In a statement U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said, she plans on continuing to maintain threat of U.S. tariffs on goods from Britain, India, Austria, Spain, Italy and Turkey in retaliation to their digital services taxes. She went on to… Read More ›
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U.S.-UK agree to suspend punitive tariffs on scotch whiskey as first step for finding solution towards civil aviation subsidies
On Thursday, in a report, the Spectator magazine said, Washington and London have hammered out an agreement to suspend retaliatory tariffs on goods including Scotch whisky. The tariffs were imposed earlier as part of a long-running trade dispute over civil… Read More ›
Britain applies for Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
In the coming week Britain is set to apply for a membership to the trans-Pacific trading bloc of 11 countries. Ever since it left the European Union, Britain has made its desire to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for… Read More ›
China continues trade war against Australia, imposes punitive tariffs on Australian wine exports
Continuing its efforts in an attempt to bully Australia, on Friday, China’s Ministry of Commerce said, it will temporary impose anti-dumping measures on Australian wine from November 28, 2020. The move will further escalate trade and diplomatic tensions between Canberra… Read More ›
China wants a boost in global trade & service ties : Xi Jinping
On Thursday, in a significant development, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated, Beijing will reduce its tariffs and expand imports of high-quality goods and services; he also vowed to push reforms and promote an innovation-driven growth model. The development comes in… Read More ›
Britain-U.S. trade negotiations intensify ahead of critical U.S. Presidential elections
In a significant development, British trade minister Liz Truss said, Britain and the United States are intensifying trade negotiation. The announcement comes ahead of the start of the fifth round of negotiations focused on goods tariffs. Britain has placed a… Read More ›
Meaningful transatlantic relationship EU’s top priority: EU’s new trade chief
According to a report from the Financial Times, the EU’s new trade chief has told the United States to remove the imposition of tariffs on more than $7 billion EU products or face additional duties on exports to Europe, in… Read More ›
British car parts will attract EU tariffs, with or without a deal: BBC
In a report the BBC said, the UK has so far failed to persuade the EU to accept car parts from Japan and Turkey as British when they are used in Britain, thus implying that such automotive exports from Britain… Read More ›
China will cut tariffs on select U.S. products by 50%
On Thursday, China said it will reduce tariffs on select goods which it imports from the United States by 50% starting from 1:01 p.m. local time (0501 GMT) on February 14 and said, it hopes to work with the U.S…. Read More ›
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Hu to visit Washington next week for signing Phase 1 trade deal
On Thursday, China’s commerce ministry stated, Vice Premier Liu He, who heads China’s negotiation team in the U.S.-China trade talks, will be visiting Washington next week to sign the “Phase 1” trade agreement. Liu’s Washington visit will be for the… Read More ›