There have been quite a few pieces of legislation introduced over the Summer in both the House and Senate, with the aim of curbing the President’s authority to unilaterally impose tariffs on our international trading partners. Overall, there are four main avenues in the proposed legislation.  The bills have bipartisan co-sponsorship, in most cases, with … Continue reading Scores of Bills Introduced to Constrain Executive Branch Use of Tariffs →

Negotiations began Tuesday between Canada and the United States to seek to conclude a trilateral modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), following the announcement Monday of the conclusion of U.S.-Mexican talks. On Wednesday, NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons joined with Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) President and CEO Dennis Darby to … Continue reading US-Canada Trade Talks Continue; Joint NAM-Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Release →

From the National Association of Manufacturers On Wednesday, Aug. 29, President Trump issued additional section 232 steel and aluminum proclamations with the following adjustments: Product Exclusion Opportunities for Imports from Quota Countries: Both proclamations provide an opportunity for U.S. companies to request exclusions for products not made or avaialable in sufficient quantities that they are … Continue reading President Issues Updated Steel/Aluminum Section 232 Proclamations to Create Exclusion Process for Quota Countries and Make Other Adjustments →

6530 Product Exclusion (PE) Requests, as of July 18, 2018 385 Objections to Product Exclusion Requests, as of July 18, 2018 (There is a 30-day comment period after a PE is posted, for Objections to be filed.) We do not know the lag-time between submission and posting for Objections. 1017 Decisions posted as of August … Continue reading Section 232 Product Exclusion Requests for Bar, Rod & Wire – by the Numbers →

August 14: Canada considers Safeguard measures (tariffs) on Steel plate, Hot-rolled sheet, Pre-painted steel, Energy tubular products, Wire rod, Concrete reinforcing bar and Stainless steel wire.  The Canadian Department of Finance is accepting comments through August 29th. August 13: The US raised the tariff on imports of Turkish Steel to 50%, related to the house … Continue reading Section 232 – Global Steel Tariffs – 25% (and Aluminum – 10%) →

– by the National Association of Manufacturers In a formal announcement on August 16, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced the Vice Minister Wang Shouwen would lead a Chinese delegation to Washington in late August – dates that later reports indicate will be August 22-23 – to engage in negotiations on trade challenges with … Continue reading China Ministry of Commerce: Delegation Traveling to Washington for Exploratory Trade Talks →

July 6: $34 billion in US imports from China (List 1) – 25% tariffs imposed, mostly agricultural and consumer products. China retaliates, simultaneously, US exports to China (List 1), with 25% tariffs on 545 items of US exports, primarily agricultural and automotive products.  AWPA submitted comments on this action, requesting the inclusion of wire and … Continue reading Section 301 – Chinese Violation of Intellectual Property →

On June 27, 2018, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) and two of its members – Sim-Tex LP, a Texas-based importer and wholesaler of steel pipe, and Kurt Orban Parts LLC, a California-based importer of a variety of steel products – filed a complaint with the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) regarding Section … Continue reading AIIS and Member Companies File Lawsuit against Section 232 →