The United States outlined its ambitions last week for a "revamped dispute resolution system" within the World Trade Organization (WTO). One of the key tenets includes prohibiting discussions on national security matters during the arbitration process. The US proposal, however, left out any reference to maintaining the current two-tiered system for dispute resolution that includes an Appellate Body as the final arbiter in the WTO's enforcement operations.
The operating practice of trade compliance is bifurcated into customer due diligence (CDD) and managing import and export controls. CDD involves vetting customers and suppliers using …
Along with sanctions on miners affiliated with th Wagner Group, the U.S. released a multiagency advisory on compliance concerns associated with the Gold Trade. Jointly issued by six Departments - State, Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, Labor, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) the advisory had been delayed several days, along with the Wagner Sanctions, to allow the mutiny in Russia to sort itself out.
Mexico last Saturday began imposing a 50% tariff on white corn imports, a move the president says looks to boost national production and prevent imports of genetically modified corn.
India Eyes Joining IPEF Trade Pillar India is contemplating whether to join the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Forum, but the United States is somewhat reluctant to allow New …
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Trade Advisory Committee, known as the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), convened in Arlington, Virginia on June 14, 2023. The …
Friday, the EU Council announced the adoption of the eleventh comprehensive package of sanctions, imposing restrictive measures on an additional 71 individuals and 33 entities identified as …
The General Council Chair of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ambassador Athaliah Lesiba Molokomme of Botswana, recently suggested that members hope to create a roadmap to reform work, aiming for …
An interim report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released yesterday highlights the practices of Chinese online retail platforms Temu and Shein – including avoiding tariffs and failing to prevent forced labor sourcing.
The United States and India announced Thursday an agreement to terminate six outstanding World Trade Organization disputes – three launched by Washington and three by New Delhi – over …
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced today that the U.S. has requested Mexico to review labor practices at the San Martin mine, located in the state of Zacatecas. Owned by …
The new chair for the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS Council says there is little forward movement on extending paragraph eight of the TRIPS Agreement on vaccines to COVID-19 diagnostics and …
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced Thursday would bar non-market economies like China from taking advantage of the $800 de minimis threshold. Lawmakers have been complaining that China …
The U.S. government is amplifying its efforts to curb the illegal trafficking of firearms into Mexico, according to remarks by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco during the Southbound Firearms …
The United States has asked Mexico to look into whether workers at a Mexican denim factory are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining. The request announced …
In an event co-hosted with Prime Minister Davis of The Bahamas, Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized the United States' commitment to strengthening its relationship with the Caribbean at the …
Last week saw a request by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) to investigate and report on the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of steel and aluminum produced in the United States.
While UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declined the opportunity to throw the opening pitch at a Washington Nationals Game, he did lob a couple softballs for the White House to bunt, generating assurances of continued support for Ukraine, and an agreement for him to host a summit on artificial intelligence. The meetings produced no post-Brexit trade agreement, though the parties did roll out a grandly titled "declaration," providing a framework for continued dialogue.
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). These consultations regard certain Mexican measures concerning products of agricultural biotechnology.
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, announced that there has been a notable alignment between US and European Union (EU) officials on an array of economic issues. This announcement came after the fourth meeting of the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC).
