BY Janet Kopenhaver, AWPA Director of Government Relations FACTS – Timeline On August 31, the White House sent to Congress … Continue reading What Do We Really Know about the State of NAFTA Negotiations? →

There have been quite a few pieces of legislation introduced over the Summer in both the House and Senate, with … Continue reading Scores of Bills Introduced to Constrain Executive Branch Use of Tariffs →

Negotiations began Tuesday between Canada and the United States to seek to conclude a trilateral modernization of the North American … Continue reading US-Canada Trade Talks Continue; Joint NAM-Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Release →

From the National Association of Manufacturers On Wednesday, Aug. 29, President Trump issued additional section 232 steel and aluminum proclamations … Continue reading President Issues Updated Steel/Aluminum Section 232 Proclamations to Create Exclusion Process for Quota Countries and Make Other Adjustments →

6530 Product Exclusion (PE) Requests, as of July 18, 2018 385 Objections to Product Exclusion Requests, as of July 18, … Continue reading Section 232 Product Exclusion Requests for Bar, Rod & Wire – by the Numbers →

August 14: Canada considers Safeguard measures (tariffs) on Steel plate, Hot-rolled sheet, Pre-painted steel, Energy tubular products, Wire rod, Concrete … Continue reading Section 232 – Global Steel Tariffs – 25% (and Aluminum – 10%) →

– by the National Association of Manufacturers In a formal announcement on August 16, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) … Continue reading China Ministry of Commerce: Delegation Traveling to Washington for Exploratory Trade Talks →

July 6: $34 billion in US imports from China (List 1) – 25% tariffs imposed, mostly agricultural and consumer products. … Continue reading Section 301 – Chinese Violation of Intellectual Property →

On June 27, 2018, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) and two of its members – Sim-Tex LP, a … Continue reading AIIS and Member Companies File Lawsuit against Section 232 →