Friday, March 20, 2009

Mexico’s Retaliation List

(American Association of Importers & Exporters)

AAEI is calling on the Obama Administration to negotiate an acceptable compromise with Mexico to avoid higher duties on 90 U.S. export products.

This week, Mexico announced its intention to raise duty fees in response to the passage of the Omnibus bill, which eliminates funding for a NAFTA pilot program for Mexican cross-border trucking. The retaliatory tariffs add up to $2.4 billion. The list is available in English and Spanish on the AAEI website.

AAEI supports the free flow of trade. Blocking compliant Mexican carriers from the U.S. border impedes the free flow of trade. Retaliatory duties imposed on U.S. exporters hurts U.S. workers. Most of the products on the retaliatory list are agricultural produce.

If you have any comments or questions, contact AAEI at feedback@aaei.org