[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 40 (Friday, April 12, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E517-E518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND THE U.S. IMPORT DUTY 
               ON CERTAIN CUSTOM-MADE AUTOMOTIVE MAGNETS

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                        HON. DONALD A. MANZULLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 11, 2002

  Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer legislation that 
would suspend temporarily, through December 31, 2005, the rate of duty 
applicable to imports into the United States of certain custom-made 
automotive magnets. These components are incorporated into sensors used 
in the automotive industry. A company in the district I am proud to 
represent manufactures these sensors in Freeport, Illinois.
  These automotive magnets possess unique formulations to meet the 
exacting design and performance requirements of my constituent company. 
Because these parts are custom designed, and given the fact that my 
constituent company paid for the tooling and development costs 
associated with customizing these products, we know that the only 
qualified manufacturers of these parts are outside the United States.
  Because there is no substitute domestically manufactured product 
currently benefiting from

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the present 2.1 percent duty rate on these components, no adverse 
impact on a domestic producer or industry is anticipated should my 
legislation be enacted. At the same time, I know its enactment would be 
beneficial to some good, hard working people in my district. It makes 
no sense to impose an import duty on a product where there is no 
domestic manufacturer. I therefore urge my colleagues to support 
inclusion of this legislation into the Miscellaneous Tariff Correction 
bill to be moved later this year.

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