Search Results for agency_names:"Trade Representative, Office of United States"

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  • 2021-02869 — Notice Regarding Periodic Revision of Section 301 Action: Enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9420
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that there will be no change to the current strategy regarding the enforcement of U.S. rights in the World Trade Organization dispute over Large Civil Aircraft subsidies from some European Union member states. This decision comes after a recent review of the goods subject to additional duties, effective January 12, 2021, concluded that no revisions are necessary. The USTR will continue to evaluate the situation moving forward.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Trade Office decided not to change the rules about a fight with Europe over helping big airplanes, after checking and saying it's okay for now. They promise to keep looking at the rules to see if things need to change later.

  • 2024-29071 — Determination of Trade Surplus in Certain Sugar and Syrup Goods and Sugar-Containing Products of Chile, Morocco, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, and Panama
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 99956
    Reading Time:about 15 minutes

    The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the trade levels of sugar and syrup products from several countries, which affect their eligibility for duty-free entry under various trade agreements. For the 2025 calendar year, Chile, Morocco, the Dominican Republic, and Peru have negative trade surpluses, meaning their goods cannot enter the U.S. duty-free. Meanwhile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Panama have varying positive trade surpluses and can export limited quantities to the U.S. without tariffs, based on predetermined quotas.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. government is deciding how much sugar and syrup products from different countries can come into the U.S. without charging extra fees. Some countries like Costa Rica and Guatemala can send a certain amount for free, but others like Chile and Peru can't because they have sent too much before.

  • 2021-01173 — Notice of Determination Pursuant to Section 301: Austria's Digital Services Tax
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 6406
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Office of the United States Trade Representative has determined that Austria's Digital Services Tax (DST) is unfair or discriminatory towards U.S. companies and negatively impacts U.S. commerce. The DST applies a 5% tax on certain large companies' digital advertising revenues within Austria. The U.S. Trade Representative found that the tax discriminates against American digital companies and contradicts principles of international taxation. As a result, they plan to take further actions under Section 301 of the Trade Act to address these issues.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. noticed that Austria is charging a special tax on big companies that put ads online, and they think this is unfair to American companies. So, the U.S. wants to do something to fix this and make things fair.

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