Trade

Mar 10 2022
Blog

The White House Keeps Up the Pressure on the Competitiveness Bill

AAM wants to make sure a trade remedy update is included in the final legislation.
Mar 08 2022
Blog Trade

TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Give American Manufacturers the Trade Tools They Need to Compete

The Bipartisan Innovation Act aims to invest in critical manufacturing for things like semiconductors and reshore supply chains. But the legislation also needs to include language to help workers and...
Mar 07 2022
Blog Trade

It Sure Looks Like Congress Will Vote to End Russia’s Favorable Trade Status

There's bipartisan agreement to do so, and legislation also would ban Russian oil imports and require the U.S. Trade Representative to seek Russia's suspension from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Mar 03 2022
Blog Trade

There’s Bipartisan Support to End Russia’s Normalized Trade Status with the United States

Members of Congress from both parties have introduced legislation to end Russia's Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status, which allows Russian imports to be subject to lower tariffs.
Feb 03 2022
Blog Trade

Will the Biden Administration Lower Tariffs on Chinese Solar Goods?

The Biden administration is considering significantly loosening tariffs on Chinese solar inputs. That's a mistake.
Jan 18 2022
Blog Trade

New Bill Aims to Close Import Tariff Loophole

The Import Security and Fairness Act would prohibit the application of the de minimis threshold on goods imported from countries that are both non-market economies, such as China, and on the U.S....
Dec 09 2021
Blog

A Paper Quantifies The Working Class Vote Shift After NAFTA

Spoiler: It didn't go well for Democrats.
Nov 05 2021
Blog Trade

An Update to the China Shock Examines the Fallout After an Import surge

The new China Shock paper's conclusions are incomplete.
Nov 02 2021
Blog Trade

The U.S. and E.U. have a Deal on Steel Tariffs

They're working on another deal to incentivize cleaner steelmaking, with China in mind.
Oct 04 2021
Blog Trade

In Speech on China, USTR Tai Says the Biden Administration Plans to “Protect American Economic Interests”

Tai cites the American steel and solar industries as examples of those that have suffered because of the actions of China’s government.