Inside Trade

December 8, 2025

Business groups oppose Section 301 tariffs on Nicaragua, CAFTA-DR suspension

By Jason Asenso  / November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include additional information from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's submission, including its call for targeted sanctions and other moves to address what it calls Nicaragua's "repressive" regime. It has been further updated to include the Dominican Republic Trade Ministry 's translation of a comment filed by one of its officials. Proposals to impose steep tariffs on Nicaragua and suspend its Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement benefits would hurt U.S...

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