The action directed by USTR follows discovery of harvested timber in the company’s supply chain.

The working group laid out specific proposals in the areas of labor, the environment, enforcement and pharmaceuticals.

Among the Democrats voting against the bill were Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, as well as House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon.

Morocco expects to export 200 to 500 metric tons of fresh raspberries to the continental U.S. yearly.

The congressional delegation trip caps off an active week on Capitol Hill regarding consideration of the new NAFTA.

A multilateral steel group mandate was not renewed in Japan, says the deputy director of the National Economic Council during a think tank discussion Wednesday.

Sherrod Brown and Ron Wyden urge Customs and Border Protection to issue a withhold release order to prevent such imports from entering U.S. commerce.

A House subcommittee told Tuesday CBP fentanyl seizures thus far in FY19 equal all of FY18.

The World Trade Organization Appellate Body finds against prior U.S. CV duties on China.

The president’s executive order sets the stage for higher domestic content requirements for federal procurements and a threshold for iron and steel products.

The president opted instead to direct the establishment of a working group to examine the U.S. nuclear fuel supply.

Trade experts tackled the bilateral trade war, which has lasted for more than a year, during a panel discussion Wednesday.

The action could result in trade remedies, including tariffs, if the U.S. finds that France is engaging in unfair commercial practices.

Planned for this fall, submission of the report will follow an April presidential memorandum requiring the departments of Commerce and Homeland Security to send a report focusing on the extent to which third parties facilitate or work to combat trafficking in counterfeits.

Several stakeholders, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, had called for a vote before the August recess.

USTR has called for South Korea to improve its procedures for competition hearings held by the Korea Fair Trade Commission.

The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled on Wednesday to mark up a bill that would establish a blockchain working group aimed at determining potential applications for blockchain, including in federal agencies. The working group would include representatives from various federal agencies, private sector firms, academic institutions and blockchain-focused advocacy groups, among other members, according to […]

Sanctions, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and Section 232 will be among the topics covered.