Tag Archives: U.S. Trade Representative

USTR Imposes Tariffs on 21 French Products — But Not Bev/Al — in Digital Services Tax Case

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Tariffs of 25% were imposed on handbags and cosmetics — but not French wine or Champagne — that total $1.3 billion in value.  And the U.S. Trade Representative Office said that while the effective date is Jan. 6, 2021, it … Continue reading →

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NABI Protests USTR Plan to Limit Comments on Tariffs

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

From 1933 through the end of World War II administrative agencies in Washington had created and imposed a number of regulations on a philosophy of “father knows best.”  By 1946, Congress had had enough and passed the Administrative Procedures Act … Continue reading →

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