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Marshall Islands urges fix to tuna tariff, bonding rules and nuclear legacy during COFA oversight hearing
Summary
The Marshall Islands told a House subcommittee that a new CBP classification imposed a 45% tariff on RMI tuna, local bonding guidance risks excluding local contractors from compact projects, and the unresolved nuclear testing legacy requires continued U.S. engagement.
Ambassador Charles Paul of the Republic of the Marshall Islands laid out a set of implementation priorities to a House subcommittee, warning that recent U.S. trade and administrative actions are undercutting economic stability in his country and complicating Compact of Free Association implementation.
Paul told the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs that U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s reclassification of tuna harvested in RMI waters, based on vessel flag, led to a 45% tariff that he said has effectively closed the U.S. market to RMI product. "As a…
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