Trade Cases
June 14, 2018
Section 232 Auto Comments Due Next Week
Written by Sandy Williams
Foreign-made automobiles and parts may soon be facing tariffs if the administration is successful in its investigation to determine whether imports of automobiles and auto parts threaten to impair national security.
On May 23, the Commerce Department initiated a Section 232 investigation on imported automobiles and parts, noting that during the past 20 years imports of passenger vehicles have grown to 48 percent of the U.S. market.
