The Toy Industry Association (TIA) is generally supportive of efforts to pursue a comprehensive U.S.-EU transatlantic trade and investment partnership (T-TIP).  The TIA has a membership of more than 600 businesses – from toy manufacturers, retailers and importers to inventors, designers and testing labs – all involved in creating and bringing safe toys and games to children. Its members account for 85% of the $22 billion U.S. toy market. The U.S. toy industry supports an estimated 533,177 jobs, generating $25.8 billion in wages for U.S.

The following U.S. organizations are asking Congress to replace the Fast Track procedures (Under the Fast Track procedure, Congress takes a vote on a trade agreement without a chance to debate or amend the agreement)  and create a new trade negotiating and approval process that would help deliver trade agreements that could benefit workers, communities, and the environment and, therefore, rebuild broad support for trade agreements.

For the National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council, there is a deep concern about the EU’s overall approach to SPS [sanitary and phytosanitary] issues, and  they point out that EU MEPs are frequently given the ability to override the EU’s own scientific authority’s findings and are calling instead for restrictions on products based typically on animal welfare or consumer preferences.

For the National Grain & Feed Association (NGFA) and the North American Export Grain Association which comprise the largest U.S. agribusinesses, the current 'asynchronous approval' situation is caused by many factors, including risk assessment guidelines that are not aligned and increasing politically-motivated delays in product approvals.

NGA Member Firms:

U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) support the eventual commercialization of biotech wheat. USW works with industry partners to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the concerns of overseas customers.

Croplife America argues that science-based risk assessment as the foundation  for regulatory decisions, must not be overruled by  what it refers to as an incorrect (and politically driven) application of the precautionary principle, as currently applied by the EU

Croplife America Member Companies and Affiliates

The organizations and companies here below represent the vast majority of U.S. food and agricultural producers, processors and exporters that initially registered strong support for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

1. Business Services (Estimate 9.5% of total US GDP): The US business services sector includes a wide variety of professional services: legal services, accounting and tax services, architectural and engineering services, management and consulting services, information technology services, research and development, advertising and public relations, and similar industries.

1. Trade in Goods: The United States ships more than $730 million in goods to the EU every day. In today’s highly competitive global marketplace, even small increases in a product’s cost due to tariffs can mean the difference between winning and losing a contract. The U.S. manufacturing base is growing, and the U.S. makes some of the world’s most advanced industrial goods. The U.S.  exported more than $253 billion worth of industrial products to the EU in 2012.

This factsheet describes the U.S. Administration’s specific goals and objectives for the T-TIP in terms of TRADE IN GOODS, TEXTILES AND APPAREL, NON-TARIFF BARRIERS AND REGULATORY ISSUES, RULES OF ORIGIN, TRADE IN SERVICES, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SERVICES, INVESTMENT, CUSTOMS AND TRADE FACILITATION, GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT, LABOR, ENVIRONMENT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMEs),  TRANSPARENCY, ANTICORRUPTION AND COMPETITION, DISPUTE SETTLEMENT.