USTR Asks for Comments to Draft Foreign Trade Barriers Report

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is asking for stakeholder comments to help prepare its annual National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (here). The report spells out the “most important” foreign trade barriers impacting U.S. goods trade, foreign direct investment and intellectual property rights protections. USTR aims to use the report to dismantle those barriers in future trade negotiations, said the agency. The agency encourages stakeholders to submit comments via www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR 2015-0014. Comments are due by Oct. 28. USTR officials released the last National Trade Estimate Report in March (here).