Q. A company will be closing their doors sometime next year. The production work is being transferred to their headquarters in Japan. USDOL's web site does not identify Japan as being part of the US Free Trade Agreement, but the web site also references eligibility based on other international relationships (i.e., the Andean Trade Preference Act). Should company officials file a TAA petition with USDOL even though it does not appear that Japan is part of the US Free Trade Agreement?
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According to my contact at USDOL, if the product that will be produced in Japan is going to be returned to the United States, a TAA petition should be filed.
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