Imports

October 03October 03
US tariffs will make Scotch whisky and French wine more expensive for Americans
- Entertainment
Americans will soon pay more for Scotch and Irish whiskies, Parmesan cheese and French wine after the Trump administration said it would impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European goods. The United States had also threatened to target pasta and leather handbags in a long-running dispute with the European Union over aircraft subsidies. Those have been spared, however. […]
October 01October 01
US halts import of goods suspected to have been made with forced labor
- National
US Customs and Border Protection halted the import of products from five countries on Monday in a rare move aimed at countering forced labor abroad. The agency issued what is known as withhold release orders (WROs), which are intended to prevent goods suspected to have been made with forced labor from entering the US. The […]
August 23August 23
China retaliates with tariffs on $75 billion of US goods
- National
The US-China trade war ratcheted up yet again on Friday, with Beijing unveiling a new round of retaliatory tariffs on about $75 billion worth of US goods. China will place tariffs of 5% or 10% on US imports starting on September 1st, according to a statement posted by China’s Finance Ministry. The Ministry also announced plans […]
August 13August 13
US will delay tariff hike on Chinese-made cell phones, toys
- National
The top US trade negotiator on Tuesday said that new tariffs on Chinese-made consumer goods including cell phones, toys and video game consoles would be delayed until December 15. The move comes after a phone call between US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and top Chinese negotiator Liu He in which the parties agreed […]
May 30May 30
Trump says U.S. to impose 5 percent tariff on all Mexican goods
- National
President Donald Trump said Thursday night that the United States would impose a 5 percent tariff on all Mexican goods starting next month, saying the sweeping tariffs would rise monthly to as high as 25 percent “until Mexico substantially stops the illegal inflow of aliens coming through its territory.” Trump has previously threatened to use […]
May 13May 13
Trump aide Kudlow acknowledges U.S. consumers pay for tariffs, not China
- National
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow contradicted President Donald Trump on Sunday by acknowledging that U.S. consumers end up paying for the administration’s tariffs on Chinese goods. During an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” Kudlow, who is the director of the National Economic Council, was pressed by anchor Chris Wallace about Trump’s repeated, inaccurate claim that […]
April 01April 01
America would run out of avocados in three weeks if Trump shuts down the U.S.-Mexico border
- Entertainment
President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border would hit American consumers — in the gut. From avocado toast to margaritas, the United States is heavily reliant on Mexican imports of fruit, vegetables and alcohol to meet consumer demand. Nearly half of all imported U.S. vegetables and 40 percent of imported fruit are […]
March 06March 06
U.S. trade deficit just hit a 10-year high due to record shortfall with China
- National
The U.S. trade deficit surged to a 10-year high in 2018, with the politically sensitive shortfall with China hitting a record peak, despite the Trump administration slapping tariffs on a range of imported goods in an effort to shrink the gap. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that an 18.8 percent jump in the trade […]

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