Comments on the U.S. Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Trade Policy Staff Committee of the United States Trade Representative on the prospect of the United States’ participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement (TPP). RILA strongly supports the negotiation of a comprehensive free trade agreement with the proposed participants (Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam) and believes membership in the TPP will enhance political and economic ties among partner nations and create the foundation for a broader economic alliance in Asia.