USTR Trade Actions
Material regulatory developments from Office of the United States Trade Representative are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 7 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the trade & geopolitical risk sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
Recent material activity
USTR amends four Section 301 China exclusions to conform with HTSUS statistical category changes effective July 1, 2026
USTR published conforming amendments on September 2, 2026 to four product exclusions under the Section 301 investigation of China's technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation practices. The amendments rea…
Read the full USTR Trade Actions brief →USTR imposes Section 301 tariffs on all products from 60 economies over forced labor import prohibition failures
The United States Trade Representative has determined, under the Trade Act of 1974, that 60 economies have actionable forced labor import prohibition failures. Tariff rates are set at 10 percent for economies with qualif…
Read the full USTR Trade Actions brief →USTR publishes FY 2027 tariff-rate quota allocations for raw cane sugar, refined sugar, and sugar-containing products
On July 24, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative issued FY 2027 in-quota quantity allocations for imported raw cane sugar, refined sugar (including specialty sugar), and sugar-containing products. T…
Read the full USTR Trade Actions brief →USTR imposes 25 percent Section 301 tariffs on all imports from Brazil with limited exemptions
On July 20, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative imposed 25 percent tariffs on all imports from Brazil under Section 301 trade remedy authority. The action follows a determination that Brazil's prac…
Read the full USTR Trade Actions brief →USTR opens 26th AGOA annual eligibility review for calendar year 2027 amid reauthorization uncertainty
USTR has initiated its 26th annual review of sub-Saharan African country eligibility under the African Growth and Opportunity Act for calendar year 2027. The review solicits written comments and oral testimony, coordinat…
Read the full USTR Trade Actions brief →USTR opens Section 301 investigation into Germany's pharmaceutical pricing practices with public hearing scheduled
The Office of the United States Trade Representative initiated a Section 301 investigation on June 24, 2026 targeting Germany's pricing and reimbursement practices for innovative pharmaceutical products. The inter-agency…
Read the full USTR Trade Actions brief →USTR extends QSP safeguard comment response deadline to June 10, 2026 following docket technical difficulties
USTR, acting on behalf of the Trade Policy Staff Committee, published Federal Register Doc. 2026-11471 on June 9, 2026, extending the written response deadline in the QSP safeguard proceeding. The extension follows a USI…
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