On December 13, 2018, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) published in the Federal Register a notice of investigation and scheduling of a public hearing [Investigation Nos. TA-131-045 and TPA-105-006] on a U.S.-UK Trade Agreement: Advice on the Probable Economic Effect of Providing Duty-free Treatment for Currently Dutiable Imports.  Following receipt on November 9, 2018, of a request from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for a report containing advice and an assessment, the Commission instituted Investigation Nos. TA-131-045 and TPA-105-006, U.S.-UK Trade Agreement: Advice on the Probable Economic Effect of Providing Duty-free Treatment for Currently Dutiable Imports.

Dates: January 10, 2019: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public hearing. January 14, 2019: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs and statements. January 31, 2019: Public hearing. February 11, 2019: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and submissions. February 11, 2019: Deadline for filing all other written statements. May 8, 2019: Transmittal of Commission report to the USTR.