[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4523]
[From the U.S. 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 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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