POLICIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS A discussion of current and proposed trade policies and the impact on importers and exporters.
POLICIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR IMPORTERS AND
EXPORTERS
A discussion of current and proposed trade policies
and the impact on importers and exporters.
EDWARD T. HAYES PARTNER, LEAKE AND ANDERSSON
International trade attorney with expertise in issues related to conducting
international business, adjunct law professor at Tulane and Honorary Consul to
Ukraine for Louisiana.
#freetradeagreementspecialist #LDEC #NAFTAChapter19roster
#wtcchairmanexofficio
MANOJ DESAI COMMERCIAL OFFICER, US COMMERCIAL
SERVICE, US EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTER,
NEW ORLEANS
Commercial Officer on assignment in New Orleans with the Department of
Commerce providing expert assistance to small to medium sized US companies
expanding and exporting overseas.
#Burma #Istanbul #Brazil #5languages
Port NOLA steel volumes
2.5 million tons of steel in 2017
83% of breakbulk cargo
30% of general cargo by tonnage
Countries of Origin
TURKEY
19%
JAPAN
18%
BRAZIL
12% TAIWAN
10%
VIETNAM
10%
KOR REP
10%
RUSSIA
8%
CHINA P
7%
SPAIN-N
3%
INDIA
3%
TOP COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR PORT NOLA
STEEL IMPORTS
CHINA
49%
SOUTH
KOREA
4%
INDIA
6%
JAPAN
6%
USA
5%
BRAZIL
2%
EU
10%
TURKEY
3%
RUSSIA
4%
RoW
11%
2017 SHARE OF WORLD CRUDE
STEEL PRODUCTION
PERMANENT EXEMPTIONS
TEMPORARY EXEMPTIONS…UNTIL JUNE 1
SOUTH KOREA- first major trade deal
following 232 announcement
Re-negotiated KORUS
agreement
Korea to cut steel exports to the
US by 30% (2.68 million ton quota)
Number of vehicles the United
States can export to South Korea
would double to 50,000
BARGE RATES
2002 STEEL TARIFFS
Port NOLA suffered a 46%
decline in steel imports
US economy lost 200,000
jobs, more than were
employed by the entire
steel industry (187,500) at
the time
Port NOLA handled 665k
tons of aluminum in 2017
25-30% price increases seen
in the market
EDWARD T. HAYES PARTNER, LEAKE AND ANDERSSON
International trade attorney with expertise in issues related to conducting
international business, adjunct law professor at Tulane and Honorary Consul to
Ukraine for Louisiana.
#freetradeagreementspecialist #LDEC #NAFTAChapter19roster
#wtcchairmanexofficio