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NMMA Urges Industry to Provide Feedback on Proposed Trade Deals

| General Government Relations

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently issued an official request for input on proposed trade deals with Japan, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. In response, NMMA is calling on the industry to weigh in. Stakeholders that are interested in participating should send feedback to NMMA Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Legal Affairs, Nicole Vasilaros at [email protected] by Wednesday, December 5, 2018.
 
Responses from the industry will be compiled and submitted by NMMA. All input should address one or more of the following points:
  • General and product-specific negotiating objectives for the proposed agreement.
  • Relevant barriers to trade in goods and services between the U.S. and Japan, the EU, and the UK that should be addressed in the negotiations.
  • Economic costs and benefits to U.S. producers and consumers of removal or reduction of tariffs and removal or reduction of non-tariff barriers on articles traded with Japan, the EU, and the UK.
  • Treatment of specific goods (described by HTSUS numbers) under the proposed agreement, including comments on:
    • Product-specific import or export interests or barriers.
    • Experience with particular measures that should be addressed in the negotiations.
    • Ways to address export priorities and import sensitivities in the context of the proposed agreement.
  • Customs and trade facilitation issues that should be addressed in the negotiations.
  • Sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade that should be addressed in the negotiations.
  • Other measures or practices that undermine fair market opportunities for U.S. businesses and workers that should be addressed in the negotiations.
 
In addition to filing comments, NMMA is submitting a request to testify before the USTR.
 
All industry feedback must be submitted by Wednesday, December 5, 2018. 
 
For more information, please contact Nicole Vasilaros at [email protected] or NMMA Director of Federal Affairs, Lance West at [email protected].