The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Nov. 7:
The Commerce Department's Office of Inspector General announced that it has begun an audit of the Section 232 tariff exclusion process, with the objective of determining whether the Bureau of Industry and Security and International Trade Administration are adhering to the procedures to review those product exclusion requests, and whether "decisions are reached in a consistent and transparent manner."
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Nov. 2:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Oct. 31:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Oct. 29:
The Commerce Department has addressed less than a quarter of 4,000 exclusion requests submitted for the Section 232 tariffs on imported aluminum, the Aluminum Association said in its weekly email update. So far, Commerce has granted 763 exclusions and denied 142, it said. The rest are still under consideration, the group said. The Aluminum Association also released an updated exclusion request tracking document with all the requests posted through Oct. 18.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Oct. 26:
South Africa's government welcomed product exclusions from tariffs on 161 aluminum and 36 steel products it exports to the U.S., but continues to push for a countrywide exemption. A government press release said aluminum foil, aluminum plates, sheets and strip were spared from tariffs. Steel hot rolled bars, hot rolled sheets, cold rolled sheets, steel plates and steel coils also received exclusions. Trade Minister Rob Davies met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in July, the government said. "The exemption of some of the aluminum and steel lines confirms that South Africa remains a source of strategic primary and secondary products used in further value added manufacturing in the US, does not threaten US national security and contributes to jobs in both countries," the release said.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notice for Oct. 25:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Oct. 17: