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NEWS UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE www.ustr.gov Washington, D.C. 20508 202-395-3230 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2019 Contact: USTR Public & Media Affairs media@ustr.eop.gov United States Announces Deal with Canada and Mexico to Lift Retaliatory Tariffs Washington, DC –Today, the United States announced an agreement with Canada and Mexico to remove the Section 232…
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U.S. Senate Confirms Three Members for EXIM Board of Directors, Restoring Full Financing Capacity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2019 Media Contact Name/Phone: Linda Formella (202-565-3204) Washington, D.C. – Today the United States Senate confirmed three nominees of President Donald J. Trump as members of the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the…
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By Patrick Hayes, U.S. Small Business Administration As a small business owner, you may hear the buzz of World Trade Month and be compelled to explore international markets. The fact that 96% of the world’s population and more than 70% of the world’s purchasing power is outside of the United States speaks to you. Beyond…
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In a press release issued earlier this year, the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it reached a settlement agreement with Honda Aircraft Company, LLC (“Honda Aircraft”), resolving a claim that Honda Aircraft had violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when, in an effort to comply…
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2019 Small Business Week: Two National Winners from Northeast Ohio Release Date: April 8, 2019 Contact: Patricia Welsh 216-522-4172 patricia.welsh@sba.gov Release Number: 4-8-19 Dan Bowerman 614-728-0989 dan.bowerman@development.ohio.gov CLEVELAND — Akron-based EarthQuaker Devices LLC and the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Youngstown State University have been honored with national awards from the…
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The US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration has launched a new webpage on the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which centralizes information on the agreement. The new webpage has all the latest information on the agreement including: the U.S. Trade Representative’s issue and state fact sheets; the USMCA Agreement text; Advisory Committee and Small…
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The Ohio US-Mexico-Canada-Agreement Fact Sheet has been released. The United States, Mexico, and Canada have reached an agreement to rebalance and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement into a 21st century, high-standard trade deal. The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will better serve the interests of American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses and support…
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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announces an initiative to assist small and new-to-export companies to better understand and comply with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Information for Small Business: BIS has developed a Small Business page at www.bis.doc.gov/smallbiz to provide an introduction to the requirements of the EAR. The webpage features a new…
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Thinking about exploring new export markets, but don’t know where to start your research? Feeling overwhelmed by data? The International Trade Administration’s new Market Diversification Tool can help you identify potential new export markets using your current trade patterns. Among U.S. companies that export, more than half only export to one market. The Market Diversification…
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Section 301 Investigations – China Forced Technology Transfer Investigation – https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/enforcement/section-301-investigations/record-section-301-investigation Section 232 Tariffs on Aluminum and Steel https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/entry-summary/232-tariffs-aluminum-and-steel Section 232 Investigations : The Effect of Imports on the National Security – https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/office-of-technology-evaluation-ote/section-232-investigations Current Foreign Retaliatory Actions https://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/tradedisputes-enforcement/retaliations/tg_ian_002094.asp
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