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India’s Tariffs Could Dent Gains From California’s Bumper Almond Crop

By Pragya Bhatnagar/August 8, 2019CATEGORIES: Eat & Drink, EVERYDAY TRADE, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, Unfair Trade

California almond growers have reason to worry about access to one of their biggest export markets. The Indian government increased tariffs on U.S. shelled almonds by 20 percent and non-shelled almonds by 17 percent in June. The increased cost is forecasted to cause a five percent drop in U.S. almond exports to India, impacting the 6,800 almond growers in California, who are mostly small to medium-size, family-run enterprises.

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U.S. Business Prepares for Next Wave of Tariffs on 100% of Goods from China

By Andrea Durkin/July 11, 2019CATEGORIES: China, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

U.S. businesses are preparing for another possible wave of tariffs while seeking product exclusions from existing tariffs on goods from China. Find out how the Trump administration is responding to these product exclusion requests, and keep track of the “tranches” or waves of tariffs announced or implemented by the administration using our graphic.

Slowdowns and Slumps: What Economists Are Saying About the Impact of Trump’s Tariffs

By Christine McDaniel/July 11, 2019CATEGORIES: ESSENTIALS, Investment, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, Trade War, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

Economists can’t tell you how tariffs impact your own business, your job or your shopping cart. Nonetheless, as tariffs are set to go higher, we look at how economists are dialing the tariffs into their forecasts about growth for the U.S. and global economy.

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Is the Cargo Ship Sailing on New Tariffs?

By Leslie Griffin/June 20, 2019CATEGORIES: China, Logistics, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

There are rough waters ahead for shippers dealing with the tariff uncertainties. The prospect of tariff hikes is incentivizing companies to lock in better shipping prices now. But many retailers are competing just to find space for their goods on an ocean carrier, and the shipment surge has resulted in massive congestion at ports and warehouses.

Weathering the China Tariffs: How Your Macs and Wellies are Faring

By Andrea Durkin/May 3, 2019CATEGORIES: China, EVERYDAY TRADE, Shop, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

In September last year, the Trump Administration finalized a list of $200 billion in imported goods subject to tariffs. The list included rubberized textile fabrics, affecting water resistant clothing. Find out how apparel and footwear companies are weathering the storm of tariffs on imports from China.

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Who’s Footing the Tariff Bill?

By Leslie Griffin/March 29, 2019CATEGORIES: EVERYDAY TRADE, Manufacturing, Shop, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, Unfair Trade

U.S. footwear production dates as far back as 1750, but today 98 percent of shoes are manufactured abroad. Historically, footwear tariffs have been out of step with the United States’ general approach to free trade. High tariffs on products like shoes hit low-income families the hardest – particularly those with children – as these families spend the highest share of their incomes on home goods that tend to be imported.

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Do Steel Tariffs Undermine Safe Energy Infrastructure?

By Christine McDaniel & Danielle Parks, Christine McDaniel and Danielle Parks/March 1, 2019CATEGORIES: Tariffs & Trade Barriers, Trade War, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

U.S. energy infrastructure company Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KM) started construction on the Gulf Coast Express Pipeline Project in May 2018. Estimated to cost $1.75 billion, the pipeline will span 514 miles in Texas and aims to increase the United States’ ability to export liquefied natural gas to Mexico. The administration’s steep tariffs on imported steel could throw a major wrench into the pipeline project.

“Data Localization” and Other Barriers to Digital Trade

By Lauren Kyger/February 21, 2019CATEGORIES: Digital Commerce, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, Unfair Trade

E-commerce allows us to order anything around the world with just an Internet connection and the click of a button. As digital trade has expanded, so have barriers like data localization. International trade rules are still racing to catch up with an increasingly digitally connected world.

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Is Public Opinion Turning Against Tariffs?

By Anne Kim/February 14, 2019CATEGORIES: EVERYDAY TRADE, Politics, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, Trade War, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

New public opinion research shows that the majority of Americans worry the tariffs will do more harm than good for the economy.

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A High Wire Act: The Trump Administration and Section 232

By Andrea Durkin/February 8, 2019CATEGORIES: ESSENTIALS, Tariffs & Trade Barriers, Trade Rules, Trade War, TRENDING, Unfair Trade

The current administration’s use of Section 232 to impose trade-restrictive measures on imports of steel and aluminum has become the source of increasing domestic discontent among steel-using industries, farmers who are the target of retaliatory tariffs, and Members of Congress who are reconsidering having delegated powers over trade to the President. It has also put WTO dispute settlement to an unwelcome test.