U.S. International Trade Commission

Legislation Introduced to Repeal Cuban Trade Embargo
Legislation Introduced to Repeal Cuban Trade Embargo
Legislation Introduced to Repeal Cuban Trade Embargo
Kansas Republican Senator Jerry Moran along with Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar and Vermont’s Patrick Leahy, both Democrats, recently introduced legislation that would relax the U.S. trade embargo with Cuba. The senators noted the goal of the Freedom to Export to Cuba Act  is to open another avenue for profit for American farmers and ranchers. “The unilateral ...
ITC Placing Duties on Phosphate Fertilizer Imports
The U.S. International Trade Commission says phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia have affected the U.S. fertilizer market. The ITC also said it will place a countervailing duty on the imports from those countries. U.S. commodity groups have warned that new duties on imported phosphate fertilizers would raise prices by more than $80 a ton ...
ITC Investigating Economic Impact of Duty-Free Imports from Kenya
ITC Investigating Economic Impact of Duty-Free Imports from Kenya
ITC Investigating Economic Impact of Duty-Free Imports from Kenya
The U.S. International Trade Commission announced this week an investigation that will outline the economic impacts of removing import duties on products from Kenya. The move comes at the request of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who asked the USITC to provide the assessment in March ...