Inside Trade

October 8, 2024

Industry advocates warn USTR not to cut digital trade barriers from annual trade estimate

By Oliver Ward  / March 13, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Representatives of business associations are warning the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative not to cull descriptions of digital trade barriers from its annual National Trade Estimate – but the agency argues a new approach is warranted. “Hearing multiple reports that USTR is scrubbing the annual NTE to cut references to foreign digital trade barriers and instances of digital discrimination against US firms,” said John Murphy, head of international trade and investment policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in...

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