International Trade

The United States, our allies, China, Russia and others are in the process of re-writing the global trade rulebook. Is the era of free trade over? Can the U.S. continue to use its manufacturing base and consumer demand as the basis for global relations?
Companies need to know where their products will come from and where their customers will be in the next decade, and PACE can help. Our team has a successful track record of engaging high level administration leadership to protect industries against retaliatory tariffs, and we have worked with Congressional stakeholders to highlight the impact of these protections. Whether you rely on imported goods, need help creating more friendly foreign markets, or have concerns about low-quality imports harming the U.S. market, our team has the tools to help. In particular, our global trade experience includes:

Helping craft Special 301 reports and resolving issues raised in them;

Building and supporting coalitions that combat tariffs;

Investment in our nation’s port and mobility infrastructure to ensure the cost to import/export is competitive in the 21 st Century;

Support for domestic industries when low quality imports flood the market;

Resolution of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) issues; and

Working with our trading partners’ stakeholders to streamline regulations.

Select Achievements in Water Policy

  • On behalf of an association representing high value agriculture, PACE worked with USTR and counsel to craft multiple Special 301 reports identifying the failure of one of our close trading partners to protect their unique, but widely recognized, intellectual property. After nearly a decade of advocacy in the U.S. and in-country, our client’s finally secured IP protection, opening this critical growth market for new opportunity in the years to come.

Select Accomplishments for Clients in the International Trade Sector:

On behalf of an association representing high value agriculture, PACE worked with USTR and counsel to craft multiple Special 301 reports identifying the failure of one of our close trading partners to protect their unique, but widely recognized, intellectual property. After nearly a decade of advocacy in the U.S. and in-country, our client’s finally secured IP protection, opening this critical growth market for new opportunity in the years to come.