USTR

The Office of the USTR said that this suspension will be for one year and went into effect at 12:01 AM ET on November 10.

Any signs of progress being made on the trade front between the United States and its second-largest trade partner, Canada, appear to be squelched, based on a social media post issued by President Trump last night.

Actions outlined by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), in regards to announced modifications of certain aspects of the responsive action to modify American shipbuilding from April, went into effect.

In this podcast, Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Greg Husisian, partner and litigation attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP.

In this podcast, Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Jonathan Todd, Partner and Vice-Chair, Transportation & Logistics, at Benesch, a Cleveland-based law firm.

The office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently announced a public comment period on the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance on June 6, with a July 7 deadline for comments.

Vinita Shrivastava, senior director of product management at Austin, Texas-based e2open, a network-based provider of cloud-based, mission-critical, end-to-end supply chain management platform services, provided LM with various insights on this investigation.

In this podcast Armada Corporate Intelligence Managing Director Keith Prather addressed various topics, including: the current state of the freight economy; tariffs and their impact on the supply chain; inventories and imports; and 2025 Peak Season prospects. 

A letter sent yesterday to Jamieson Greer, Ambassador for the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) by more than 300 industry associations, representing various sectors, including, transportation and logistics providers, manufacturers, importers, exporters, and retailers, among others, called on the USTR to not move forward with its proposals, regarding the Section 301 investigation focused on China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding sectors for Dominance.

Comments sent to the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), in advance of a public hearing taking place this week on Monday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 26, regarding the USTR’s Section 301 China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding sectors for Dominance, appeared to collectively pushback on the USTR's proposals. 

Following the February 21 announcement issued by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), in which it issued a proposal that would charge Chinese-owned ships up to $1 million per entrance and Chinese-built vessels charged $1.5 million per entrance, feedback to the plan by industry observers could have a largely negative impact on global trade.

Analysts warn that if enacted, the plan may drive up freight costs and disrupt trade flows.

The foreign-trade zone program was designed to strike a balance between transparency and confidentiality—and there are now additional ways to leverage the program to further enhance U.S. economic security. Is your operation putting these advantages to work?

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has finalized updates to tariffs on Chinese imports following a review of China's trade practices. The modifications largely adopt proposals announced in May 2024 and are designed to protect American businesses and workers from unfair practices, including forced technology transfer and industrial espionage. The plan was originally expected in late August before it was extended to September.

The impetus for the increase in tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on $18 billion worth of imports from China is due to various actions China has taken, according to the White House, including unfair trade practices concerning technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation threatening American workers and flooding global markets with artificially low-priced exports.