BTA urges Commerce to refund duties imposed on U.S. importers
BTA submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging the refund of duties collected during the week of March 3, 2025.
Border Trade Alliance statement on imposition of new tariffs on USMCA partners Canada and Mexico
Border Trade Alliance Chairman Pete Sepulveda, Jr. and BTA President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following joint statement about the planned March 4 imposition by the United States of 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico: “As we have said on multiple occasions, we celebrated when President Trump passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which modernized our country’s trade policy and reasserted North America’s position as the globe’s most economically competitive trading bloc."
Tariffs paused: BTA statement
Border Trade Alliance President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s pause of new tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
Border Trade Alliance statement on imposition of tariffs on USMCA trade partners
Border Trade Alliance Chairman Pete Sepulveda, Jr. and President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following statements regarding the Trump administration’s imposition of new tariffs on USMCA trade partners Canada and Mexico.
Border Trade Alliance calls on Mexico to pause regulatory changes disrupting textile trade
The Border Trade Alliance on December 30, 2024, sent this letter to the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C. urging Mexico to pause recently implemented regulatory changes affecting the textile trade.
Border Trade Alliance appoints new board chairman, officers
The Border Trade Alliance is pleased to announce that Pete Sepulveda has been appointed as the organization’s next chairman. Sepulveda is county administrator for Cameron County, Texas and the executive director of the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority.
Border Trade Alliance urges General Services Administration back to the drawing board on Bridge of the Americas plan in El Paso
The Border Trade Alliance filed comments on Nov. 4, 2024 with the General Service Administration opposing the agency’s recommendation that commercial truck traffic should be removed from the Bridge of the Americas in El Paso.
Border Trade Alliance welcomes new board members, holds 10th joint conference with Wilson Center Mexico Institute
The Border Trade Alliance appointed two new board members at its summer 2024 board meeting this week in Washington, D.C.
Border Trade Alliance statement on Executive Order on asylum seekers at U.S.-Mexico border
Border Trade Alliance President Britton Mullen issued this statement about the Biden administration Executive Order issued on June 4, 2024 on asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. “As we anticipate the implementation of this Executive Order, we reiterate a point we’ve made several times to the administration: No action should result in the closure of legal ports of entry and the prevention of the timely crossing of shipments between Mexico and the U.S. Doing so will cause costs to spike, put upward pressure on consumer prices, and undermine our region’s competitive standing.”
Press release: Broad coalition of U.S.-Mexico border stakeholders calls on Presidents Biden and López Obrador to act to secure border, enhance region’s competitive standing
PRESS RELEASE: A large coalition of private and public stakeholders in the United States and Mexico led by the Border Trade Alliance, the Texas Association of Business, and CONCAMIN on Wednesday sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urging the two presidents to work swiftly to improve the security situation along the U.S.-Mexico border.