POLICIES AND OPPORTUNITIES

FOR IMPORTERS AND

EXPORTERS

A discussion of current and proposed trade policies

and the impact on importers and exporters.

EDWARD T. HAYES PARTNER, LEAKE AND ANDERSSON

International trade attorney with expertise in issues related to conducting

international business, adjunct law professor at Tulane and Honorary Consul to

Ukraine for Louisiana.

#freetradeagreementspecialist #LDEC #NAFTAChapter19roster

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MANOJ DESAI COMMERCIAL OFFICER, US COMMERCIAL

SERVICE, US EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTER,

NEW ORLEANS

Commercial Officer on assignment in New Orleans with the Department of

Commerce providing expert assistance to small to medium sized US companies

expanding and exporting overseas.

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Port NOLA steel volumes

2.5 million tons of steel in 2017

83% of breakbulk cargo

30% of general cargo by tonnage

Countries of Origin

TURKEY

19%

JAPAN

18%

BRAZIL

12% TAIWAN

10%

VIETNAM

10%

KOR REP

10%

RUSSIA

8%

CHINA P

7%

SPAIN-N

3%

INDIA

3%

TOP COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR PORT NOLA

STEEL IMPORTS

CHINA

49%

SOUTH

KOREA

4%

INDIA

6%

JAPAN

6%

USA

5%

BRAZIL

2%

EU

10%

TURKEY

3%

RUSSIA

4%

RoW

11%

2017 SHARE OF WORLD CRUDE

STEEL PRODUCTION

PERMANENT EXEMPTIONS

TEMPORARY EXEMPTIONS…UNTIL JUNE 1

SOUTH KOREA- first major trade deal

following 232 announcement

Re-negotiated KORUS

agreement

Korea to cut steel exports to the

US by 30% (2.68 million ton quota)

Number of vehicles the United

States can export to South Korea

would double to 50,000

BARGE RATES

2002 STEEL TARIFFS

Port NOLA suffered a 46%

decline in steel imports

US economy lost 200,000

jobs, more than were

employed by the entire

steel industry (187,500) at

the time

Port NOLA handled 665k

tons of aluminum in 2017

25-30% price increases seen

in the market

EDWARD T. HAYES PARTNER, LEAKE AND ANDERSSON

International trade attorney with expertise in issues related to conducting

international business, adjunct law professor at Tulane and Honorary Consul to

Ukraine for Louisiana.

#freetradeagreementspecialist #LDEC #NAFTAChapter19roster

#wtcchairmanexofficio