March 22, 2018

NEWS FLASH: Trump officially signs off on China tariffs (From America Shipper)

President Donald Trump signed off on tariffs covering $50 billion-$60 billion worth of products from China shortly before 1:00 p.m. today, and formally ordered the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to publish proposed tariff increases for a list of products from China before April 7, pursuant to his administration’s investigation of Chinese intellectual property and technology transfer practices under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, the USTR announced. Statutory language allows the executive branch broadly to take action to bring about the elimination of any harmful conduct found through such reviews.  After a period of public notice and comment, USTR will publish a final list of products and tariff increases, the agency said. For more info, please go to

http://www.americanshipper.com/main/full/news-flash-trump-officially-signs-off-on-china-tariffs-70901.aspx

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