Press Release

WASHINGTON — Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative initiated an investigation of Brazil under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The investigation will seek to determine whether acts, policies, and practices of the Government of Brazil related to digital trade and electronic payment services; unfair, preferential tariffs; anti-corruption interference; intellectual property protection; ethanol market access; and illegal deforestation are unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce.

WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative has invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to review whether workers at Liber Gennesys Group, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Liber Gennesys) and its affiliated and/or successor companies, located in the city and state of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining. Liber Gennesys and its affiliated and/or successor companies provide cross-border transportation services.

WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced today that the United States has asked Mexico to review whether workers at Tubos de Acero de Mexico, S.A. (TAMSA), located in Veracruz, Mexico, are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining. The United States has suspended liquidation of tariffs on goods from the TAMSA facility, which manufactures steel pipes and other related products.

Background

WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced a public comment process to consider proposed modifications to certain aspects of Annexes III and IV in the action (90 Fed. Reg. 17114, April 23, 2025) in the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance. The deadline for submission of comments is July 7, 2025.

WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative has invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to review whether workers at Superior Industries de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Superior Industries), located in the city and state of Chihuahua, Mexico, are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.

PARIS – Today, on the sidelines of the OECD trade ministerial, Ambassador Jamieson Greer met with European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič to discuss ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union.

WASHINGTON – The United States today announced the successful resolution of the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) matter at the Aludyne Automotive Mexico City, S.A. de C.V. (Aludyne) facility located in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico. The United States has resumed liquidation of tariffs on goods from the Aludyne facility, which manufactures auto parts.

Actions taken by the facility to address the matter include:

WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced the extension of exclusions in the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. The exclusions were previously scheduled to expire on May 31, 2025. The exclusions have been extended through August 31, 2025.  

WASHINGTON — Pursuant Executive Order 14297, titled Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients, the Office of the United States Trade Representative invites comments from interested parties regarding any act, policy, or practice that may be unreasonable or discriminatory and that has the effect of forcing American patients to pay for a disproportionate amount of global pharmaceutical research and development, including by suppressing the price of pharmaceutical products below fair market value in foreign countries.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, May 8th, 2025, the 80th anniversary of Victory Day for World War II, President Trump and Prime Minister Starmer delivered a major victory for U.S.-UK trade relations, expanding our economic integration while strengthening our national security. This breakthrough deal brokered by President Trump advances the interests of the American people, eliminating trade barriers and enhancing market access for our exporters.

The historic agreement was met with immediate praise from farmers, manufacturers, industry leaders, and lawmakers: