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EXPERTISE
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Manchester Trade serves businesses, trade associations, and educational institutions that have
a stake in guarding against, reducing, or eliminating government-imposed obstacles to international
trade and trade-related transactions. It has successfully shielded its clients from excessive import
duties, costly customs entry procedures, import quotas, and a myriad of other non-tariff barriers to
trade and investment flows. It has also been successful as the originator of U.S. trade legislation
that has provided its clients relief from unnecessary import burdens and restrictions.
Manchester has conducted comprehensive studies of various aspects of the U.S. trade law,
the World Trade Organization’s Agreements on Trade in Goods and Services, the Caribbean
Basin Initiative (CBI), the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) and the African Growth and
Opportunity Act (AGOA). We also keep under review new trade initiatives such as the Asian
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and working closely with governments and business
in the hemisphere on the challenges and opportunities arising out of the Free Trade
Agreement of the Americas (FTAA).
Manchester’s work has also specialized on market access initiatives into the U.S.
for apparel and textile goods from the Caribbean Basin, South America, and
Africa, including direct trade policy and business support to apparel producers
operating in these countries.
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Manchester Trade's clients have included, inter alia:
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Governments:
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Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Trinidad & Tobago,
Guyana, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Nigeria, Ghana, Botswana, Kenya, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia, Jordan
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International/Regional Organizations:
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World Bank/IFC, Inter-American Development Bank, African Development Bank, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean (ECLAC), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA),
Organization of American States (OAS), Association of Caribbean States (ACS), CARICOM Secretariat, Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA), Central American Integration Secretariat (SIECA), U.S. Agency for International Development (Jamaica, Guyana, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Southern Africa Program), European Commission, World Trade Organization (WTO), Americas Business Forum of the FTAA, Business Network for Hemispheric Integration (BNHI), OXFAM U.K., Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
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Business:
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U.S. National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Apparel Manufacturers Association (AAMA), Puerto Rico Export Council, Caribbean & Central American Textile & Apparel Council (CACTAC), Costa Rica AmCham, CINDE Costa Rica, FIDE Honduras, FUSADES El Salvador, JAMPRO Jamaica, TIDCO Trinidad & Tobago, Caribbean Association of Industry & Commerce (CAIC), Haitian Manufacturers Association (ADIH), Federacion de Entidades Privadas de Centroamerica y Panama (FEDPRICAP), Puerto Rico-USA Foundation, Caribbean/Latin American Action (C/LAA), U.S.-Colombia Business Partnership, U.S.-Bolivia Business Council,
Heineken Ltd., Ernst & Young Llp, AT&T, ARCO, HYLSA Mexico, CHA Group of Companies Ltd., (U.S.-Nigeria), AGOA Coalition
Manchester Trade's team of professionals includes trade policy experts, business development specialists, and international trade lawyers, with experience in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa.
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