1. On January 11, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to the President a report on the Secretary’s investigation into the effect of imports of steel mill articles (steel articles) on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The Secretary found and…
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A Proclamation: Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States (Ukraine)
1. On January 11, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to the President a report on the Secretary’s investigation into the effect of imports of steel mill articles (steel articles) on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The…
Remarks by President Biden on New Actions to Protect U.S. Steel and Shipbuilding Industry from China’s Unfair Practices | Pittsburgh, PA
United Steelworkers HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2:29 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Pittsburgh. (Applause.) Please have a seat. Robert, thank you for that introduction and for sharing your story about being a third-generation steelworker and a Marine Corps veteran. Where are you? Are you over on this side? There you are. Well, I want to thank you…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Philadelphia, PA
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9:00 A.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Hey, everybody. Okay, so good morning. Thanks for joining us to — sorry — thanks for joining us so bright and early. I have one quick thing at the top. As you all know, today, at the — I’m going to…
Bill Signing: H.R. 8351
On Thursday, July 21, 2022, the President signed into law: H.R. 8351, the “Formula Act,” which amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula products, and for other purposes. Thank you to Senators Lee, Wyden, and Crapo, and Representatives Blumenauer, DelBene, Larson,…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity
Newly announced initial partners represent about 90 percent of the Western Hemisphere’s GDP At the opening ceremony of the Summit of the Americas, President Biden announced the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (Americas Partnership), a historic new initiative to drive the hemisphere’s economic growth, tackle the core issues that will define the coming decades, and…
A Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States
1. On January 19, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to the President a report on the Secretary’s investigation into the effect of imports of aluminum articles on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The Secretary found and advised…
Proclamation on Increasing Duties on Certain Articles from the Russian Federation
1. On April 8, 2022, I signed the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act (19 U.S.C. 2434 note) (Suspending NTR Act). Section 3(a) of the Suspending NTR Act suspended nondiscriminatory tariff treatment for products of the Russian Federation and of the Republic of Belarus, and imposed the rates of duty set forth…
A Proclamation to Modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and for Other Purposes
1. Section 1205(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the “1988 Act”) (Public Law 100-418, 102 Stat. 1107, 1150 (19 U.S.C. 3005(a))) directs the United States International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) to keep the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) under continuous review and periodically to recommend to the President…
Office of Textiles
USTR’s Office of Textiles is responsible for international trade negotiations affecting textile and apparel products, at the multilateral, regional and bilateral levels, with a particular emphasis on opening foreign markets to U.S. domestic producers. The Textiles Office is responsible for ongoing liaison and contact with Congress and domestic stakeholders – including brands, retailers and domestic…
