[House Document 115-111]
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NOTIFICATION ON THE DETERMINATION OF TARIFF INCREASES
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THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
NOTIFICATION OF A DETERMINATION ON TARIFF INCREASES ON THE IMPORTATION
OF ALUMINUM AND STEEL, PURSUANT TO 19 U.S.C. 1862(c)(2); PUBLIC LAW 87-
794, SEC. 232 (PUBLIC LAW 100-418, SEC. 1501(a)(3); (102 STAT. 1258)
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April 9, 2018.--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered
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The White House,
Washington, April 6, 2018.
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: On January 11, 2018, the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his
investigation into the effects of imports of steel mill
articles on the national security of the United States under
section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19
U.S.C. 1862). On January 19, 2018, the Secretary transmitted to
me a report on his investigation into the effects of imports of
aluminum articles on the national security of the United States
under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as
amended.
On March 8, 2018, I took action under section 232 of the
Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, to adjust imports of
aluminum and steel by imposing a 10 percent ad valorem tariff
on aluminum articles and a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on
steel articles imported from all countries except Canada and
Mexico, effective March 23, 2018 (Proclamations 9704 and 9705).
I concurred with the Secretary's respective findings that
aluminum and steel articles are being imported into the United
States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to
threaten to impair the national security of the United States.
In my judgment, these tariffs are necessary and appropriate in
light of the many factors I have considered, including the
Secretary's reports, the failure of countries to agree on
measures to reduce global excess capacity, the continued high
level of imports since the beginning of the year, and special
circumstances that exist with respect to Canada and Mexico.
On March 22, 2018, I modified the section 232 tariffs on
aluminum and steel imports to temporarily suspend the tariffs
for certain countries before they took effect (Proclamations
9710 and 9711). Tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the member
countries of the European Union, and South Korea are suspended
until May 1, 2018, pending discussions regarding satisfactory,
long-term alternative means to address the threatened
impairment to the national security of the United States. Any
country with a security relationship with the United States not
currently exempted remains welcome to discuss with us a
possible exemption based on alternative means to address the
threatened impairment to the national security of the United
States caused by imports of aluminum and steel articles from
that country.
On March 8, 2018, I also authorized a process for directly
affected parties to apply for an exclusion for specific
aluminum or steel products that they need. The Secretary, in
consultation with other Administration officials, will evaluate
exclusion requests for products, taking into account national
security considerations. In that evaluation, the Secretary will
consider whether a product is produced in the United States of
a satisfactory quality or in a sufficient and reasonably
available amount. The Department of Commerce has published an
interim final rule establishing this process. 83 Fed. Reg. 53,
12106 (March 19, 2018).
Sincerely,
Donald J. Trump.
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