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    Tariff Insider: December 14, 2018

    The U.S. and China kicked off a new round of trade talks with a phone call between U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. People familiar with the conversation said that discussions centered around Chinese…

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    Tariff Insider: December 4, 2018

    President Trump and President Xi find middle ground at post-G20 Summit meeting. Read on for information on this and other top trade war coverage from the week.

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    Tariff Insider: November 27, 2018

    Through Tariff Insider, we’ll aggregate some of the top U.S.-China trade war headlines each week – giving you a one-stop resource for the latest tariff news, commentary and trends.

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    Why Peak Season is Coming Early This Year: Our Analysis

    U.S. import volumes are increasing ahead of the holiday retail season due to the ongoing trade war, high demand, service cuts, and many other factors. Read more for our take.

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    What the Newest Round of Tariffs Means for Consumer Goods Brands

    The White House announced last Tuesday that it would impose a 10% tariff on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods ranging from fish to petroleum. If consumer goods brands pass through the costs of the new tariffs, that would lead to price increases at many U.S.…

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    Scooter war caught up in trade war

    As the impending trade war begins to play out, importers within the United States are struggling to assess the effects on their supply chain and going to their logistics partners for strategies. Scanning the new proposed list of $16 billion in 25% duties published by the USTR…

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    Chinese Import Tariff Impact and Analysis: Part 2

    The Trump administration announced an update today to the proposed tariffs on certain Chinese goods we told you about in April.

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    A Data-Driven Look at the Trump Administration’s Proposed Tariffs

    On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced plans to impose a 25% tariff on more than 1,300 Chinese-made goods. We summarized the extensive list, and linked to corresponding import and export data collected from U.S. Census statistical records. Here’s the list of HS codes,…

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