The Bureau of Industry and Security is accepting input no later than Sept. 9 on a new Section 232 investigation to determine the effects on national security of imports of wind turbines and their parts and components. This investigation could result in the imposition of additional tariffs on imports of these products.
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, data, analyses, or other information pertinent to this investigation. Among other things, BIS is interested in the following.
- current and projected demand for covered goods in the U.S.
- the extent to which domestic production can meet that demand
- the role of foreign supply chains, particularly major exporters, in meeting that demand
- the concentration of U.S. imports from a small number of suppliers or foreign nations and the associated risks
- the impact of foreign government subsidies and predatory trade practices on U.S. industry competitiveness
- the economic impact of artificially suppressed prices due to foreign unfair trade practices and state-sponsored overproduction
- the potential for export restrictions by foreign nations or for foreign control or exploitation of the supply chain
- the ability of foreign nations to weaponize their control over supplies of covered products or of foreign persons to weaponize the capabilities or attributes of foreign-built wind turbines
- the feasibility of increasing domestic capacity to reduce import reliance
- the impact of current trade policies on domestic production and whether additional measures, including tariffs or quotas, are necessary to protect national security
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