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Announcements

  • 11/07/2023 - September 2023 Textile and Apparel Import Report

  • 10/05/2023 – August 2023 Textile and Apparel Import Report

  • 09/26/2023 – Federal Register Notice (FRN)  on the Limitations on Duty and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The new AGOA caps are for the one-year period from October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024.

  • 09/12/2023 – USTR invites comments to assist in identifying significant barriers to U.S. exports of goods and services, U.S. foreign direct investment, and U.S. electronic commerce for inclusion in the annual National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE Report). Deadline for submission of comments is October 23, 2023. See the Federal Register notice 88 FR 62421 for further details and instructions.

  • 09/11/2023 – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has extended two tranches of exclusions—352 previously reinstated exclusions and 77 COVID-related exclusions—from Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods to provide a transition period and allow for further consideration of these products under the ongoing four-year review, which is expected to be completed in the Fall. The two sets of exclusions, which were set to expire on September 30, have been extended until December 31, 2023. For more details, see the Federal Register notice 88 FR 62423.

  • 09/06/2023 – July 2023 Textile and Apparel Import Report

  • 08/25/2023 – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative requests comments identifying online and physical markets to be considered for inclusion in the 2023 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (Notorious Markets List). Written comments are due by October 6, 2023. For more details, see Federal Register notice 88 FR 58055.

  • 08/17/2023 – The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee is seeking public comment to assist the Office of the United States Trade Representative in the preparation of its annual report to Congress on China’s compliance with its obligations as a Member of the World Trade Organization. Written comments, requests to testify, and written testimony are due by September 20.  A public hearing is scheduled for October 4. See Federal Register notice 88 FR 56117 for more information.

  • 08/16/2023 – The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee is seeking public comment to assist the Office of the United States Trade Representative in the preparation of its annual report to Congress on Russia’s implementation of its obligations as a Member of the World Trade Organization. Written comments, requests to testify, and written testimony are due by September 20.  A public hearing is scheduled for October 12. See Federal Register notice 88 FR 53576 for more information.

  • 08/08/2023 – June 2023 Textile and Apparel Import Report 

  • 05/19/2023 – Climate Adaptation Export Competitiveness Request for Information: The International Trade Administration, in partnership with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, released a Request for Information on the Federal Register seeking public comments on opportunities and challenges for U.S. exporters of climate adaptation and resilience-related technologies and services. We welcome input from U.S. industry to help align U.S. trade promotion and trade policy activities to those sectors and markets that present the greatest opportunities for exporters of climate adaptation and resilience-related technologies and services, as well as to address relevant trade barriers and promote U.S. industry competitiveness. This FRN also supports the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaption and Resilience (PREPARE).  Please see additional details in the Federal Register announcement. Comments are requested no later than June 30, 2023. 

  • 08/15/2022 – The International Trade Administration (ITA) has developed an interactive training course to help U.S. firms and the public understand the laws and regulations that prevent goods made with forced labor from entering the United States. See the interactive training entitled Human Trafficking: Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains on ITA’s Forced Labor in Supply Chains webpage.

  • 2/11/2021 – Issuance of Temporary Waiver of CITA’s Procedures Requiring Receipt of Original Signed Submissions in Commercial Availability Proceedings.  Interested entities planning to file a commercial availability request should contact Laurie Mease (Laurie.Mease@trade.gov) for instructions before submitting any documents (either public or confidential versions) to CITA.

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