United States of America's Change in International Trade Policies that Effect ASEAN Community

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to study the United States of America’s Change in International Trade Policies that Effect ASEAN Community. The study is done by documents studied, in-depth interview with the international traders and specialists from the international trade organizations in the total of 21 people that had given main information. The study results found that the products that had directly effect from the changing of the U.S.’s international trade policies are the products that have GSP rights and the products that have been accused of using child labors or the use of forced labors. However, it has not effected that high due to the products that have balance of trade deficit are the products that American investors used ASEAN countries as the manufacturing bases. Therefore, proactive protection guidelines preparation from the international trade policies changed are to elevate many products quality to the higher level than asking for privileges and if there must be trade agreement, it should be done by trade agreements and investment descriptions between the United States of America and ASEAN community. Thus, ASEAN community must apply for old customer preservation policy and searching for new customers than abiding on old trade markets and to reduce commercial exploitations between one another.