Concerns continue about Mexico’s customs administrative procedures, including “insufficient prior notification of procedural changes, inconsistent interpretation of regulatory requirements at different border posts, and uneven enforcement of Mexican standards and labeling rules,” it said.