On Monday, July 16, 2018, the Commerce Department will post a notice in the Federal Register cancelling one of the days of the two-day public hearing associated with the investigation the Department is conducting to determine whether imports of automobiles, including cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks, and automotive parts threaten to impair the national
Section 232 (Auto and Automotive Parts)
Section 232 Investigation on Imports of Autos and Auto Parts – Comment Period Extended
By Frances P. Hadfield & Yun Gao on
On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register an extended commenting schedule in the Section 232 investigation on U.S. imports of automobiles, including cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks, and automotive parts.
Commerce is now extending that comment period by a week from the initial deadline.
Interested parties are…
Commerce Publishes Details for Section 232 Public Hearing on Imports of Autos and Auto Parts
By Daniel Cannistra, John Brew, Spencer Toubia & Cherie Walterman on
On May 23, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of automobiles, including cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks, and automotive parts. This investigation has been initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended.
On May 30, 2018, the…
Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation into Imports of Autos and Automotive Parts
According to a May 23 U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) press release, “U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended. The investigation will determine whether imports of automobiles, including SUVs, vans and light trucks, and automotive parts into the United States…