The State and Commerce departments work to release final rules to shift some firearms and related items from the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List.

The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee this week in a letter urged U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to maintain the current $800 de minimis level in forthcoming USMCA implementing legislation, after a USMCA footnote stoked concern.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he’s “not foolish enough” to think one trade negotiation with China will change all allegedly unfair commercial practices.

The latest opposition stopped a proposal by 73 WTO members to end an impasse as the U.S. continues to voice its concerns about the functioning of the panel itself.

The coalition will lobby Congress to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

The seizures happened in several separate incidents at two ports of entry along the southern border in recent days.

The petition cited apparent problematic fishing practices near New Zealand, which reduced the dolphin population to almost 2,000 over the past 45 years.

The department is looking for members to fill the 2019-2021 term of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa.

EU Ambassador to the U.S. David O’Sullivan told reporters that any imposition of Section 232 tariffs on automotive imports from the EU would end bilateral talks toward a free trade agreement.

Tariffs had been set to rise across $200 billion worth of goods from China on March 2.

Mexico’s ambassador to the U.S.discussed the prospects for USMCA-implementing legislation in her country as analysts weighed in on the variables that could impact entry into force.

A KPMG trade analyst during a webinar outlined several measures companies subject to Section 301 duties might look into in order to remain competitive.

If the U.S. and China can’t agree on a deal for economic structural reforms in China by the end of March 1, 10 percent tariffs will climb to 25 percent.

Undersecretary said her government is “not considering anything” other than the agreement as it is written, amid calls from some Democrats to renegotiate certain parts.

Section 301 tariffs across $200 billion worth of goods from China are set to rise from 10 percent to 25 percent on March 2, unless the U.S. and China can reach a deal.

But U.S.-China Business Council Senior Vice President Erin Ennis indicated she sees a path forward in negotiations during the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones Legislative Summit.

The bill would realign Section 232 investigative authorities with the Defense Department and let Congress strike down any ordered duties through a resolution of disapproval.

The board’s executive secretary said companies intensively involved in re-export activities are among those seeking to benefit from the foreign-trade zones program.

Commenters call for China to be identified for the 15th straight year as a country of major intellectual property concerns.

The agency set forth procedures to claim exclusions granted by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Section 301 duties on goods from China.