Trade News
Tariffs paused: BTA statement
PDF VERSION WASHINGTON – Border Trade Alliance President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s pause of new tariffs on Mexico and Canada: “Pausing tariffs on Mexico and Canada brings a sigh of relief for the cross-border trade community, even...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance statement on imposition of tariffs on USMCA trade partners
PDF VERSION WASHINGTON (Feb. 1, 2025) – 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: BTA Chairman Pete Sepulveda,...
Read MoreBorder 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. The letter says, in part: The BTA has always supported policies that promote fair trade and...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance appoints new board chairman, officers
PDF Version Pete Sepulveda, trade leader from Cameron County, Texas, takes helm of BTA board; San Diego Regional Chamber’s Kenia Zamarripa takes on vice-chair role WASHINGTON (Nov. 14, 2024) – The Border Trade Alliance is pleased to announce that Pete Sepulveda has been appointed as the...
Read MoreBorder 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. We cite our concern that banning commercial traffic at BOTA will lead...
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