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TodayOct 28Wed
  1. USTR · Press Releases

    White House unveils America First Seafood Strategy to remove foreign trade barriers

    The White House unveiled the America First Seafood Strategy, a whole-of-government approach that USTR says will remove foreign trade barriers and open new markets for U.S. fishermen. The strategy cites Japan's tariffs of up to 10% and import quotas, the EU CATCH documentation and reporting requirements, India's fisheries subsidy program and Vietnam's IUU fishing practices as barriers, and notes commitments from Taiwan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Ecuador and Indonesia on subsidies, labor rights and IUU fishing. USTR says it will continue to use negotiations and enforcement tools to open markets for U.S. seafood exports.

Oct 27Tue
  1. CIT · Slip Opinions

    CIT dismisses pro se trade-agreement complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction

    The U.S. Court of International Trade dismissed Raj K. Patel's complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction in Slip Op. 26-132, Court No. 26-04703, and denied his motion to compel acceptance of the complaint as moot. Patel sought declaratory and equitable relief and $380 million in damages, alleging the United States violated trade agreements including GATT 1995, the USMCA and the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement by preventing access to certain medical technologies. Judge Jane A. Restani held that the trade agreements he invoked are not a law falling under the court's residual jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1581(i), and the court found no other provision conferring jurisdiction.

Oct 26Mon
  1. USTR · Press Releases

    USTR's Greer questions U.S.-EU duty pause after European Investment Bank loan to Airbus

    USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer issued a statement on the status of the U.S.-EU deal to pause duties on certain EU imports, following a record-breaking European Investment Bank loan to Airbus. Greer said the loan, awarded to Airbus projects in France, Germany and Spain, came almost immediately after the EU extended the pause, and that USTR still has no details about it despite ongoing requests. He said the situation injects substantial uncertainty into transatlantic aerospace trade and that it must be resolved to avoid violation of the LCA deal. The statement does not say whether the pause on duties has changed.

Oct 21Wed
  1. WTO · Latest News

    Philippines initiates WTO-notified safeguard investigation on pork imports

    The Philippines notified the WTO Committee on Safeguards that it initiated a safeguard investigation on imports of pork on October 9, 2026, with the notification circulated as G/SG/N/6/PHL/25. Interested parties must submit written comments, evidence and positions within five working days from the date of publication of the Notice, and parties required to complete an investigation questionnaire must submit complete responses within the prescribed period. The Notice does not specify an intended public hearing date.

Oct 13Tue
  1. WTO · Latest News

    Madagascar initiates WTO safeguard investigation on certain confectionery imports

    Madagascar notified the WTO Committee on Safeguards that it initiated a safeguard investigation on 9 October 2026 into imports of sugar confectionery and chocolate and cocoa confectionery, per notification G/SG/N/6/MDG/21. Interested parties have 30 days from initiation to identify themselves to the ANMCC, submit comments and request a questionnaire, and responses to the questionnaire are due within 30 working days. Public hearings may be held at the request of the parties or on the ANMCC's own initiative.

Oct 11Sun
  1. WTO · Latest News

    WTO members conclude review of US 10% import surcharge after its termination

    WTO members concluded consultations on the 10% ad valorem import surcharge the United States imposed on goods from all trading partners, subject to certain product exceptions, under Section 122 of the US Trade Act of 1974. The measure was terminated on 24 July, and members adopted the consultation report ad referendum on 12 October; it now goes to the General Council for review. The United States had notified the Committee on Balance of Payments on 20 February, and several members requested consultations, held at a 5 May Committee meeting.

Oct 6Tue
  1. WTO · Latest News

    WTO Rules of Origin Committee reviews LDC preferences; U.S. says AGOA and Haiti preferences extended to September 2028

    The WTO Committee on Rules of Origin met on 7-8 October 2026 to review preferential rules of origin for least-developed countries, hear updates from preference-granting members and discuss origin administration and digital tools. The United States updated members on its preferential schemes for LDCs, noting that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and trade preferences for Haiti had been extended until September 2028. China presented a study on LDC utilization of its trade preferences, and LDCs said China's methodology appeared to combine utilization under LDC-specific arrangements with other preferential schemes.

Aug 12Wed
  1. CIT · Slip Opinions

    CIT sustains Commerce's second remand redetermination in phosphate fertilizers countervailing duty review

    The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's second remand redetermination in the countervailing duty administrative review of phosphate fertilizers from the Russian Federation, in Archer Daniels Midland Co. v. United States, Slip Op. 26-92, Consol. Court No. 23-00239, issued August 12, 2026. Commerce reconstructed its tier-three benchmark to include world sedimentary-origin phosphate rock price data from Iran and Togo that had previously been excluded solely on the distinction between igneous and sedimentary ore, and calculated that JSC Apatit received no measurable benefit for the provision of mining rights for less than adequate remuneration, resulting in a total subsidy rate of 22.86 percent ad valorem for the period of review.

Jul 22Wed
  1. CIT · Slip Opinions

    CIT sustains ITC's negative countervailing duty injury determination on glass wine bottles from China

    The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained in full the U.S. International Trade Commission's final negative determination in the countervailing duty investigation of glass wine bottles from China, in Slip Op. 26-78, Court No. 24-00199, and denied the U.S. Glass Producers Coalition's motion for judgment on the agency record. The Commission had found the domestic industry was neither materially injured nor threatened with material injury by reason of subject imports. The court held the Commission's findings on price effects, adverse impact and threat of material injury were supported by substantial evidence and in accordance with law.