Trade Representative, Office of United States
USTR invites comments from interested parties to inform the development of negotiations with China aimed at optimizing bilateral trade in non-sensitive products in order to promote reciprocity and balance in the U.S.-China trade relationship. In particular, comment is sought on the types of non-sensitive products that would benefit from favorable tariff modifications by both sides, and considerations around the design of a new government-to-government mechanism--a U.S.-China Board of Trade--to manage bilateral trade optimization on an ongoing basis.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Office of the United States Trade Representative AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). ACTION: Request for comments. SUMMARY: USTR invites comments from interested parties to inform the development of negotiations with China aimed at optimizing bilateral trade in non-sensitive products in order to promote reciprocity and balance in the U.S.-China trade relationship. In particular, comment is sought on the types of non-sensitive products that would benefit from favorable tariff modifications by both sides, and considerations around the design of a new government-to-government mechanism—a U.S.-China Board of Trade—to manage bilateral trade optimization on an ongoing basis. DATES: To be assured of consideration, please submit written comments regarding the topics listed in section II, below, to the public docket by July 10, 2026. Any rebuttals or responses to those comments may be submitted to a separate public docket by July 27, 2026. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments through the online USTR portal: https://comments.ustr.gov/​s/​ . Follow the instructions for submission in section III below. For alternatives to online submissions, please contact Terry McCartin, AUSTR for China, Mongolia, and Taiwan Affairs, at Terry_McCartin@USTR.EOP.GOV or 202-395-9487. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry McCartin, AUSTR for China, Mongolia, and Taiwan Affairs, at Terry_McCartin@USTR.EOP.GOV or 202-395-9487. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ( pr…
Citation: 91 FR 34269
