U.S. Suspends Tariffs on Most U.K. Goods To Ease Trade Tensions

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The U.S. and U.K. will suspend tariffs for four months “to ease the burden on industry and take a bold, joint step towards resolving the longest running disputes at the World Trade Organization,” the two countries said in a joint statement.

The suspension of U.S. tariffs on U.K. goods, including whisky, will come into force on Mar. 8. The U.S. decision matches the U.K.’s unilateral move to cease applying retaliatory tariffs in January, which was a bid to de-escalate the conflict.

Note:  U.S. tariffs on a basket of European goods, including French wine and cognac, remain in force.

Read more on how the U.S. suspends tariffs on U.K. goods to ease trade tensions, especially between Airbus-Boeing.

Are U.S. Publishers Prepared for European Legislature?

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Europe’s data protection laws are still murky, differently interpreted and fully understood by very few people. But wonky data laws are just one of many hurdles for U.S. publishers to scale in order to conquer international expansion — and those hurdles are stacking up.

Publishers say they remain enthusiastic about international expansion: HuffPost has 12 global editions and 60% of readers come from outside of the U.S. Bustle Digital Group, launched in the U.K. 2018, made several hires this year and has grown to 4 million unique monthly users with positive ad revenue momentum, the publisher said. Vox Media is hiring for its second international operation The Strategist UK, bringing the total to six staffers on international.

The U.K. seems a natural step into global expansion because there’s no language barrier yet there are some challenges worth noting.

Read more about why U.S. digital-media publishers are curbing international expansion.

Legal Advisor to the World?

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Can the U.K. become a "lawyer and advisor to the world?"  That's what Britain's Justice Minister wants to accomplish.  He desires to make London the preeminent forum for resolving international commercial disputes with Asia (China) being its first target.

Read the entire store here.

Develop a Structured Export Strategy

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Here's what U.K. based Dawson Precision Components (DPC) practices:

“There’s no point in competing on price with the Far East. We do get offered some ridiculous things where you couldn’t buy the material for the price of the job.” While it did lose one contract recently to a low-cost rival, he says it quickly won the work back based on the inferior results produced by the competitor. “We’re happy to focus on precision and quality."

Read more about this company's experience in the export market here.

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Egg Cube Goes Global

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Every once in a while you find something intriguing -- worth exploring -- and even possibly ordering on a global basis.

The Egg cube has a slot for the spoon to rest in, available in plain white or with a pattern. It is supplied with a stainless steel spoon and is also available as a gift set of either 2 or 4. Bone china.

That's what we found here in the U.K. Be sure to check out everything offered on this site.