Beginning June 10, 2019, the US will impose tariffs of 5% on all Mexican imports. A statement from the White House stated that the tariffs are meant to address the…
Archives for May 2019
B.C. Waterfront Lockout Lifted
The lockout across the B.C. waterfront has been lifted and operations are set to resume immediately. The BCMEA (British Columbia Maritime Employers’ Association) and ILWU–Canada have come to a tentative…
B.C. Longshore Employees Get Lockout Notice
The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) plans to lock out longshoremen in B.C. ports effective Thursday, May 30. This will affect the Port of Vancouver and every other facility…
US Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports from Canada and Mexico Removed
The US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico were removed today. A little more than a year after being imposed, the 25 percent tariff on steel…
Fourth Round of Section 301 Tranche 1 Exclusions Published
On May 14, 2019, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published the fourth round of products excluded from the 25 percent duty on goods subject to tranche 1 of the…
USTR Proposes Section 301 Tariffs on Remaining Chinese Imports
On May 13, 2019, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice to begin the process of raising tariffs on the remaining imported Chinese products…
Section 301 Tariffs on $200B of Chinese Goods Increased to 25%
The White House published its official notice that the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods have increased as of May 10th. Tariffs on the third tranche of Chinese goods, valued…
Longshore Workers in BC to Vote on Strike
Following 17 months of unproductive labor negotiations, unionized longshore workers in British Columbia, represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) in Canada, are voting on whether they will…
Third Tranche of Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Goods May Increase to 25%
On May 5th, President Trump indicated via Twitter that the third tranche of Chinese goods subject to Section 301 tariffs may increase from 10% to 25% on Friday, May 10th.…
USTR Proposes Section 301 Duties on Civil Aviation Goods from the EU
For 14 years, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has tried to persuade the EU—specifically France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom—to stop subsidizing Airbus. As a countermeasure, the USTR…