The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Aug. 17:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Aug. 15:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Aug. 14:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Aug. 9:
The National Marine Fisheries Service will not at the present time list the Pacific bluefin tuna as endangered or threatened, it said in a notice. The agency made a 12-month finding on a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity that the fish is “not an endangered species throughout all or a significant portion of its range, nor likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range,” it said. The finding concludes the agency’s consideration of the June 2016 petition, which had sought listing of the Pacific Bluefin tuna as threatened or endangered.
China and the EU impose higher tariffs than the U.S. does on most types of goods, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross wrote in an opinion piece published in The Wall Street Journal July 31. “Many nations express commitment to free markets while criticizing the U.S. for what they characterize as a protectionist stance,” Ross said. “Yet these very nations engage in unfair trading practices, erect barriers to American exports, and maintain significant trade surpluses with us.” A graphic illustration accompanying the piece shows 22 goods categories in which tariffs are applied, based on Commerce Department and World Trade Organization data. It shows that the U.S. maintains tariffs higher than China on only two of the categories -- dairy products and petroleum -- and that the U.S. has higher tariffs than the EU on five -- oilseed, fats and oils; cotton; petroleum; textiles; and clothing. Though the category was not included in the graphic, Ross also slammed higher EU and Chinese tariffs on U.S. automobiles.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for July 25:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for July 24:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for July 14:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for July 12: