Two Minutes in Trade

Buy American rules for federal procurement ratcheted up in 2024 and DOD rules are more nuanced. Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes in Trade. 

New OFAC regulations changed to make it easier for NGO’s to provide humanitarian assistance to North Korea. Listen for details on today’s Two Minutes in Trade.  

C5+1 countries met for their Critical Minerals Dialogue to discuss cooperation. Meanwhile PNTR is a concern for 4 of the C5.  Listen for more on Two Minutes in Trade. 

What’s the origin of your flowers this Valentine’s Day?  Listen for some interesting facts on flowers in today’s Two Minutes in Trade.  

CBP for the win at the Super Bowl!  Thanks to their local and military efforts, there was no security event at the game. Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes in Trade.

The comment period for 301 exclusions is closing in less than 10 days. The result may be an extension until the end of the year. Then what? Exclusion extensions may be the calm before the storm of increased tariffs on electric vehicles and a wholesale re-setting of China tariff policy.

This month a tractor manufacturing company agreed to pay the largest ever civil penalty in a "Made in USA" case for falsely labeling some of its replacement parts as being made in the USA.  For more information regarding this case listen to today's Two Minutes in Trade.  

Efforts to renew the AGOA program continue in Capitol Hill. A recent Financial Times opinion article suggested changing the name of AGOA to the “Strategic Economic Partnership with Africa Act” or STEP with Africa Act. Whether is AGOA or STEP, Congress should renew these preferences right away.

China tariff exclusions and the potential benefits of collaboration between Congress and the Administration. The current climate for exploring avenues for cooperation becomes increasingly crucial.

The European Parliament approved a new directive last month aimed at stopping greenwashing practices in the EU and tackling the issue of planned early obsolescence of products.