Two Minutes in Trade

It’s time to fish or cut bait, Congress!  Everyone agrees we need to renew GSP, MTB, and preserve AGOA and Haiti HOPE/HELP. So….what are we waiting for? Listen for more details on today’s Two Minutes in Trade. 

Have you ever wondered how governments around the world might be able to incentivize (or even progressively nudge) foreign companies to limit their greenhouse gas emissions?  If so, the European Union believes it has the answer: by seeking to impose CO2 border taxes on goods imported into the E.U. from foreign, and perhaps more-polluting, companies.  Listen to learn more.

NTBs can have more of a negative impact on trade than tariffs, and new EU packaging regulations might have that impact. Listen for more details on today’s Two Minutes in Trade. 

House select committee on CCP chair sends letter to State and DHS demanding new entities be placed on UHRPA and UFLPA lists. Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes in Trade. 

DHS to convene a group of experts to help address the challenges facing the US homeland, such as terrorism, fentanyl, AI, etc. Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes in Trade.  

Countries are getting kinky by putting import/export restrictions or incentives for critical minerals. Listen for more on today’s Two Minutes in Trade.

CBP’s COAC advisory group has prepared some interesting recommendations to address concerns of illicit shipments in the de minimis space – but is this only a start to the changes we can expect to see in the future?

Our land border ports of entry have been neglected. A new bill would seek dedicated funds to fix that oversight. Listen for more details on today’s Two Minutes in Trade.

Morocco is a free trade partner with both the US and an EU. Companies might consider sourcing from there to help rebuild after the earthquakes. Listen for more on todays two minutes in trade.

Is the entire Biden Administration on board with deepening US-Vietnam economic relations?  Listen for more info on today’s Two Minutes In Trade.