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Trump Suspends Planned October 15 China Tariff Hike

After positive trade talks in Washington, the Trump Administration announced on Friday that it is suspending a 5% tariff hike on over $250 billion worth of Chinese goods. The additional tariffs were set to take effect on Tuesday, October 15 and would have increased the duties on List 1, 2, and 3 goods from 25% […]

New EU Section 301 Tariffs Set to Begin on Friday

October 14, 2019 2019, Tariffs No Comments

On October 3, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the U.S. had won the largest arbitration award in its dispute with the European Union (EU) over illegal subsidies to airbus. The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that the European aircraft manufacturer had received illegal subsidies from several European counties and that […]

U.S. Tariffs Hit $7.5bn of EU Goods Over Illegal Airbus Subsidies

October 4, 2019 2019, News, Tariffs No Comments

The Trump Administration has announced that it will impose additional tariffs of 25% on more than 150 goods from European Union (EU) countries, effective October 18. Additional 10% tariffs will also be imposed on new aircraft from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain. The announcement came after the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that […]