Written on July 23, 2020 in
USA
Yesterday at a virtual conference hosted by the U.S.-India Business Council, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said India may be poised to lure American supply chains away from China because it “has earned the trust of many nations, including the United States.” Mr. Secretary, please call your colleagues at the Office of the U.S....
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Written on July 15, 2020 in
USA
The United States recently announced it would impose 25% tariffs on $1.3 billion in imports from France, including handbags, effective January 6, 2021. The tariffs are in response to planned French digital services tax (DST) that largely affect American technology companies. Presumably, the U.S. announced the product list – with delayed imple...
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Written on July 2, 2020 in
USA
On July 1, the Coalition for GSP submitted an updated version of its letter urging swift GSP renewal. This new version with 250 signers was submitted for the Ways and Means and Finance Committee hearing record. You can read about the original letter here. If there is sufficient interest, we could issue another update at...
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