trade

1. October 28, 2026News1 receipt2 min

   Wind-import proclamation directs negotiations and leaves existing section 232 tariffs unchanged

   A presidential proclamation dated October 22 and published October 28 directs Commerce and the U.S. trade representative to pursue agreements concerning imported wind turbines and their components. It requires at least one progress update within 180 days. The proclamation leaves existing section 232 tariffs unchanged and reserves the possibility of other remedies, without announcing an agreement or a new tariff rate.

   Also filed underwind-energyimportstariffscommercefederal-register

2. October 8, 2026News4 receipts2 min

   USTR asks U.S. producers for EU carbon-border costs and views on possible enforcement action

   The U.S. Trade Representative opened a comment window October 8 on how the European Union's carbon-border mechanism affects American producers, workers and exports. It wants evidence of costs, lost sales and effects on jobs, plus views on possible enforcement responses and proposals to cover more products. Comments are due November 9 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. The notice announces no enforcement action, and the expansion proposals are not enacted law.

   Also filed underexportscarbon-borderpublic-commentmanufacturingeuropean-union

3. October 7, 2026Commentary4 receipts4 min

   Only the petitioner or the industries that benefit could ask to keep these tariff actions in place

   Two 2018 tariff actions on Chinese goods were due to expire this summer unless someone asked for them to continue. The law gives that request to the petitioner or the industries that benefit, and names consumers only in the review that follows. Two other consultations published the same day start from the opposite end.

   Also filed undercommentarytariffsrulemakingpublic-commentconsumer-impact

4. October 6, 2026News2 receipts2 min

   USTR opens USMCA comments before the 2027 joint review, with written submissions due January 12

   USTR’s October 5 notice invites comments on the USMCA before its 2027 annual joint review. Written comments and requests to testify are due January 12, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. EST, through separate dockets on the agency’s portal. The notice does not set a hearing date; it says those details will be published separately.

   Also filed underusmcapublic-commenttrade-policynorth-america

5. September 14, 2026News6 receipts3 min

   Five Canada trade proclamations reached the Federal Register today. Three turn a 50% duty into an import ban on September 29; two change what the duty covers from tomorrow.

   Proclamations 11061, 11062 and 11063, signed September 8 and published in the Federal Register on September 14, exclude certain Canadian alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motor-vehicle products from import into the United States for goods imported on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern on September 29, 2026. Those products already carry a 50% duty under three July 20 proclamations. Two further proclamations, 11064 and 11065, change which alcohol and vehicle products carry that duty from 12:01 a.m. Eastern on September 15 — adding some products and removing others. The lists that say which products are affected are printed only as images in the Federal Register's text edition, so this record cannot yet tell a reader whether a specific product is covered.

   Also filed undertariffscanadaproclamationsfederal-registerimportsdated-terms

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