Trump Administration Launches Investigation into Auto Imports
President Trump has instructed Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to initiate an investigation to determine if imports of automobiles, including SUVs, vans and light trucks, and automotive parts into the U.S. threaten national security.
U.S. Commerce Dept. Recommends Tariffs, Quotas on Steel Imports
The U.S. Department of Commerce has recommended that President Donald Trump impose tariffs and quotas on imported steel from China and other countries.
USTMA’s Forristall Luke Pens Opinion on Trump Administration Action on Steel Imports
The U.S. Tire Manufacturer Association President and CEO Anne Forristall Luke recently authored an opinion piece for The Hill to address the negative impact the Trump Administration’s action on steel imports could have on tire manufacturing in the U.S.
USTMA Testifies in Steel Imports Investigation
The U.S. Department of Commerce is investigating the national security implications of steel imports. In a recent testimony, the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) urged specific types of tire cord-quality steel wire rod be excluded from the investigation.
DOC Finds Dumping of TBR Imports from China
The Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the anti-dumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of TBR tires from China yesterday afternoon and has found that truck and bus tires from China are being dumped in the U.S. at less than fair value. To level the playing field as a result of
DOC Decreases Tariffs on 2013-14 OTR Imports
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided to lower the tariffs imposed on OTR tires imported from the People’s Republic of China from September 1, 2013 – Aug. 31, 2014. On Oct. 9, 2015, the DOC published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain pneumatic OTR tires
ITC Stops Investigations into Chinese OTR Imports, Continues India, Sri Lanka Probe
The United States International Trade Commission voted to stop investigations against OTR tire imports from China. However, the commission voted to continue its investigation against imported OTR tires from India and Sri Lanka. There is “a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires
DOC Moves on AD, CVD Investigations of TBR Imports from China
The Department of Commerce (DOC) initiated antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations against certain imported truck and bus tires from China on Feb. 19. The USW first petitioned against Chinese-made TBR tires on Jan. 29. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determination in this case on
DOC Investigates OTR Imports from China, India
The Department of Commerce will initiate an anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on imports of certain pneumatic OTR tires from China and India. The DOC will also conduct a CVD investigation of certain pneumatic OTR tires from Sri Lanka. The investigations follow petitions from the USW and Titan International to the U.S. International
The War on Imports
“Rinse and repeat.” Handy instructions on the back of a shampoo bottle. Also short-hand for witnessing the same sad thing over and over. An infinite loop of loopy. Like the movie “Groundhog Day,” only not nearly as funny. Titan International opened 2016 by filing petitions claiming “material injury” from imported OTR tires being “dumped” on