Tag: Section 301
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Ottawa regroups as U.S. sectoral tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos and lumber stay put, a proposed forced-labour levy looms, and Beijing opens a fresh front on Canadian farm goods OTTAWA, July 13, 2026. Canada opened the second week of July with its trade file frozen in place. Almost two weeks after Washington formally declined to…
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Ottawa tells Washington there is “no basis” for a proposed 10 percent forced labour duty as more than 1,500 submissions pile up ahead of a three-day Section 301 hearing. By the Peacock Tariff Consulting Canada Trade Desk | Filed July 10, 2026 OTTAWA, July 10, 2026. The Canadian government has told the Trump administration there…
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Three days of testimony in Washington close out the public phase of a plan to place new duties on 60 economies covering 99.4 percent of United States imports WASHINGTON, July 9, 2026 The Office of the United States Trade Representative concluded three days of public hearings Thursday on its proposal to impose additional tariffs of…
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Forced labour tariff hearings close in Washington today, and Canada now waits to learn whether its case spares exporters a new 10 per cent duty WASHINGTON, July 9, 2026 Three days of public hearings on the most consequential American tariff proposal of the year wrap up in Washington today, and when the final witness steps…
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The trade deficit swells to a 14 month high of $77.6 billion in May, a stinging data point that lands 17 days before the tariff wall built to shrink it expires and as Washington races to erect its replacement By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting WASHINGTON, July 8, 2026 The statistic that has…
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Ottawa tells Washington there is no basis for proposed Section 301 forced labour duties on Canadian goods as public hearings open and a late July deadline looms over exporters on both sides of the border Peacock Tariff Consulting Trade Desk WASHINGTON, July 8, 2026 The Canadian government has told the Trump administration there is no…
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With eight days left on a statutory deadline, USTR wraps up hearings on a proposed 25 percent tariff on Brazilian goods as a Bolsonaro pleads for delay, Lula threatens retaliation, and US importers brace for a July 15 decision By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting WASHINGTON, July 7, 2026 The clock on the…
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Washington opens public hearings today on a proposed Section 301 forced labour tariff that would add a 10 percent duty to Canadian exports, as Ottawa races to prove its border enforcement has teeth OTTAWA, July 7, 2026 The price of Canada’s access to the American market goes under the microscope in Washington this morning, as…
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Comment window closes on sweeping forced labor tariffs as USTR races to lock in a permanent replacement before the Section 122 surcharge expires July 24 By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting WASHINGTON, July 6, 2026 The window for American businesses to shape the largest tariff action in the 52 year history of Section…
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Brussels implements the Turnberry trade deal three days ahead of President Trump’s Independence Day ultimatum, averting a threatened tariff spike – but a digital-tax standoff, a sweeping new Section 301 action, and the looming expiry of the 10% global surcharge could unravel the transatlantic truce within weeks. WASHINGTON – July 5, 2026 The most consequential…