Padgett explained that the vote sent a message that Congress is willing to protect U.S. industrial manufacturers with legislation that opens markets and maintains America?EUR??,,????'?????<

The Peru FTA benefits both U.S. industrial manufacturers and American workers, adds Padgett. Some 80 percent of U.S. exports of consumer and industrial products to Peru will become duty-free immediately, with remaining tariffs phased out over 10 years. And, the FTA will allow trade in remanufactured goods, a growing market for some AEM members. Also, a Peru FTA helps ensure that U.S. companies and their workers will have access to Peru?EUR??,,????'?????<