Margaret Spiegelman

New York, Washington, D.C., United States

Reporter at Inside U.S. Trade

Reporter with @insidetrade. [email protected], 717-514-0971.

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Arizona senator urges Commerce not to end tomato deal with Mexico

1 week ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

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USTR announces tonnage-based port fees on Chinese ships

1 week ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

The Trump administration is poised to impose port fees on Chinese-operated and -built ships based on their net tonnage, with exceptions for U.S.-owned vessels, with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Thursday unveiling its determinations on responsive actions stemming from a yearlong investigation into Chinese practices in the shipbuilding sector.
Commerce moves to end tomato deal with Mexico, reimpose duties

1 week ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

The Commerce Department said it intends to terminate a 2019 agreement with Mexico suspending antidumping duties on tomatoes, setting a 90-day clock until duties go into effect unless Mexico and the U.S. reach a new understanding. In an April 14 statement citing a deluge of support by U.S. growers for ending the agreement, Commerce stressed what it described as the Trump administration’s focus on enforcing U.S. trade law while not providing details on how it came to its decision. “The...
UNCTAD urges U.S. to exempt poorest countries from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

1 week ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

The United Nations institution dedicated to trade and development is calling on the U.S. to exclude small, developing countries from President Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs, concluding in a new report that raising tariffs on those countries would disproportionately harm their economies while doing little to advance the administration's stated goal of lowering the trade deficit.
Biden Labor official: ILAB cuts ‘devastating’ to fight against unfair trade

2 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

Insider Interview The Trump administration is undermining its stated commitments to U.S. workers and businesses by eliminating international grant programs administered by the Labor Department, former Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs Thea Lee tells Inside U.S. Trade.
EU pauses retaliatory duties for 90 days after Trump delays new tariff regime

2 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

The European Union has put on hold plans to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods after President Trump announced he was pausing his order to ratchet up new U.S. tariffs on the EU and a host of other trading partners. “While finalising the adoption of the EU countermeasures that saw strong support from our Member States, we will put them on hold for 90 days,” EU Commission President von der Leyen said in a statement on Thursday. Von der Leyen... Not a subscriber?
Greer: USTR will select most apt among proposed shipbuilding remedies

2 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will soon select the “most appropriate” actions among those it has proposed as part of its investigation into Chinese practices that have made Beijing dominant in the shipbuilding sector, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday, hours before President Trump signed an order directing USTR to continue its work while outlining a slew of actions to revitalize U.S. shipbuilding.
Cassidy, Graham introduce revised ‘Foreign Pollution Fee Act’

2 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday introduced an updated version of a bill that would set fees on imports based on the pollution associated with their production, a proposal that climate hawk Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) called an “opening bid” for bipartisan legislation. The “ Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2025 ” would place a fee on some industrial imports based on their “pollution intensity” while empowering the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate...
Von der Leyen: EU offered U.S. 'zero-for-zero' tariffs on industrial goods

2 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

The European Union has told the Trump administration it will drop its tariffs on U.S. industrial goods in return for reciprocal treatment, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, adding that the bloc remained ready to negotiate with Washington but was prepared to impose retaliatory measures if needed. Von der Leyen revealed the bloc had made an offer for “zero-for-zero tariffs for industrial goods.” “Europe is always ready for a good deal. So we keep it on...
Gutiérrez: U.S. has been ‘receptive’ to Mexico’s proposals on trade

2 weeks ago | insidetrade.com | Margaret Spiegelman

Insider Interview U.S. officials have shown openness to Mexican proposals on how the country can complement the U.S. economy as the Trump administration pursues a more inward economic vision, Mexican Deputy Secretary for International Trade Luis Rosendo Gutiérrez Romano tells Inside U.S. Trade . “Obviously, the United States right now has a more local or national vision.