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Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 9.11.1998

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues

The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is publishing a set of questions developed to elicit information on foreign trade measures that may be inconsistent with the provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement). This set of questions, ``Information for Evaluation of the Consistency of Foreign Trade Measures with the Provisions of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures,'' was developed by a subcommittee of the TPSC which focuses on issues related to the WTO SPS Agreement. These questions are attached as an annex to this Federal Register notice. They will be used by the TPSC in collecting and organizing information for analysis and for prioritizing potential U.S. Government action on trade barriers raised by sanitary or phytosanitary measures that appear to be inconsistent with the SPS Agreement. The purpose of this notice is to solicit written public comments on the set of questions developed by the inter-agency TPSC committee. Comments are specifically invited to address the appropriateness and comprehensiveness of the questions as they are set forth in the an

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Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 9/14/2026

Request for Comments on Significant Foreign Trade Barriers for the 2027 National Trade Estimate Report

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), through the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), publishes the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE Report) each year. USTR invites comments to assist it and the TPSC in identifying significant foreign barriers to, or distortions of, U.S. exports of goods and services and U.S. foreign direct investment for inclusion in the NTE Report. USTR also will consider responses to this notice as part of the annual review of the operation and effectiveness of all U.S. trade agreements regarding telecommunications products and services that are in force with respect to the United States.

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Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 9/2/2026

Notice of Conforming Amendments to Product Exclusions: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation

Effective July 1, 2026, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) implemented certain changes to statistical reporting categories in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). As a result of these changes, USTR is making conforming amendments to four product exclusions associated with the Section 301 investigation of China Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation.

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Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 9/1/2026

Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Russia's Implementation of Its WTO Commitments

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is seeking public comments to assist in the preparation of its annual report to Congress on Russia's implementation of its obligations as a Member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This notice includes the schedule for the submission of comments for the Russia report and a public hearing.

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Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 8/26/2026

2026 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy: Comment Request

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) requests comments that identify online and physical markets to be considered for inclusion in the 2026 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (Notorious Markets List). The Notorious Markets List identifies examples of online and physical markets that reportedly engage in or facilitate substantial copyright piracy or trademark counterfeiting. The issue focus for the 2026 Notorious Markets List will examine issues related to high-quality counterfeit trademark goods known as superfakes or superclones.

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Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 7/28/2026

Notice of Actions in Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor

The United States Trade Representative (Trade Representative) has determined under Section 301(b) and Section 304(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act), that in each of 60 investigations, certain of the acts, policies, and practices of the economy at issue are actionable and that action by the United States is appropriate. In accordance with the specific direction of the President, the Trade Representative is taking actions in each of these investigations by imposing tariffs on all products of the investigated economy, with certain exemptions as provided in Annexes I and II to this notice (Notice). Consistent with the specific direction of the President, for an economy that imposes a forced labor import prohibition, has committed to impose and enforce such a prohibition through an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), or has imposed a partial regime with the effect of preventing the importation of certain forced labor goods, the Trade Representative has determined 10 percent is the appropriate rate of Section 301 duties, with specific economies subject to a 10 percent rate net of a product's most-favored-nation (MFN) duty. For every other economy, and in accordance wit

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Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 7/24/2026

Fiscal Year 2027 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, Refined Sugar, and Sugar-Containing Products

The Office of the United States Trade Representative is providing notice of allocations of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) in-quota quantities of the tariff- rate quotas (TRQs) for imported raw cane sugar, certain sugars, syrups and molasses (also known as refined sugar), which includes specialty sugar, and sugar-containing products.

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