U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer faced some skepticism at a Republican lunch this week, but how much is unclear, since many Republicans were circumspect in describing the conversation. However much intra-party pushback there is toward the administration's tariff and trade policy, one senator told International Trade Today that it doesn't matter in the end.
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- The downturn in cargo volumes may be muting any market impact of U.S. efforts to collect fees on Chinese-built and -operated ocean vessels, a panelist recently said at the Western Cargo Conference.
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- As increased trade enforcement, the federal government shutdown and efforts to hunt down counterfeit goods and illegal drugs dominate today’s headlines, so are these circumstances impacting the ports on the West Coast, according to panelists at last week’s Western Cargo Conference.
Sen. John Kennedy's bill to restore African Growth and Opportunity Act trade preferences retains the third-country fabric provision and extends the program until Sept. 30, 2027.
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told an Axios interviewer that the administration was taken aback by China's announcement of extraterritorial export controls on products made with rare earths processed in China.
Test participants involved in CBP's National Customs Automation Program test on periodic monthly statements must transmit the payment of supplemental duty bills from an underpayment of estimated duties, taxes and fees via the Automated Clearinghouse (ACH), according to a Federal Register notice.
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, in a joint press conference with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, said the administration has already drafted some documents to hike tariffs on Chinese goods, and is drafting other documents that might impose more export controls for goods sold to Chinese firms.
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca reached a deal with the Trump administration that will delay Section 232 tariffs for three years, the company announced in an Oct. 10 press statement.
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- Artificial intelligence can never fully replace customs brokers because customs work often involves situations that require understanding the context behind an issue in such a way that a machine cannot, trade experts said on a panel during the Western Cargo Conference's annual meeting in Palm Springs, California, last week.