Washington Tariff & Trade
Letter
August 8, 2022
Washington Tariff & Trade Letter provides exclusive, behind-the-scenes news and analysis every week of U.S. trade policies, regulations and legislation, export controls, trade sanctions, and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty laws.
Based on more than 40 years of experience and extensive sources, Washington Tariff & Trade Letter delivers a concise briefing on bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations, particularly at the WTO, and trade disputes that directly affect international trade and investment.
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Aerospace Sanctions Expand
Last week BIS updated its list of sanctioned aircraft flying in Russia and Belarus to include 25 Airbus models identified as apparently violating the EAR’s de minimis threshold for U.S. components.
Canada, US Saw on Lumber
Commerce issued its final determination in the third annual review of softwood lumber imports from Canada.
CFIUS 2021 Annual Report
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released the public version of its Annual Report.
WTO This Week
India has sought consultations; South Africa has launched a dispute;
“Implementing the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: Challenges and Opportunities " ReportCBP Anaheim Summit
Customs and Border Protection’s Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit last month discussed forced labor, CBP’s Green Trade Strategy, and the 21st Century Customs Framework initiative to modernize Customs.
USTR Details Sec. 301 Tariff Exclusion Rationale
The filing is good beach reading. For those still our desks, a summary: