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Canada opens consultation regarding future trade negotiations with the UK

By 4 Mins Read

In the March 13, 2021, Canada Gazette, Global Affairs Canada announced a consultation soliciting the views of Canadians on possible bilateral trade agreement negotiations with the United Kingdom (UK), as well as on the UK’s request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The announcement gave some background: In 2019, the UK was Canada’s third-largest destination for merchandise exports worldwide. Two-way merchandise trade amounted to $29 billion, making it Canada’s fifth-largest…

US – CBP issues guidance on the suspension of large civil aircraft sec. 301 duties of merchandise from the EU

By 5 Mins Read

On March 12, 2021, CBP issued CSMS #46590066 – GUIDANCE: Suspension of EU Duties in Section 301 Action: Enforcement of U.S. World Trade Organization (WTO) Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute, reproduced below: The purpose of this message is to provide notice of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) determination to temporarily suspend additional duties on products of the European Union (EU) under the Section 301 Large Civil Aircraft (LCA) Dispute. The suspension is effective…

US – USTR seeks comments on the WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding regarding US origin marking requirement for Hong Kong, China

By 1 Min Read

On March 11, 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice [Docket Number USTR–2021–0001; Dispute Number DS597] requesting comments on Hong Kong, China’s request for the establishment of a dispute settlement panel under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO Agreement) [WTO Document WT/DS597/5]. USTR invites written comments concerning the issues raised in this dispute. All submissions must be in English and sent electronically…

EU suspends LCA additional duties on US products for four months

By 2 Mins Read

On 11 March 2021, the Official Journal published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/425 of 9 March 2021 suspending commercial policy measures concerning certain products from the United States of America imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1646 following the adjudication of a trade dispute under the Dispute Settlement Understanding of the World Trade Organization, which suspends commercial policy measures adopted in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1646 concerning certain products from the United States following the adjudication of the…

US and UK suspend large civilian aircraft tariffs for four months [updated]

By 4 Mins Read

On March 4, 2021, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States and the United Kingdom had agreed to a four-month suspension of tariffs related to the ongoing large civilian aircraft dispute. In a joint statement, the US and the UK said they are taking this action “to ease the burden on industry and take a bold, joint step towards resolving the longest running disputes at the World Trade Organization.”…

CBP issues guidance on the suspension of large civil aircraft sec. 301 duties of merchandise from the UK

By 4 Mins Read

On March 10, 2021, CBP issued CSMS #46561075 – GUIDANCE: Suspension of UK Duties in Section 301 Action: Enforcement of U.S. World Trade Organization (WTO) Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute, reproduced below: The purpose of this message is to provide notice of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) determination to temporarily suspend additional duties on products of the United Kingdom (UK) under the Section 301 Large Civil Aircraft (LCA) Dispute. The suspension is effective…

US – USTR extends sec. 301 Covid-19 related product exclusions

By 2 Mins Read

[The first paragraph has been updated from an earlier blog to reflect the publication of this notice in the Federal Register.] On March 10, 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice (that was previously posted on the USTR website) that announces the USTR’s determination to further extend exclusions from the sec. 301 tariffs for 99 medical-care and similar products needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic.…

US – USTR extends sec. 301 Covid-19 related product exclusions

By 2 Mins Read

On March 5, 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) posted on its website an advance copy of a notice to be published in the Federal Register that announces the USTR’s determination to further extend exclusions from the sec. 301 tariffs for 99 medical-care and similar products needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Those extensions were published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2020 (See 85 FR 85831) The new extensions…

US – Biden Administration releases 2021 President’s Trade Agenda and 2020 Annual Report

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On March 1, 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) delivered President Biden’s 2021 Trade Agenda and 2020 Annual Report to Congress. The trade priorities outlined in the report are: Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic and Restoring the EconomyA Worker Centric Trade PolicyPutting the World on a Sustainable Environment and Climate PathAdvancing Racial Equity and Supporting Underserved CommunitiesAddressing China’s Coercive and Unfair Economic Trade Practices Through a Comprehensive StrategyPartnering with Friends and AlliesStanding Up for…

US and EU suspend large civilian aircraft tariffs for four months

By 2 Mins Read

On March 5, 2021, the USTR announced that the European Union and the United States agreed on the mutual suspension for four months of the tariffs related to the WTO Aircraft disputes. The suspension will cover all tariffs both on aircraft as well as on non-aircraft products, and will become effective as soon as the internal procedures on both sides are completed. A joint US-EU statement stated: The EU and the US are committed to reach…