{"id":1943,"date":"2015-11-16T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/econ\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2015-11-15T19:14:44","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T02:14:44","slug":"tpp-a-logger-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/econ\/2015\/11\/16\/tpp-a-logger-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"TPP: A Logger Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by Planet Money&#8217;s recent episode <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/money\/2015\/11\/06\/455055023\/episode-662-omg-tpp\">on the Trans Pacific Partnership<\/a>, I decided to look through the text of the deal&#8230; from a Logger perspective. So, I brought up the &#8220;US Tariff Elimination-Schedule&#8221; and did a quick ctrl-f search for &#8220;axe.&#8221; I have put the Logger-relevant section of the table in the post below, but first here are the definitions of a few acronyms and codes that appear there:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>customs duties on originating goods provided for in the items in staging category <strong>EIF<\/strong> shall be eliminated entirely, and such goods shall be duty-free on the date of entry into force of this Agreement for the United States<\/li>\n<li>customs duties on originating goods provided for in the items in staging category <strong>B3<\/strong> shall be eliminated in three annual stages, and such goods shall be duty-free effective January 1 of year three;<\/li>\n<li>customs duties on originating goods provided for in the items in staging category\u00a0<strong>B6<\/strong>\u00a0shall be eliminated in three annual stages, and such goods shall be duty-free effective January 1 of year five;<\/li>\n<li><strong>NESOI<\/strong>: Not Elsewhere Specified or Indicated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 204\">\n<table style=\"height: 4180px\" width=\"584\">\n<colgroup>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>HTS 8 (2010)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Description<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Base Rate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Australia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Brunei<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Chile<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Malaysia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Mexico<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>New Zealand<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Peru<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Singapore<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Vietnam<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>82014060<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools (o\/than machetes), and base metal parts thereof<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>6.20%<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>B5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>B3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>82015000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>One-handed secateurs, pruners and shears (including poultry shears), and base metal parts thereof<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>1 cents each + 2.8%<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>B5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>B3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>82016000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears, and base metal parts thereof<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>1 cents each + 2.8%<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>B3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>82019030<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Grass shears, and base metal parts thereof<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>2 cents each + 5.1%<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>B3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>82019060<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Base metal hand tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry nesoi, and base metal parts thereof<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>82021000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Hand saws, and base metal parts thereof (except blades)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>82022000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Band saw blades<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>82023100<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Circular saw blades (including slitting or slotting saw blades), w\/working part of steel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>82023900<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Circular saw blades (including slitting or slotting saw blades), with working part of o\/than steel, &amp; base metal parts thereof<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>82024030<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Chain saw blades &amp; base metal parts thereof, w\/cutting parts cont. o\/0.2% of Cr, Mo or W, or o\/0.1% of V<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div 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class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>82024060<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Chain saw blades and base metal parts thereof, nesoi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EIF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div 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href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsound.edu\/about\/offices-services\/office-of-communications\/arches\/back-issues\/arches-archive\/winter-2009\/the-hatchet-men\/\">Logger tradition<\/a>) on we would currently pay a 6.2% tariff on that hatchet. If the TPP is enacted we won&#8217;t be paying that tariff except on imports from Mexico for five\u00a0years and on imports from Vietnam for \u00a0three years. But if we wanted to change things up for and go for a handsaw instead, we wouldn&#8217;t have to pay tariff right now and it would stay that way if the TPP is enacted. It might be of interest to the Grizz that the 7.2% tariff on chain saw blades &#8220;w\/cutting parts cont. o\/0.2% of Cr, Mo or W, or o\/0.1% of V&#8221; is set to be eliminated. Of course, I bet our average reader doesn&#8217;t interact with any of these objects on a regular basis, but I believe that this small snippet does illustrate the insane complexity of current trade regulations and of this TPP deal.\u00a0Anyways, if you&#8217;re interesting in paging through the deal yourself, the complete text can be <a href=\"https:\/\/ustr.gov\/trade-agreements\/free-trade-agreements\/trans-pacific-partnership\/tpp-full-text\">found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by Planet Money&#8217;s recent episode on the Trans Pacific Partnership, I decided to look through the text of the deal&#8230; from a Logger perspective. 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