New Hampshire officials plan trade trip to Canada

AND UNCERTAINTY RAISED BY TARIFFS. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CANADIAN TRADE COUNCIL IS THE TIP OF THE SPEAR IN EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN A STRONG BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A STATE AND A NATION AMID A TRADE WAR. TENSIONS ARE EASING AT THE MOMENT AS RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON GOODS UNDER THE USMCA ARE BEING REMOVED. BUT THE OVERALL TRADE PICTURE REMAINS MUDDLED. WE HAVE HEARD OF SOME INTERNATIONAL SHIPPERS THAT ARE ACTUALLY HALTING SHIPMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES. WHILE THEY FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS REPORTED AT THE END OF JULY THAT SUMMER, TOURISM COMING FROM CANADA IS DOWN MORE THAN 30%. LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE SEEING IT FIRSTHAND. A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES ARE NOT SEEING THE BUSINESS. THEY USUALLY DO DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR. AT THE BEACHES. THERE ARE ACTUALLY OPEN PARKING SPACES, AND PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE CONCERNED. GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS LEADERS WILL HEAD NORTH ON SEPTEMBER 8TH FOR A MULTI-DAY TRADE MISSION AIMED AT FORTIFYING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE, CANADA TRADE RELATIONSHIP. YOU THINK BUILDING THE LOCAL RELATIONSHIPS CAN HELP SOME OF THOSE LOCAL TOURISM NUMBERS BOUNCE BACK? YEAH, WE TOTALLY DO. AND I THINK THAT’S REALLY WHAT’S GOING TO OVERCOME A LOT OF THIS. YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF NATIONAL TO NATIONAL ACTIVITY GOING ON, BUT WE STILL HAVE THAT REALLY STRONG CONNECTION. YOU KNOW, CULTURALLY BETWEEN CANADA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE WORK TO STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND CANADA WON’T STOP WHEN THIS TRADE MISSION ENDS. IN FACT, THE STATE IS PLANNING TO BOOST ITS EFFORTS TO EDUCATE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE READY TO START EXPORTING TO HELP THEM MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN BORDER. WE’LL TRAIN NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES HOW TO DO BUSINESS OR HOW TO START DOING BUSINESS IN CANADA TO BRING THEIR OUR PRODUCTS OVER THE BORDER AND