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Senate Republicans squirm over Trump's tariff plans

“Sen. Rand Paul (R-K.Y.) in September proposed legislation to claw back those authorities as part of the No Taxation Without Representation Act which would curb a president’s ability to implement tariffs without approval from Congress. And powerful industry groups embarked on a lobbying campaign to build up GOP support for similar measures, which include Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)'s Global Trade Accountability Act, which would subject presidential tariff actions to congressional approval, and his Article One Act, which would end a presidential declaration of a national emergency after 30 days, curtailing Trump’s ability to implement tariffs after declaring an emergency.”

[Politico]

Trump ally floats 60 percent duty on Latin American goods using Chinese ports

“He proposes that goods from anywhere including Peru’s much larger neighbor Brazil and shipped via the new port and others around Latin American and the Caribbean — from Manzanillo in Mexico to Buenos Aires — be treated the same as those arriving to the US directly from Shanghai.”

[Bloomberg]

Trump names China hawk Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

“Mr Lutnick will also lead the country’s tariff and trade agenda, with ‘additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative’, Trump said in a statement.”

[The Straits Times]

Trade preference schemes need reforming. But how?

“The causes, the report notes, are attributable to the proliferation of free trade agreements, the decline of most–favoured nation tariffs, the rising number of non-tariff measures and the evolving factors driving international competitiveness such as technological advances, global value chains (GVCs) and services trade.”

[UN Trade and Development]

EU deforestation law could be postponed one year

“Large operators and traders would have to respect the obligations stemming from this regulation as of 30 December 2025, whereas micro- and small enterprises would have until 30 June 2026.”

[EU Parliament]

Peru issues decree to modify customs laws and regulations

“The Supreme Decree covers a broad range of changes that include changes to in bond rules, post entry procedures, fines and penalties, physical inspections and several other modifications to help with supply chain efficiency and data accuracy.”

[Expeditors]

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