The following statement from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA statement regarding the release of the 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE Report) from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) can be attributed to Morten Skroejer, Senior Director for Technology Competition Policy.
USTR’s 2024 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE Report) is disappointing. It omits critical references to digital trade barriers faced by the very companies that are responsible for millions of U.S. jobs, fuel the global economy, and lead the world in innovation. While the move had been telegraphed for weeks, it, unfortunately, joins a growing list of recent USTR decisions, where the agency has failed at its most basic duty: to protect U.S. economic interests abroad.
We urge the Administration not to stand by while foreign governments force discriminatory regulations on American companies.
