Global Trade & Commerce

Global Trade and Commerce

BSA supports policies that improve export opportunities for American companies by eliminating trade barriers and discouraging the adoption of discriminatory public procurement practices, with a special focus on rapidly growing emerging economies. As much as two-thirds of the business of US technology companies arises outside the United States.

Specific policy actions needed:

• Fair and Free Trade: Open foreign and online markets to American goods and services by expanding free trade that benefits American producers and consumers.
  
• Government Procurement: Support transparent, technology-neutral and open government acquisition policies that do not discriminate against American goods and services.
  
• Anti-Piracy: Redouble efforts through trade policy to ensure our trade partners vigorously enforce laws against software piracy.
  
• Export Controls: Clarify and modernize export control laws to ensure they do not create impediments to US trade.
  
  

For More Information

• Multi-Association Letter Supporting US Encryption Export Control Regulation Reform, 06/24/09
• Robert J. Shapiro and Aparna Mathur, "The Economic Benefits of Provisions Allowing US Multinational Companies to Defer US Corporate Tax on their Foreign Earnings and the Costs to the US Economy of Repealing Deferral," 06/09