rooster59 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Trump reinstates duty-free trade for some Ukrainian goods, suspends it for some Thai goods U.S. President Donald Trump exits Air Force One after returning from South Carolina to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday reinstated duty-free trade for certain items from Ukraine, but suspended it with Thailand. In a presidential proclamation, Trump said he had previously suspended duty-free treatment for certain Ukrainian goods because Ukraine was not adequately protecting intellectual property rights, but he was now lifting the suspension because the country had made progress on that front. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said the end to the suspension affected about a third of the $36 million in trade benefits that had originally been removed for Ukraine. In a separate letter written to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the president of the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence, Trump said he had suspended duty-free treatment of certain Thai products because the country had not taken steps to “afford workers in Thailand internationally recognized worker rights.” The USTR’s office said the move amounted to a suspension of $1.3 billion in trade preferences for Thailand under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The suspension, which goes into effect in six months, will affect about a third of Thailand’s products included in the trade program. Duty-free treatment will be revoked for all Thailand’s seafood exports to the United States over labor issues, the USTR’s office said. The United States was also opening reviews of its duty-free treatment for certain products from South Africa over intellectual property issues and Azerbaijan over workers’ rights concerns, the USTR’s office said in a statement. Separate reviews concerning goods from Bolivia, Iraq and Uzbekistan were closed without changes to their treatment, the USTR’s office said. Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Mohammad Zargham and Daniel Wallis -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-10-26 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Can only hope thailand does not reciprocate and raise tax on imported good from 300% to 500%???? I guess all the Chinese who were planning to move over might be cancelling their plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Any connection to this article? https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1130611-us-urges-thailand-to-reconsider-proposed-ban-on-weed-control-chemical/#comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 He's da man.ive been waiting for trump to look at Thailand at its trade practices since the time he was meeting with chan o cha and trump said he couldn't work out why the US had such a trade deficit with Thailand.now he might see the bigger picture and go for it as he has done with China. come on trump,show them how big your balls really are.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookiescot Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Dont agree with Trump on much but when it comes to stuff like this I am behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz1 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Another nail in the coffin for the exports high baht Isn't helping either but they keep telling us that tourists and exports are up somethings got to give eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhounan Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Globalization should finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Somehow I reckon this will cause a rise in tourist numbers and make the Baht stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Wicket Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 There will be hair dye all over the PM's office as he and Fatty shake their heads in astonishment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boonrawdcnx Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Monsanto is in German hands now so I am not sure if this has anything to do with the poison they produce which has been banned now in Thailand but it was about time. Why would Thailand enjoy special treatment under the GSP forever? It does hardly anything at all for the majority of regular Thais but only makes the filthy rich richer as Thailand climbed to the No 1 spot in the world for economic inequality between the poor and the rich. The GSP program was meant to help 3rd world countries into their feet but not to substitute the corrupt super rich! In cohorts with corrupt politicians - this so called “elites“ have created quasi monopolies reaping in billions pretending to be a poor 3rd world country that needs to be given preferential treatment! EU should follow soon but their representatives in Thailand are either blind or in such desperate need for business that they pretend to be blind. Thais have a word for what Thailand represents on the world economic stage - “Phuan-Kin” or “eating friend” who only shows up for the freebies would best describe this despicable behavior on heavily taxing imports while trying to export under preferential treatment status they should have been stripped off long ago and start competing on equal terms. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 tit for tat with the round up ban, you could see this coming a mile away.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMac Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, boonrawdcnx said: Monsanto is in German hands now so I am not sure if this has anything to do with the poison they produce which has been banned now in Thailand but it was about time. I could see a connection as the US embassy and farm ministry were mentioning imports of soy, wheat, etc. into Thailand would be suspended. Meaning Thailand is probably going to ban the import of products that were treated with glyphosate and the other poisons. Otherwise this would all make no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boonrawdcnx Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 I could see a connection as the US embassy and farm ministry were mentioning imports of soy, wheat, etc. into Thailand would be suspended. Meaning Thailand is probably going to ban the import of products that were treated with glyphosate and the other poisons. Otherwise this would all make no sense.Correct but usually policy changes affecting international trade come with a grace period afforded to allow all parties involved the exporter and importer to adjust to the policy changes in a timely manner. Current crops can not be included into the ban as this would be unfair without a timely warning that would allow growers and exporters to adjust to the new policy - unless a product is considered so dangerous that it would banned immediatetly world wide. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Lower the boom! Now, tariff them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Rookiescot said: Dont agree with Trump on much but when it comes to stuff like this I am behind him. Would there be a little or a lot of Machiavelli in Donald Trump? Will he wait for the baht to collapse to give the green light to the arms manufacturers who will sell at high prices the armored vehicles and cartridges that the general Thai want to buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racket Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Way to go, Donald! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 I would love to know what they mean by "afford workers in Thailand internationally recognized worker rights. " Does this mean 5 day work week. Safe working places paid holiday What exactly are they talking about. If it is this it should be interesting. BTW Trump will not be impeached and Nancy will lose the house next year. Lots of games but nothing done by House of reps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said: Would there be a little or a lot of Machiavelli in Donald Trump? Will he wait for the baht to collapse to give the green light to the arms manufacturers who will sell at high prices the armored vehicles and cartridges that the general Thai want to buy? They will just cancel the order and walk away without any discussion. Easy innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 5 hours ago, car720 said: Am I the only one seeing this. He was to be impeached for his goings on in the Ukraine but now he has done a deal? He was not going to be impeached for that, they only started an investigation...that's something totally different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXexpat Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Some months ago the USA changed India from a 3rd world country to a 2nd world country and stopped the privileged customs for Indian exports, also because India demands very high customs for imports. Now I am curious what will happen if Trump finds out that it´s the same with Thailand. They also get very low customs for exports in the US (chemicals, hard discs and computer parts and so on) but demands crazy tariffs for US wines, cars and so on (for cars it´s 200 - 300%). Thailand makes a lot of money with these high customs - one reason why the VAT is so low - but if they have to lower them dramatically, the country will get a huge financial problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnx101 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Sticky Wicket said: There will be hair dye all over the PM's office as he and Fatty shake their heads in astonishment But but I thought I thought they where best friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 48 minutes ago, boonrawdcnx said: Monsanto is in German hands now so I am not sure if this has anything to do with the poison they produce which has been banned now in Thailand but it was about time. Why would Thailand enjoy special treatment under the GSP forever? It does hardly anything at all for the majority of regular Thais but only makes the filthy rich richer as Thailand climbed to the No 1 spot in the world for economic inequality between the poor and the rich. The GSP program was meant to help 3rd world countries into their feet but not to substitute the corrupt super rich! In cohorts with corrupt politicians - this so called “elites“ have created quasi monopolies reaping in billions pretending to be a poor 3rd world country that needs to be given preferential treatment! EU should follow soon but their representatives in Thailand are either blind or in such desperate need for business that they pretend to be blind. Thais have a word for what Thailand represents on the world economic stage - “Phuan-Kin” or “eating friend” who only shows up for the freebies would best describe this despicable behavior on heavily taxing imports while trying to export under preferential treatment status they should have been stripped off long ago and start competing on equal terms. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Not disagreeing with your post, but “Phuan-Kin” or Ghin would mean " (My) friend eats. It should be "Ghin Phuan"- eating friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, cnx101 said: But but I thought I thought they where best friends In business there are never friends, only sellers and buyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Rookiescot said: Dont agree with Trump on much but when it comes to stuff like this I am behind him. that makes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukeleto Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 1 hour ago, dabhand said: Any connection to this article? https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1130611-us-urges-thailand-to-reconsider-proposed-ban-on-weed-control-chemical/#comments Exactly what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findlay13 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 53 minutes ago, HOAX said: Whatever makes the Baht eventually come crashing down is good news to me. The higher the Baht is climbing, the higher the fall will be and the worse it will be for the Thai economy. Well, that's at least what I'm hoping for. I agree but although it's worse now than ever a lot of folks including myself have been waiting for the "smoke and mirrors' Thai economy to crash for years.Their individual debt must be crippling the place you would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 He has discovered that a trade war with someone his own size (China) is not "easy to win". He desperately needs to be seen to be a "winner". So he does what a bully always does in such a circumstance. He picks on someone "smaller" than himself instead.......Thailand. And his moronic fans will cheer him for it. Because that's what moronic bully worshippers do. And he will be pleased by their contemptible, deplorable, moronic approval. He does not give one gram of s*** about the conditions for workers in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTB1977 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Good for him. Keep going and don't stop. About time something was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 This all smells like the UN to me....Trump isn't interested in workers wages in Thailand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatLife Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 2 hours ago, happy chappie said: He's da man.ive been waiting for trump to look at Thailand at its trade practices since the time he was meeting with chan o cha and trump said he couldn't work out why the US had such a trade deficit with Thailand.now he might see the bigger picture and go for it as he has done with China. come on trump,show them how big your balls really are.???? If you still think Trump, Hillary, Bush, Obama or any of them since around Kennedy is anything else than a figurehead, then you've been duped, period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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