Tag: Trump
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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…
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Brussels scraps duties on American industrial goods, lobster and farm products as the transatlantic trade pact takes effect – days ahead of President Trump’s July 4 deadline and under the shadow of a new fight over digital taxes WASHINGTON – July 3, 2026 The most consequential trade agreement of President Donald Trump’s second term cleared…
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Brussels wipes out duties on American industrial goods, lobster and a raft of farm products as the Turnberry trade pact takes force – three days ahead of President Trump’s July 4 ultimatum, and with a loaded safeguard clause aimed back at Washington Peacock Tariff Consulting | U.S. Trade Desk WASHINGTON – July 2, 2026 The…
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What an open-ended joint review means for North American supply chains – and what importers should be doing now On June 10, 2026, speaking from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said the United States is “not looking to renew” the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), the trilateral pact that replaced NAFTA in 2020 and that…
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Issued June 14, 2026 · Trade Policy Analysis The headline action On Monday, June 1, 2026, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation that, for the first time in this tariff cycle, moves a major category of capital goods in the opposite direction from the rest of his trade agenda. The order reduces the duty applied…