Price: Which countries get a 'zonk' in Trump's primetime 'Let's Make a (Trade) Deal' show?

Written by Alan Price & John Allen Riggins

UPDATE: Shortly after publication of this column, the United States and the European Union announced a framework agreement. While the exact terms are not known, it appears that 15% duties will apply to most goods imported into the US from the EU. But EU steel and aluminum will remain subject to 50% Section 232 tariffs.

As the president’s August 1 tariff deadline approaches, the “Let’s Make a Deal” game show returns to primetime (the Monty Hall version, of course). With the administration beginning to roll out trade deals, we are starting to see what’s behind door number one and who is getting a “zonk.”

Alan Price

Price has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in high-profile, complex international trade regulatory matters, including trade litigation involving public and government relations issues. In addition to being chair of the firm’s International Trade Practice, he heads the firm’s antidumping and countervailing duty practice. He also counsels clients on bilateral and multilateral agreements, trade legislation, customs regulation, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance issues, escape clause investigations, and World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution.

John Allen Riggins

Riggins advises in matters related to trade remedies, national security, supply chains, trade policy, and digital trade. He represents client interests in a variety of international trade remedy proceedings before the Department of Commerce (DOC) and International Trade Commission (ITC) and related litigation before the US Court of International Trade (CIT) and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). Riggins has represented domestic producers in a wide array of industries, including steel, aluminum, wood, wind energy, transportation, and photovoltaics products.