President Modifies Tariffs on India

On February 11, 2026, the Executive Office of the President published in the Federal Register (91 FR 6501) Executive Order 14384 of February 6, 2026, Modifying Duties To Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation.

India has committed to stop directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil, has represented that it will purchase United States energy products from the United States, and has recently committed to a framework with the United States to expand defense cooperation over the next 10 years.

The President has determined that India has taken significant steps to address the national emergency and to align sufficiently with the United States on national security, foreign policy, and economic matters. Accordingly, the President has determined to eliminate the additional ad valorem rate of duty imposed on imports of articles of India pursuant to Executive Order 14329.

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

On August 8, 2023, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published in the Federal Register (88 FR 53576) Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Russia’s Implementation of Its WTO Commitments.

Increasing Duties on Certain Articles From the Russian Federation

On March 2, 2023, Presidential Proclamation 10523 of February 24, 2023 was published in the Federal Register (88 FR 13277) Increasing Duties on Certain Articles From the Russian Federation.

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

On August 24, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published in the Federal Register (87 FR 52102) Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Russia's Implementation of Its WTO Commitments

Statement by Ambassador Katherine Tai Following Congressional Vote on Russia and Belarus’ Permanent Normal Trade Relations Status

On April 8, 2022, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai issued the following statement.

"Over the last several weeks, President Biden has united our allies and partners to impose severe economic costs on Russia for its premeditated and unprovoked attack on Ukraine. The Biden Administration has initiated crippling sanctions on Russia’s financial, energy and military sectors and curtailed its access to certain technologies. As a result, the Russian economy has cratered and hundreds of companies have announced plans to leave the country.

'Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to cut off permanent normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. Combined with a similar, overwhelming vote in the House of Representatives, this swift action shows our determination to isolate Russia from the global economy and multilateral institutions. Additionally, Congress voted overwhelmingly to ban energy imports from Russia, which will complement the Executive Order President Biden signed last month and further restrict Russia’s economy.

"I want to thank Senate Finance Committee Chairman Wyden and Ranking Member Crapo – as well as Ways & Means Chairman Richard Neal and Ranking Member Kevin Brady in the House of Representatives – for coming together to reach this agreement.

"USTR will continue work with Congress and our trading partners as we build a broad coalition in opposition to Russia’s unjust actions."

This action will move merchandise from Belarus and Russia from relatively low "Column 1" tariffs to much higher "Column 2" tariffs.

See also this Agathon Associates report of the significance of this action as regards Russia.

Promoting Accountability for Human Rights Abuses Perpetrated by the Governments of Russia and Belarus

On March 15, 2022, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that the United States, with support from Allies and partners, is taking action to promote accountability for the Russian and Belarusian governments’ human rights abuses and violations within and outside their borders.

Read more HERE.

Executive Order Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports, and New Investment With Respect to Continued Russian Federation Aggression

The following are prohibited:

(i) the importation into the United States of the following products of Russian Federation origin: fish, seafood, and preparations thereof; alcoholic beverages; non-industrial diamonds; and any other products of Russian Federation origin as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce;

(ii) the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United States, or by a United States person, wherever located, of luxury goods, and any other items as may be determined by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, to any person located in the Russian Federation;

(iii) new investment in any sector of the Russian Federation economy as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, by a United States person, wherever located;

(iv) the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United States, or by a United States person, wherever located, of U.S. dollar-denominated banknotes to the Government of the Russian Federation or any person located in the Russian Federation; and

(v) any approval, financing, facilitation, or guarantee by a United States person, wherever located, of a transaction by a foreign person where the transaction by that foreign person would be prohibited by this section if performed by a United States person or within the United States.

Read the Executive Order HERE.

Imposition of Sanctions on ‘Luxury Goods’ Destined for Russia and Belarus and for Russian and Belarusian Oligarchs and Malign Actors Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

On March 11, 2022, In response to the Russian Federation’s (Russia’s) further invasion of Ukraine, and Belarus’s substantial enabling of Russia’s invasion, the Department of Commerce Belarus of ‘luxury goods’ under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and for exports, reexports and transfers (in-country) worldwide to certain Russian or Belarusian oligarchs and other malign actors supporting the Russian or Belarusian governments. Taken together, these new export controls will significantly limit financially elite individuals’ and organizations’ access to luxury goods and thereby accentuate the consequences of providing such support.

The Rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on March 16, 2022. A pre-publication version is available HERE.

US Revokes PNTR for Russia

On March 11, 2022, President Biden announced that the U.S. is revoking Permanent Normal Trade Relation status for Russia. He also announced that certain imports from Russia are BANNED. For the imports not banned the rate of duty will shift from the Column 1 General Rate (PNTR) to Column 2 rates, which are often much higher. The table below shows what this will mean for the commodities in which we have the most import trade from Russia.

HTSUS	Brief Description	2021 Dollar Value	PNTR Rate	Column 2 Rate
0306.14.40	Crabs	$1,096,028,272	Free	Free
2709.00.20	Petroleum	$3,421,513,989	10.5 cents per barrel	21 cents per barrel
2710.12.15	Motor fuel	$1,264,639,011	52.5 cents per barrel	$1.05 per barrel
2710.12.25	Naphtha	$528,649,337	10.5 cents per barrel	21 cents per barrel
2710.12.45	Petroleum	$584,937,142	10.5 cents per barrel	21 cents per barrel
2710.19.06	Petroleum	$9,036,773,165	5.25 cents per barrel	21 cents per barrel
2710.19.11	Petroleum	$1,655,959,951	10.5 cents per barrel	21 cents per barrel
2710.19.16	Jet fuel	$113,386,487	52.5 cents per barrel	$1.05 per barrel
2711.12.00	Propane	$104,432,369	Free	Free
2711.29.00	Gas	$210,580,565	Free	Free
2713.11.00	Petroleum coke	$200,381,936	Free	Free
2844.20.00	Uranium	$645,489,213	Free	Free
3102.10.00	Fertilizer	$399,747,929	Free	Free
3102.80.00	Fertilizer	$262,596,239	Free	Free
3104.20.00	Fertilizer	$358,770,384	Free	Free
4412.33.06	Plywood	$310,905,479	Free	Free
7102.39.00	Diamonds	$294,395,135	free	10% BANNED
7106.91.10	Silver	$143,915,983	Free	Free
7110.21.00	Paladium	$1,589,192,521	Free	Free
7110.31.00	Rhodium	$672,520,947	Free	Free
7201.10.00	Pig iron	$1,157,617,274	Free	$1.11 per metric ton
7202.21.50	Ferrosilicon	$192,811,127	1.1%	11.5%
7202.49.50	Ferrochromium	$120,397,725	3.1%	30%
7207.12.00	Certain iron products	$886,744,073	Free	20%
7601.20.90	Aluminum	$337,943,639	Free	10.5%
8108.90.60	Titanium	$108,078,088	15%	45%
8412.10.00	Reaction engines	$126,266,146	Free	35%
9306.30.41	Arms cartriges	$163,511,946	Free	30%
All Others		$3,669,499,834
Total:		$29,657,685,906

Statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai on the Announcement of Additional Economic Actions Against Russia

On March 11, 2022, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai released the following statement after President Biden joined G7 leaders in announcing additional economic actions to further isolate Russian from the global economy and hold President Putin accountable for his war against Ukraine.

“On day one of his Administration, President Biden was clear that the United States would lead on the global stage and work in concert with our allies and partners to respond to the world’s challenges. That guiding principle has been the hallmark of the resolute and united global response to President Putin’s premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war against Ukraine.

“The joint action announced today will revoke most favored nation treatment of Russian products by the world’s largest economies, denying Russia benefits of membership at the World Trade Organization. We will work with Congress, which has already shown bipartisan commitment, to revoke Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia. Putin and his government must pay a severe economic and diplomatic price for his invasion of Ukraine, and we will continue to partner with other WTO Memb

Russia and Ukraine Textile and Apparel Trade Numbers

U.S. Textile and Apparel Imports 2021

• From Ukraine
• From Russia

U.S. Textile and Apparel Exports 2021

• To Ukraine
• To Russia

USTR Announces 2021 Report on the Implementation and Enforcement of Russia’s WTO Commitments

On December 21, 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative released its “2021 Report on the Implementation and Enforcement of Russia’s World Trade Organization (WTO) Commitments.”

“This Report provides an overview of Russia’s continued departure from the guiding principles of the World Trade Organization, such as non-discriminatory practices, more open trade, predictability, transparency, and fair competition,” said Ambassador Katherine Tai. “Failure to follow WTO norms, rules, and commitments puts American workers and businesses at an economic disadvantage and prevents them from competing on a level playing field. USTR will continue to work with like-minded partners and use the tools of the WTO to hold Russia accountable for its behavior in the multilateral trading system.”   

The Report highlights areas in which USTR has raised concerns about Russia’s compliance with its WTO commitments, including:

• “Russia continues to adopt and implement localization measures to provide preferential treatment to both domestically produced goods and services.” 
   
• “In the agriculture sector, Russia maintains non-science-based import restrictions and refuses to recognize other countries’ guarantees on exporting facilities.”   
   
• “Russia’s import substitution strategies for the IT sector, such as the ‘Digital Economy of the Russian Federation,’ also raise additional national treatment and import substitution concerns.”  
   
• “As economies around the world were forced to retract and retrench in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Russia exacerbated those trends by extending its control over the Russian economy and tightening restrictions on trade.” 

Background 

This report was prepared pursuant to section 201 of the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-208), which requires the U.S. Trade Representative to submit a report to the Committee on Finance of the U.S. Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives describing the commitments that Russia made upon entering the World Trade Organization on August 12, 2012, and assessing the extent to which Russia has implemented those commitments after 9 years of WTO membership.

The complete report on Russia’s WTO compliance can be found here.

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

On August 16, 2021, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published in the Federa; Register (86 FR 45797) Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Russia’s Implementation of Its WTO Commitments.

Commerce Department Adds 34 Entities to the Entity List to Target Enablers of China’s Human Rights Abuses and Military Modernization, and Unauthorized Iranian and Russian Procurement

On July 9, 2021, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the assition of 34 entities to the Entity List for their involvement in, or risk of becoming involved in, activities contrary to the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States. Of these 34 entities, 14 are based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and have enabled Beijing’s campaign of repression, mass detention, and high-technology surveillance against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regions of China (XUAR), where the PRC continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity. Commerce added another five entities directly supporting PRC’s military modernization programs related to lasers and C4ISR programs to the Entity List.

Read more HERE.

USTR Releases Annual Reports on WTO (Non)Compliance of China and Russia

The report finds "China's record of compliance with the terms of its WTO membership has been poor. China has continued to embrace a state-led, non-market and mercantilist approach to the economy and trade, despite WTO members' expectations – and China's own representations – that China would transform its economy and pursue the open, market-oriented policies endorsed by the WTO."

The report finds that "This past year has brought very few, if any, positive developments in terms of Russia’s implementation of a WTO compliant trade regime. On a positive note, consistent with its WTO commitments, Russia has implemented all of its final tariff bindings. However, in most other areas, Russia continues to reject the market-opening goals of the WTO."

USTR Accepting Comments on Russia's WTO Compliance

On August 13, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative published in the Federal Register (85 FR 49412) Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Russia's Implementation of Its WTO Commitments.

DATES:

September 21, 2020 (Monday) at 11:59 p.m. EDT: Deadline for submission of written comments on 2020 Russia WTO implementation report.

September 30, 2020 (Wednesday) at 11:59 p.m. EDT: Deadline for the Trade Policy Staff Committee ("TPSC") to pose questions on written comments.

October 9, 2020 (Friday) at 11:59 p.m. EDT: Deadline for submission of responses to questions from the TPSC.

USTR Seeks Public Comments Regarding China and Russia in the WTO

On August 14, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative published in the Federal Register (84 FR 40471) Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning China's Compliance With WTO Commitments.

On August 14, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative published in the Federal Register (84 FR 40470) Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Russia's Implementation of Its WTO Obligations.

USTR Releases Annual Reports on China’s and Russia’s WTO Compliance

On January 19, 2019, USTR Released the Annual Reports on China's and Russia's WTO Compliance

"China and Russia have failed to embrace the market-oriented economic policies championed by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and are not living up to certain key commitments they made when they joined the WTO, the U.S. Trade Representative said in annual reports released today on each country’s compliance with WTO rules."

Selected highlights of the 2017 annual report on China’s WTO compliance:

• "Today, almost two decades after it pledged to support the multilateral trading system of the WTO, the Chinese government pursues a wide array of continually evolving interventionist policies and practices aimed at limiting market access for imported goods and services and foreign manufacturers and service suppliers."

• China’s regulatory authorities do not allow U.S. companies to make their own decisions about technology transfer and the assignment or licensing of intellectual property rights. Instead, they continue to require or pressure foreign companies to transfer technology as a condition for securing investment or other approvals."

• China is determined to maintain the state’s leading role in the economy and to continue to pursue industrial policies that promote, guide and support domestic industries while simultaneously and actively seeking to impede, disadvantage and harm their foreign counterparts, even though this approach is incompatible with the market-based approach expressly envisioned by WTO members and contrary to the fundamental principles running throughout the many WTO agreements."

• Many of the policy tools being used by the Chinese government are largely unprecedented, as other WTO members do not use them, and include a wide array of state intervention and support designed to promote the development of Chinese industry in large part by restricting, taking advantage of, discriminating against or otherwise creating disadvantages for foreign enterprises and their technologies, products and services."

Selected highlights of the 2017 annual report on Russia’s WTO compliance:

• So far, Russia’s actions strongly indicate that it has no intention of complying with many of the promises it made to the United States and other WTO Members. This trend is very troubling."

• Russia has done little in 2017 to demonstrate a commitment to the principles of the WTO or to many of the specific commitments that it made” in the negotiations leading to Russia’s membership in the WTO."

• The agricultural sector continues to be one of the most challenging sectors for U.S. exporters. In addition to the import ban on nearly all agricultural goods from the United States and other WTO Members, Russia continues to erect barriers to U.S. agricultural exports."

• In 2017, notwithstanding a few tariff reductions, Russia increasingly appeared to turn away from the principles of the WTO, instead turning inward through the adoption of local content policies and practices. Russia continued to rely on arbitrary behind-the-border measures and other discriminatory practices to exclude U.S. exports."

p>The complete report on China’s WTO compliance can be found here.

The complete report on Russia’s WTO compliance can be found here.

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

On September 5, 2017, the Office of the United States Trade Representative published in the Federal Register (82 FR 42011) Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Russia's Implementation of Its WTO Commitments; Notice and request for comments; correction.

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

On August 4, 2017, the Office of the United States Trade Representative published in the Federal Register (82 FR 36521) Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Russia's Implementation of Its WTO Commitments

USTR must receive written comments no later than 11:59 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2017. USTR invites written comments and/or oral testimony on Russia's implementation of the commitments made in connection with its accession to the WTO, including, but not limited to, commitments in the following areas:

• Import regulation (e.g., tariffs, tariff-rate quotas, quotas, import licenses).
• Export regulation.
• Subsidies.
• Standards and technical regulations.
• Sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
• Trade-related investment measures.
• Taxes and charges levied on imports and exports.
• Other internal policies affecting trade.
• Intellectual property rights (including intellectual property rights enforcement).
• Services.
• Rule of law issues (e.g., transparency, judicial review, uniform administration of laws and regulations).
• Trade-related investment measures.
• Other WTO commitments.

The TPSC will convene a public hearing on Thursday, September 28, 2017.