The Department of Commerce has issued an interim final rule codifying the procedures it announced in June for extending the Section 232 tariff on imported automobile parts to additional parts. Comments on these procedures are due no later than Nov. 3.
Under this rule domestic producers of automobiles or auto parts, or any industry association representing one or more such producers, will be able to submit inclusion requests during two-week windows that will open four times annually in January, April, July, and October. The first window will open Oct. 1, 2025, and all subsequent periods will open on the first of the prescribed months.
Requests must include the following information to be considered valid.
- clear identification of the requestor
- precise description of the article at issue
- the eight- or ten-digit HTSUS classification requested to be included
- an explanation of why the article is an auto parts article
- pertinent information on the affected domestic industry
- statistics on imports and domestic production
- a description of how and to what extent imports have increased in a manner that threatens to impair national security or otherwise undermine Section 232 auto tariff objectives
The DOC will review requests on a rolling basis during each two-week window. Following that period a non-confidential version of each valid request will be posted on regulations.gov and open for public comment for 14 days. The DOC will make its final determination within 60 days of receiving the request and a Federal Register notice will then be issued announcing any modifications to the list of auto parts subject to the Section 232 tariffs.
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