Industry InsightsTrade Data for the Energy IndustryStay ahead of the market with reports of U.S. fuel import arrivals, released before any other source.Simplified Search and Analysis that Reveals In-depth Trade DetailsThe Energy Industry is being transformed as new...
Truce Called in U.S.-China Trade War
A 90-day truce has been declared in the escalating trade hostilities between the U.S. and China after a sidebar meeting at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The U.S. has agreed to postpone for 90 days a tariff hike from 10% to 25% on...
NAFTA Negotiations: Can Round 8 Roll over Sticking Points?
Any company that relies on cross-border supply chains or sales needs to track and be ready to respond to the changing trade policies affecting global markets. The best way for businesses to stay ahead of these changes is through a robust Global Trade Management...
U.S. Renewable Energy Trends: Measuring the Balance
The U.S. is due to swing back to a net exporter of energy in four years, with some help from increasing domestic consumption of renewable energy. But what about overall U.S. renewable energy trends? Early indicators reveal mixed results. In February, the U.S. Energy...
Following Section 232 Tariffs: New Terms of U.S.-South Korea Trade
Recent agreements with South Korea to impose a quota on steel imports (instead of a 25% tariff); to lower KORUS FTA barriers to U.S. cars, trucks and auto parts. The end result may impact U.S.-South Korea trade patterns. Just before implementing new tariffs of 10% on...
U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Goods: Overview and Timeline
The world’s leading trade partners, the U.S. and China, are implementing tariffs on a growing list of goods. With new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, companies that rely on imports or exports need solutions to keep pace with wide-ranging, rapid-fire changes in the...
Market Changers: U.S. Section 232 Aluminum and Steel Tariffs
Imposed by presidential proclamations March 8, effective March 23, the new U.S. aluminum and steel tariffs do not apply to imports from NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico. Commerce Dept. is accepting applications to exclude products needed by domestic downstream...
Hot Metal: Lithium in Global Trade
Lithium is this year’s “hottest metal,” says USA Today, beating out gold, with another price spike expected this fall. There are no exchange reference prices for lithium as there are for gold. The Financial Times cites estimates from the research group Mineral...
Will Green Energy Stoke Imports? IER Analyzes Datamyne Data
Reducing US dependence on foreign sources of energy is touted as one of the benefits of adopting wind and solar energy technologies. But, says IER, so-called green energy options require rare earth minerals and lithium for batteries, materials the US must import from...
Fueling Speculation: Gigafactory’s Need for Lithium
We called it a new HS code for Tesla – the new Harmonized System tariff code that distinguishes lithium-ion batteries imported to run electric vehicles from all the rest of Li-Ion batteries destined for digital devices, appliances and power tools. But, of course,...