(Updated: December 2025)
Overview of International Trade, Foreign Investment, and U.S. Trade Policy
U.S. Trade Policy Primer: Frequently Asked Questions, February 4, 2021
Congressional and Executive Authority Over Foreign Trade Agreements, September 25, 2025
Presidential Authority to Address Tariff Barriers in Trade Agreements under Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), September 19, 2025
Introduction to U.S. Economy: Trade Deficit, June 30, 2025
Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs, June 18, 2025
Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture and USDA’s Responses: Frequently Asked Questions, May 27, 2025
Congressional Votes on Free Trade Agreements and Trade Promotion Authority, April 16, 2025
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act: Key Facts, April 3, 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Background and Issues, February 19, 2025
Imports and the Section 321 (De Minimis) Exemption: Origins, Evolution, and Use, January 31, 2025
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and U.S. Trade Policy, January 17, 2025
Trade Remedies: Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, October 3, 2024
U.S. Trade Policy: Future Direction and Key Economic Debates, August 9, 2024
U.S. Trade Debates: Select Disputes and Actions, August 9, 2024
Industrial Policy and International Trade, August 9, 2024
Managed Trade and Quantitative Restrictions: Issues for Congress, August 9 2024
Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs): An Overview, August 9, 2024
U.S. Government Procurement and International Trade, August 9, 2024
International Trade and Jobs, May 20, 2024
U.S. Trade Policy Functions: Who Does What?, February 22, 2024
U.S. Trade Policy: Background and Current Issues , February 21, 2024
Export Controls—International Coordination: Issues for Congress , September 8, 2023
International Trade and Finance: Overview and Issues for the 118th Congress, April 7, 2023
An Introduction to Section 337 Intellectual Property Litigation at the U.S. International Trade Commission, December 21, 2022
Major Functions of the U.S. Department of Labor, December 1, 2022
Supply Disruptions and the U.S. Economy, May 13, 2022
Summary of Selected Biden Administration Actions on Supply Chains, May 13, 2022
Small Business Administration Trade and Export Promotion Programs, April 20, 2021
U.S. International Investment Agreements (IIAs), April 1, 2022
U.S. Trade Policy: Background and Current Issues, March 16, 2022
International Trade and E-commerce, March 14, 2022
Biden Administration Plans for an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, February 25, 2022
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and International Trade, February 7, 2022
Major Votes on Free Trade Agreements and Trade Promotion Authority, December 28, 2021
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and U.S. Trade Agreements Timeline, December 13, 2021
Biden Administration Signals Plans for an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, December 2, 2021
What’s in the New U.S.-EU Steel and Aluminum Deal? November 12, 2021
Trade Remedies: Countervailing Duties, August 23, 2021
Worker Rights Provisions and U.S. Trade Policy, July 16, 2021
U.S. Agricultural Export Programs: Background and Issues, April 14, 2021
Revoking Hong Kong’s Preferential Trade Status: Legal Framework and Implications, April 2, 2021
Rules of Origin, February 17, 2021
International Trade and Finance: Overview and Key Issues for the 117th Congress, February 3, 2021
Economic Sanctions: Overview for the 117th Congress, January 15, 2021
SelectUSA Program: U.S. Inbound Investment Promotion, January 14, 2021
Major Agricultural Trade Issues in the 117th Congress, January 8, 2021
Foreign Direct Investment: Overview and Issues, January 4, 2021
U.S. Role in the World: Background and Issues for Congress, January 19, 2021
Global Value Chains: Overview and Issues for Congress, December 16, 2020
Trump Administration Tariff Actions: Frequently Asked Questions, December 15, 2020
Trade Remedies: Antidumping, September 10, 2020
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and U.S. Trade Agreements, August 8, 2020
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Origins, Evolution, and Use, July 14, 2020
Intellectual Property Rights and International Trade, May 12, 2020
International Trade: Rules of Origin, March 3, 2020
Major Agricultural Trade Issues in 2020, February 27, 2020
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Tariffs: Historical Background and Key Issues, February 20, 2020
International Trade and Finance: Overview and Issues for the 116th Congress, January 17, 2020
U.S. Trade: Recent Trends and Developments, August 13, 2019
U.S. Trade with Major Trading Partners, December 18, 2018
U.S. Trade Trends and Developments, December 3, 2018
Tit-for-Tat Tariff Measures and U.S. Trade Policy, July 11, 2018
The Economic Effects of Trade: Overview and Policy Challenges, April 20, 2018
International Trade and Finance: Overview and Issues for the 115th Congress, March 5, 2018Presidential Authority over Trade: Imposing Tariffs and Duties, December 9, 2016
U.S. Withdrawal from Free Trade Agreements: Frequently Asked Legal Questions, September 7, 2016
U.S. Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy: Frequently Asked Questions, March 25, 2016
Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than Treaties, April 15, 2013
2025 Tariff
U.S.-EU Tariffs and Trade Framework Agreement, September 18, 2025
U.S. Tariffs and the 2025 U.S.-Japan Framework Agreement, September 17, 2025
Presidential 2025 Tariff Actions: Timeline and Status, September 16, 2025
Court Decisions Regarding Tariffs Imposed Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), September 15, 2025
U.S. Tariff Actions and U.S.-South Korea Trade, September 8, 2025
Court Decisions Regarding Tariffs Imposed Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), July 18, 2025
Value-Added Taxes (VATs) and Tariffs, June 18, 2025
International Trade Agreements and U.S. Tariff Laws, May 12, 2025
Congressional and Presidential Authority to Impose Import Tariffs, February 27, 2025
U.S. Tariff Policy: Overview, January 31, 2025
Tariffs and Federal Finances: A Thumbnail History, January 10, 2025
Trade-Related U.S. Government Agencies
Export-Import Bank: Overview and Issues for Congress, September 25, 2025
U.S. Court of International Trade: Background, Judgeships, and Caseload Statistics, July 17, 2025
International Trade Administration: Overview and Issues, June 30, 2025
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), May 29, 2025
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Tariffs: Historical Background and Key Issues, April 7, 2025
U.S. Trade Policy: Trade Functions of Key Federal Agencies, March 25, 2025
U.S. Agency for International Development: An Overview, March 14, 2025
Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), January 19, 2024
The Small Business Administration’s State Trade Expansion Program, November 20, 2023
Trade-Related Agencies: FY2023 Appropriations, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), February 23, 2023
U.S. Trade Policy Functions: Who Does What?, December 7, 2022
Trade-Related Agencies: FY2022 Appropriations, Commerce, Science, Justice and Related Agencies (CJS), July 8, 2022
Export-Import Bank: New Domestic Financing Initiative, May 31, 2022
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation: Overview and Issues, January 10, 2022
U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA), January 21, 2021
CFIUS: New Foreign Investment Review Regulations, May 28, 2020
Impact of Trade Agreements and Trade Preference Programs
The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues, May 4, 2022
U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Program, February 26, 2020
Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements: Issues for Congress, May 17, 2018
U.S. Trade with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Partners, April 24, 2018
Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy, February 26, 2014
Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options, January 10, 2013
U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreement, January 6, 2011
Textile and Apparel Trade and Trade Policy
Farm Bill Primer: Support for Cotton, August 17, 2022
Textile and Apparel Sectors Disagree on Certain Provisions of the Proposed U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Agreement, CRS In Focus, March 5, 2019
Renegotiating NAFTA and U.S. Textile Manufacturing, October 30, 2017
U.S. Textile Manufacturing and the Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, September 1, 2016
U.S. Clothing and Textile Trade with China and the World: Trends Since the End of Quotas, July 10, 2007
DR-CAFTA, Textiles, and Apparel, May 20, 2005
Haiti Textile Industry: Impact of Proposed Trade Assistance, February 18, 2005
Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin in International Trade, May 23, 2003
Textile and apparel Trade Issues, February 1, 2002
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), July 22, 2024
Russia-Ukraine War and Trade
Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Diplomatic Talks and U.S. Policy, September 5, 2025
The Economic Impact of Russia Sanctions, February 20, 2025
Russia’s War on Ukraine: U.S. Policy and the Role of Congress. February 15, 2024
Russia’s War Against Ukraine: European Union Responses and U.S.-EU Relations, March 30, 2023
Russia’s Trade and Investment Role in the Global Economy, January 17, 2023
Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine: Overview of U.S. Sanctions and Other Responses, October 21, 2022
Russia’s 2022 War Against Ukraine: Global Economic Effects, May 12, 2022
Russia’s War on Ukraine: The Economic Impact of Sanctions, May 3, 2022
China-Russia Relations, May 2, 2022
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Overview of U.S. Sanctions and Other Responses, April 22, 2022
Russia’s Trade Status, Tariffs, and WTO Issues, April 11, 2022
Russia’s Trade and Investment Role in the Global Economy, March 24, 2022
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: European Union Responses and Implications for U.S.-EU Relations, March 23, 2022
Enforcement of Economic Sanctions: An Overview, March 18, 2022
Invasion of Ukraine: Russia’s Trade Status, Tariffs, and WTO Issues, March 18, 2022
New Financial and Trade Sanctions Against Russia, March 17, 2022
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Implications for Agricultural Trade and Production, March 17, 2022
Russia, Ukraine, and the International Financial Institutions, March 14, 2022
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: New Financial and Trade Sanctions, March 4, 2022
USMCA (NAFTA 2.0)
U.S.-Canada Trade Relations, December 5, 2025
Canada’s Digital Services Tax Act: Issues Facing Congress, July 24, 2025
U.S.-Canada Relations amid Tariffs Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, April 14, 2025
U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement, December 6, 2024
USMCA: Automotive Rules of Origin, December 6, 2024
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), May 29, 2024
USMCA: Motor Vehicle Rules of Origin, January 12, 2023
USMCA: Labor Provisions, January 12, 2023
U.S.-Mexico Trade Relations, September 29, 2022
USMCA: Legal Enforcement of the Labor and Environment Provisions, May 14, 2021
Agricultural Provisions of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, November 20, 2020
NAFTA and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), March 2, 2020
USMCA: A Legal Interpretation of the Panel-Formation Provisions and the Question of Panel Blocking, January 30, 2020
USMCA: Amendment and Key Changes, January 30, 2020
USMCA: Implementation and Considerations for Congress, January 30, 2020
USMCA: Investment Provisions, January 8, 2020
USMCA: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), January 6, 2020
Enforcing International Trade Obligations in USMCA: The State-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism, January 3, 2020
USMCA: Motor Vehicle Provisions and Issues, December 19, 2019
Dairy Provisions in USMCA, December 16, 2019
President Trump’s Possible Tariffs on Mexican Goods: Potential Economic Effects June 6, 2019
USMCA and Mexico’s New Labor Law, CRS Insight, May 22, 2019
Agricultural Provisions of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, April 8, 2019
Agricultural Provisions of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, October 5, 2018
NAFTA and the Preliminary U.S.-Mexico Agreement, September 19, 2018
NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization, July 26, 2018
State Exports to NAFTA countries in 2016, October 24, 2017
NAFTA and Motor Vehicle Trade, July 28, 2017
North American Free Trade Agreement: Notification for Renegotiation, CRS Insight, May 19, 2017
Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): What Actions Do Not Require Congressional Approval?, CRS Legal Sidebar, April 27, 2017
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), February 22, 2017
Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): What Actions Do Not Require Congressional Approval?, CRS Legal Sidebar, January 26, 2017
Digital Trade
Digital Trade and Data Policy: Key Issues Facing Congress, July 30, 2024
Digital Trade and Data Policy: Select Key Issues, March 16, 2023
Digital Trade and U.S. Trade Policy, December 9, 2021
U.S.-China Trade Relationship
U.S. Export Controls and China: Advanced Semiconductors, September 19, 2025
China Primer: China’s Global Development Initiative, September 8, 2025
U.S.-China Trade Relations, September 9, 2025
U.S.-China Tariff Actions Since 2018: An Overview, August 26, 2025
Permanent Normal Trade Relations and U.S.-China Tariffs, May 14, 2025
China’s E-Commerce Exports and U.S. De Minimis Policies, January 31, 2025
U.S.-China Competition in Emerging Technologies: LiDAR, December 6, 2024
Regulation of U.S. Outbound Investment to China, August 12, 2024
China’s Economy: Current Trends and Issues, August 9, 2024
China’s “One Belt, One Road” Initiative: Economic Issues, May 16, 2024
Proposals to Regulate U.S. Outbound Investment to China, April 8, 2024
China Primer: U.S.-China Relations, October 24, 2023
Made in China 2025” Industrial Policies: Issues for Congress, March 10, 2023
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices, January 20, 2023
China Primer: Uyghurs, September 22, 2023
The Made in China 2025 Initiative: Economic Implications for the United States, December 22, 2022
China and the World: Issues for Congress, December 8, 2022
China Primer: Human Rights, December 6, 2022
Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 117th Congress, March 31, 2021
U.S.-China Investment Ties: Overview, January 15, 2021
China’s 14th Five-Year Plan: A First Look, November 12, 2020
China Issues New Export Control Law and Related Policies, October 26, 2020
U.S. Export Control Reforms and China: Issues for Congress, August 21, 2020
Tracking China’s Global Economic Activities: Data Challenges and Issues for Congress, July 14, 2020
Revoking Hong Kong’s Preferential Trade Status: Legal Framework and Implications, June 5, 2020
What’s the Difference?—Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data, March 20, 2020
Tracking China’s Global Economic Activities: Data Challenges and Issues for Congress, April 2, 2020
U.S.-China Trade and Economic Relations: Overview, January 29, 2020
Trade Dispute with China and Rare Earth Elements, June 28, 2019
China-U.S. Trade Issues, June 23, 2019
China-U.S. Trade Issues, July 30, 2018
China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on Selected U.S. Agricultural Products, April 4, 2018
U.S.-China trade deal (2020–)
U.S.-China Phase One Trade Deal, December 16, 2022
China’s Recent Trade Measures and Countermeasures: Issues for Congress, December 10, 2021
U.S.-China Phase I Deal: Agriculture, February 7, 2020
U.S. Signs Phase One Trade Deal with China, January 17, 2020
U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement
U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements and Negotiations, April 16, 2025
U.S.-Japan Critical Minerals Agreement, May 20, 2024
U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement Negotiations, April 3, 2024
“Stage One” U.S.-Japan Agreement: Agriculture, October 21, 2020
U.S.-Japan relations, April 29, 2020
“Stage One” U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements, December 20, 2019
Section 301 Investigation
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, September 9, 2025
Section 301 and China: Mature-Node Semiconductors, April 8, 2025
Section 301 and China: Shipping and Shipbuilding Issues, March 13, 2025
Section 301 and China: The U.S.-China Phase One Trade Deal, February 12, 2025
Section 301 Investigation: China’s Maritime, Shipbuilding, and Logistics Policies, August 9, 2024
Section 301 Tariff Exclusions on U.S. Imports from China, May 13, 2024
Presidential Authority to Address Tariff Barriers in Trade Agreements Under Section 103(a), February 28, 2023
COVID-19 and Access to Medical Products: Implications of Section 301 Tariffs, November 3, 2021
Section 301 Tariffs on Goods from China: International and Domestic Legal Challenges, July 22, 2020
Section 301: Tariff Exclusions on U.S. Imports from China, June 15, 2021
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974: Origin, Evolution, and Use, December 14, 2020
Section 301 Investigations: Vietnam’s Timber Trade and Currency Practices, November 12, 2020
Section 301 Investigations: Foreign Digital Services Taxes (DSTs), August 31, 2020
Escalating U.S. Tariffs: Affected Trade, January 29, 2020
Escalating Tariffs: Timeline, January 29, 2020
China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture: In Brief, September 24, 2019
Enforcing U.S. Trade Laws: Section 301 and China, June 26, 2019
Section 232 Investigation
Expanded Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum, September 26, 2025
Section 232 Automotive Tariffs: Issues for Congress, September 5, 2025
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, May 22, 2025
Import Monitoring Systems: Steel and Aluminum, March 29, 2023
Section 232 Investigations: Overview and Issues for Congress, May 18, 2021
Section 232 Auto Investigation, January 31, 2020
Section 232 Investigation: Uranium Imports, July 16, 2019
Threats to National Security Foiled? A Wrap Up of New Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum, March 12, 2018
Section 201 Investigation
Trade Remedies: Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, August 22, 2018
Trade Promotion and Authority (TPA)
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), February 20, 2024
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and U.S. Trade Agreements, August 8, 2020
Major Votes on Free Trade Agreements and Trade Promotion Authority, July 22, 2020
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA): Frequently Asked Questions, June 21, 2019
Environmental Issues in International Trade and Trade Agreement
Environmental Provisions in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), September 1, 2023
Labor Issues in International Trade and Trade Agreements
Section 307 and Imports Produced by Forced Labor, December 10, 2024
Worker Rights Provisions in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), October 25, 2023
Section 307 and U.S. Imports of Products of Forced Labor: Overview and Issues for Congress, May 21, 2021
Labor Enforcement Issues in U.S. FTAs, December 18, 2020
Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements, February 22, 2016
Covid-19 and international trade
Latin America and the Caribbean: Impact of COVID-19, May 4, 2022
COVID-19: Potential Implications for International Security Environment—Overview of Issues and Further Reading for Congress, April 19, 2022
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Impact in Africa, December 22, 2021
COVID-19 and Access to Medical Products: Implications of Section 301 Tariffs, November 17, 2021
Global Economic Effects of COVID-19, November 10, 2021
Europe, COVID-19, and U.S. Relations, January 14, 2022
COVID-19 and the U.S. Timber Industry, July 29, 2021
Potential WTO TRIPS Waiver and COVID-19, June 16, 2021
The Biden Administration Announces its Support for a WTO TRIPS Waiver, May 7, 2021
Export Restrictions in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, April 26, 2021
COVID-19 International Responses: Resources for the 117th Congress, January 28, 2021
COVID-19: China Medical Supply Chains and Broader Trade Issues, December 23, 2020
Introduction to the U.S. Economy: GDP and Economic Growth, October 30, 2020
Global Economic Growth Forecasts: Impact of COVID-19, September 1, 2020
COVID-19 International Responses: Resources for Comparison with U.S. Policies, August 14, 2020
Temporary Deferment of Import Duty Payments, April 30, 2020
COVID-19: International Trade and Access to Pharmaceutical Products, March 30, 2020
COVID-19: Global Implications and Responses, June 12, 2020
The Coronavirus: U.S.-China Economic Considerations, March 2, 2020
Export Control
The U.S. Export Control System and the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, June 7, 2021
Export Controls: Key Challenges, January 14, 2021
U.S. Export Control Reforms and China: Issues for Congress, January 14, 2021
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
U.S.-Latin America Trade and Investment, March 15, 2024
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) July 22, 2022
Central American Migration: Root Causes and U.S. Policy, July 10, 2023
Trade Deficit
What’s the Difference?—Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data, May 20, 2020
U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices, February 24, 2020
The U.S. Trade Deficit: An Overview, December 16, 2019
Trade Deficits and U.S. Trade Policy, June 28, 2018
Should the U.S. Trade Deficit be Redefined?, CRS Insight, March 17, 2017
Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit, October 7, 2016
What’s the Difference?—Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data, April 23, 2018
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization, July 30, 2025
Congressional Review of U.S. Membership in the WTO, May 12, 2025
WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), August 9, 2024
Dispute Settlement in the WTO and U.S. Trade Agreements, July 17, 2024
World Trade Organization Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations, April 13, 2023
World Trade Organization: “TRIPS Waiver” for COVID-19 Vaccines, August 31, 2022
World Trade Organization: Overview and Future Direction, October 18, 2021
Key Issues in WTO Agriculture Negotiations, September 22, 2021
Potential WTO TRIPS Waiver and COVID-19, September 13, 2021
Agriculture in the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), August 19, 2021
Addressing Nontariff Barriers to Agricultural Trade at the WTO, August 16, 2021
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Appellate Body: Key Disputes and Controversies, July 22, 2021
WTO: Ministerial Delay, COVID-19, and Ongoing Issues, June 5, 2021
The Legal Framework for Waiving World Trade Organization (WTO) Obligations, May 17, 2021
Selecting a New WTO Director-General: Implications for the Global Trading System, February 18, 2021
Reforming the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, July 22, 2020
The WTO Withdrawal Resolutions, May 21, 2020
Internet Regimes and WTO E-Commerce Negotiations, January 28, 2020
The WTO’s Appellate Body Loses Its Quorum: Is This the Beginning of the End for the “Rules-Based Trading System”?, December 16, 2019
The “National Security Exception” and the World Trade Organization, November 28, 2018
Agriculture in the WTO: Rules and Limits on U.S. Domestic Support, September 6, 2018
The World Trade Organization (WTO): U.S. Participation at Risk?, July 31, 2018
The World Trade Organization, September 7, 2017
Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization (WTO): An Overview, November 26, 2016
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Africa
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), February 28, 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa: Selected Issues for the 119th Congress, February 5, 2025
U.S.-Kenya Trade Negotiations, May 22, 2024
U.S. Assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview, August 30, 2022
The Trump Administration’s Prosper Africa Initiative, November 17, 2020
U.S. Assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview, May 20, 2020
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Background and Reauthorization, April 22, 2015
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
CPTPP: Overview and Issues for Congress, June 16, 2023
China and Taiwan Both Seek to Join the CPTPP, September 24, 2021
TPP countries sign new CPTPP without the United States, March 9, 2018
UK and Brexit
U.S.-UK Trade Relations: Background and Select Issues, July 25, 2025
The United Kingdom, France and the Indo-Pacific, August 5, 2021
Brexit: Overview, Trade, and Northern Ireland, March 24, 2021
Brexit and Outlook for U.S.-UK Trade Agreement, January 14, 2021
The United Kingdom: Background, Brexit, and Relations with the United States, April 3, 2020
Brexit: Status and Outlook, February 13, 2020
New UK Leadership: Implications for Brexit, July 31, 2019
U.S.-UK Free Trade Agreement: Prospects and Issues for Congress, April 14, 2017
European Union
U.S.-EU Trade Relations, February 7, 2025
U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council: Background and Issues, November 1, 2024
The European Parliament and U.S. Interests, November 30, 2024
Implications of the European Union Deforestation Regulation, October 2, 2024
U.S.-European Relations in the 118th Congress, May 29, 2024
U.S.-EU Trade and Economic Relations, June 9, 2023
Critical Minerals: A U.S.-EU Free Trade Agreement? , April 14, 2023
The European Union: Questions and Answers, February 6, 2023
U.S.-EU Trade Relations, May 6, 2022
U.S.-European Relations in the 117th Congress, January 14, 2022
EU Agricultural Domestic Support: Overview and Comparison with the United States, June 7, 2021
U.S.-European Relations in the 117th Congress, June 24, 2021
EU Digital Policy and International Trade, March 25, 2021
U.S.-EU Trade and Investment Ties: Magnitude and Scope, January 19, 2020
U.S.-European Relations in the 117th Congress, January 22, 2021
U.S.-European Relations in the 116th Congress, May 27, 2020
Transatlantic Relations: U.S. Interests and Key Issues, April 27, 2020
U.S.-EU Trade Agreement Negotiations: Trade in Food and Agricultural Products, February 27, 2020
Proposed U.S.-EU Trade Negotiations: Hitting Pause on a Trade War?, August 9, 2018
U.S.-EU Trade and Economic Issues, August 1, 2018
Economic Implications of a United Kingdom Exit from the European Union, July 14, 2016
Other Free Trade Agreements
U.S.-South Korea (KORUS) FTA and Bilateral Trade Relations, November 19, 2024
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Overview and Issues for Congress in Brief, May 3, 2023
U.S.-Turkey Trade Relations, November 9, 2022
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), October 17, 2022
U.S.-Kenya FTA negotiations, May 27, 2022
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), February 7, 2020
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Status and Recent Developments, November 19, 2020
EU-Japan FTA: Implications for U.S. Trade Policy, June 26, 2020
U.S. Trade Relations with Trading Partners
Haiti: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy, February 1, 2024
U.S. Manufacturing and Trade
Shipbuilding to Improve Domestic Supply Chains: Opportunities and Challenges, August 6, 2025
Defense Primer: The Berry and Kissell Amendments, January 20, 2023
Buying American: The Berry and Kissell Amendments, January 20, 2023
The Buy American Act and Other Federal Procurement Domestic Content Restrictions, November 8, 2022
The Buy American Act and Other Federal Procurement Domestic Content Restrictions, October 6, 2022
Domestic Steel Manufacturing: Overview and Prospects, May 17, 2022
U.S. Steel Manufacturing: National Security and Tariffs, August 12, 2021
Job Creation in the Manufacturing Revival, July 19, 2019
U.S. Manufacturing in International Perspective, February 21, 2018
Buying American: Protecting U.S. Manufacturing Through the Berry and Kissell Amendments, May 18, 2017
Trade Implications of the President’s Buy American Executive Order, CRS Insight, May 2, 2017
The Meaning of “Made in USA”, May 5, 2017
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): FAQ, January 17, 2025
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Overview and Issues for Congress, November 22, 2023
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), January 13, 2022
Trump Administration’s Proposed Removal of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Benefits for India and Turkey, March 15, 2019
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms, July 10, 2024
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers: Background and Current Status, July 19, 2023
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers: Sunset Provisions and “Reversion 2021”, July 9, 2021
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms, October 13, 2020
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers and the TAA Reauthorization Act of 2015, August 14, 2018
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, August 1, 2016
Miscellaneous Tariff Bills (MTBs)
Miscellaneous Tariff Bills (MTBs), December 1, 2021
Miscellaneous Tariff Bills: Overview and Issues for Congress, April 22, 2016
Trade in Services and Digital Trade
International Trade in Services, January 24, 2022
Digital Trade, December 3, 2020
Data Flows, Online Privacy, and Trade Policy, March 26, 2020
U.S. Trade in Services: Trends and Policy Issues, January 22, 2020
Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) Negotiations: Overview and Issues for Congress, January 3, 2017
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
The United States Withdraws from the TPP, CRS Insight, May 4, 2017
Moving On: TPP Signatories Meet in Chile, CRS Insight, March 16, 2017
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Analysis of Economic Studies, June 30, 2016
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Key Provisions and Issues for Congress, June 14, 2016
TPP Financial Services Data Flows, CRS Insight, June 3, 2016
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): In Brief, February 9, 2016
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Strategic Implications, February 3, 2016
Border-Adjusted Taxes
Border-Adjusted Taxes and the Rules of the World Trade Organization: The Distinction Between Direct and Indirect Taxes, CRS Legal Sidebar, March 22, 2017
International Competitiveness: An Economic Analysis of VAT Border Tax Adjustments, July 30, 2009
U.S. Congress
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