On US Steel, Secretary Ross Is Wrong. Ambassador Lighthizer Is Right.
The proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel has understandably generated controversy and concern. At a gut-level, it feels wrong to many Americans.
Elon Musk, United Auto Workers Agree: Tariffs Needed to Save American Car Industry
China recently became the world’s largest car exporter, and by all accounts their global market share will keep expanding. One silver lining, at least, is that more and more leaders are figuring out that absent tariff increases, our nation will become a slave to foreign nations that do prioritize production.
Customs Modernization Act of 2023, the Metastasized Cancer of Regulatory Capture
For the last five years, a cabal of attorneys and trade compliance professionals have been plotting to destroy what’s left of U.S. customs law. Their
Small Package Shipment Imports Don’t Work: Evidence Pours In
Evidence continues to pour in that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can’t do its job against the daily tidal wave of small packages sent
No, Ambassador Tai didn’t “abandon our allies”
Last week, President Biden’s U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Tai, took a shellacking from U.S. Senators who oversee her office. The first was from her fellow
Generalized System of Preferences Renewal Would Delight China
As Congress considers renewal of the program, the marketing has switched to “facilitating supply chain shifts out of China”. This is narrative creation completely untethered to reality.
Falsehoods & Facts: The Truth About De Minimis
Background De minimis is a regulatory loophole. It was morphed from a tiny customs administrative exception into a backdoor superhighway through our ports. The regulatory
Taiwan Agreement Risks Treasury Rewriting Customs Law Globally
On June 1, 2023, the United States and Taiwan signed “the first agreement under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade.” “Initiative”? “21st Century Trade”?
U.S. Treasury Continues Undoing of Inflation Reduction Act
On Friday, March 31, the U.S. Treasury launched their latest torpedo targeting the Inflation Reduction Act’s domestic manufacturing policies. This time, it’s over what countries
Treasury Takes Car Buyers and Congress For a Ride
Last August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping bill that has already led to tens of billions in private investment into U.S.
