- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum is drawing a wide range of domestic reactions, from joy to outrage, and skepticism that global surcharges could spark a trade war without truly targeting the problem of Chinese over-production.
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The European Commission adopted on June 20 a regulation putting in place the EU’s rebalancing measures in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. The measures will immediately target a list of products worth €2.8 billion (U.S. $3.2 billion) and will come into effect on June 22.
Tensions between the United States and China are forcing many companies to reassess their trade compliance programs in addition to their supply-chain risk mitigation strategies.
In this world of tariffs on/tariffs off, dealing with compliance issues under the current U.S. administration has become not just a nightmare for compliance officers in the United States, but also for those in the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, and Mexico.
