Commerce announces auto parts tariff ‘inclusions’ process

The Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration has announced a quarterly process for domestic producers to request the inclusion of additional auto parts on a list of goods subject to U.S. national security duties, with the first submission period set to open next week. Commerce established the process pursuant to President Trump’s March proclamation imposing 25 percent duties on automobiles and certain auto parts under Section 232 if the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, according to a June 24 statement issued...