Border Trade Alliance Argues for Several Trade Actions in Next Relief Bill
The Border Trade Alliance is asking Congress to consider including a “broad removal of tariffs” in the next round of relief funding, but if Congress does not intervene on sections 301 and 232, they recommend lifting tariffs related to the coronavirus pandemic response and an “automatic and indefinite extension” of Section 301 exclusions. They also said that a July 1 date of entry into force for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement would “be too aggressive. We would urge Congress, in consultation with the administration and our trade partners Canada and Mexico, to agree to a new enforcement date, ideally not before January 1, 2021.”
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In the letter, sent April 10, the BTA asked for a moratorium on increased inspections for quality on imported produce from Mexico, which are part of the antidumping suspension agreement on Mexican tomatoes. “While the inspections have an important marketplace function, they are not vital to national security or public health,” the BTA said. But, they said, they do want the inspections on contested loads at the final consignee to continue.