E-MERCHANTS TRADE COUNCIL, INC.

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Lobbying Income

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Filings

Unique Clients

Active Period

2021–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	5	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
E-MERCHANTS TRADE COUNCIL, INC.	—	24	2021–2026

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	20
SENATE	18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	17
Treasury, Dept of	16
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	12
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)	8
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	5
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	3
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	2
Natl Security Agency (NSA)	2
Natl Security Council (NSC)	2
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	2
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	1
Small Business Administration (SBA)	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	21
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	11
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	2
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	1
Small Business	Small Business	1
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1
Transportation	Transportation	1
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (4)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

S. 2025119th Congress

CMV–22 Reliability and Readiness Enhancement Act

2025 · first_quarter · Client: E-MERCHANTS TRADE COUNCIL, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Treasury transfer of "customs revenue function" to DHS (T.D. 100-2); CBP NPRM on Entry on Low-Value Shipments (Docket No. USCBP-2025-0002); CBP NPRM on Trade and National Security Actions on Entry on Low-Value Shipments (Docket No. USCBP-2025-0003); American Trade Negotiation Priorities (House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Hearing on March 25, 2025); President's 2025 Trade Policy Agenda (Senate Finance Committee Hearing on April 8, 2025).

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: s 2025

S. 2934118th Congress

SHOP SAFE Act of 2023

2023 · fourth_quarter · Client: E-MERCHANTS TRADE COUNCIL, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

E-commerce; de minimis under 19 U.S.C. section 1321; WTO Moratorium on Electronic Transmissions; regulating digital goods; WTO Work Programme on Electronic Commerce; Customs modernization; EMTC 21st Century Customs Framework Proposal; Trade Modernization; INFORM Consumers Act; EU de minimis; S. 2934 SHOP SAFE Act risk management for IPR; U.S. digital trade policy; Ensure Accountability in De Minimis Act section right to make entry, section 3 data collection, section 4 fair retail value.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2934

S. 2934118th Congress

SHOP SAFE Act of 2023

2023 · fourth_quarter · Client: E-MERCHANTS TRADE COUNCIL, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 2934 SHOP SAFE Act risk management for IPR.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2934

S. 1421118th Congress

COOL Online Act

2023 · third_quarter · Client: E-MERCHANTS TRADE COUNCIL, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

E-commerce; de minimis under 19 U.S.C. section 1321; WTO Moratorium on Electronic Transmissions; regulating digital goods; WTO Work Programme on Electronic Commerce; Customs modernization; EMTC 21st Century Customs Framework Proposal; Trade Modernization; INFORM Consumers Act; EU de minimis; COOL Online Act (S. 1421).

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1421

Source: Senate LDA

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