USTR Katherine’s Tai’s stopover in Brussels this week resulted not only in the relaunch of the TTC process, but also in the signature of a long-sought deal to partially reallocate the division of EU tariff rate quotas between the United Kingdom and the EU27 – almost two years after the …
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Week in London: South Carolina trade MoU, sunflower duties
These are some notable events in UK trade policy this week. UK sign trade and investment ‘mini-deal’ with South Carolina The UK’s policy of seeking trade and investment mini-deals with individual US states is continuing, with a third state now signing a memorandum of understanding with the UK. On a …
Week in London: Indian FTA and nurses, North Carolina MoU, underpaid TRA staffers
Apart from the ratification of the Australia trade agreement and the launch of FTA talks with Israel, here’s what else happened this week in UK trade. UK and India FTA talks make solid progress The UK and India are making good progress towards concluding at least an interim free trade …
Week in London: Fourth UK border check delay, talking with US, dealing with Indiana
The UK still has no control over its customs border vis-à-vis the European Union….And London is trying to get around lack of market access progress with Washington by talking to individual US states.
UPDATED: Week in London: Canada trade talks, US-UK, SPS checks, TCA report
While the big global headlines focus on the still-unfolding big Russia-induced events in Brussels, there is some movement on the UK trade front too. By Chris Horseman and Iana Dreyer.
US lifts Section 232 tariffs for UK steel imports – but with strings attached
The United States has agreed to lift its Section 232 tariffs on UK steel imports as from 1 June 2022 – but only within an annual tariff rate quota of 500,000 tonnes.
UK, US step up trade engagement with new transatlantic ‘dialogues’
Washington has taken the first steps towards breathing new life into the United Kingdom-United States trade relationship with the creation of a new intergovernmental forum for trade cooperation.
US and UK launch negotiations on removing Section 232 steel tariffs
Negotiations are set to begin imminently on how to remove United States ‘Section 232’ tariffs on United Kingdom steel and aluminium exports. The move, announced today, has come just a week after Unites States Trade Representative Katherine Tai had appeared to de-prioritise the resolution of the steel issue with Britain …
Week in London: No steel deal with US for now, Australia deal ratification
The UK is manifestly back of the queue in US trade policy but front of the queue in Australia…
UK to remove countervailing duties on some US biodiesel imports
The United Kingdom is set to exempt certain United States biodiesel products from the countervailing duties to which they have been subject since 2009. In a move which will please US biofuel exporters, the Trade Remedies Authority announced on Wednesday (15 December) that it is proposing to drop countervailing duties …