The suspension against Thai products goes into effect in 6 months. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US 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 US Trade Representative’s office said the end to the suspension affected about a third of the US$36 million in trade benefits that had originally been removed for Ukraine.
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Source:: Free Malaysia Today
