Washington has asked the WTO to investigate EU customs rules, which it says are not implemented uniformly.
US authorities pitched their request to the World trade body yesterday (21 September) citing inconsistencies in EU customs procedures, which hurt US exports.
The move is the first step in the WTO’s dispute settlement procedure.
"We regret the US move to bring this issue to the WTO rather than using the bilateral EU-US Joint Customs Council, which would have provided a b...
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