USITC Finds That Aluminum Extrusions from 13 Countries Do Not Injure U.S. Markets
In November of 2024 the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced a preliminary investigation for possible antidumping and countervailing duty to be assessed for aluminum extrusions from China, Columbia, Dominican Republic, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malayasia, Mexico, South Kores, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. Based information in the preliminary phase there is a reasonable indication that aluminum extrusion imports were subsidized by their government, from these countries. The USITC finished its investigation and has determined that the imports to the U.S. do not injure U.S. Industry and has announced a negative determination and the investigation is now over.
Four New Textile Companies have Been Added to the UFPLA Entity List
On October 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the addition of four companies to the section of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Consolidated Entity List,
The four new additions, effective November 1, 2024, are:
The entire Entity List can be found at: UFLPA Entity List | Homeland Security
BIS Proposed Rule to Secure Connected Vehicle Supply Chains Draw Strong Responses
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would prohibit the sale or import of connected vehicles integrating specific pieces of hardware and software, or those components sold separately, with a sufficient nexus to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or Russia. BIS and its Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) have found that certain technologies originating from the PRC or Russia present an undue risk to both U.S. critical infrastructure and those who use connected vehicles. A BIS Press release can be found at: https://www.bis.gov/press-release/commerce-announces-proposed-rule-secure-connected-vehicle-supply-chains-foreign.
Reaction to the language of the notice has been negative as being too broad. Most commentators agreed that controls are needed, but they should be more specific to what should be controlled. These rules could affect the manufacture of most cars rather than the targeted systems. Also, the effective year of 2027 would be very hard to reach since designs and software are procured more than 3 years out. Almost all automobile associations have submitted comments as well as many auto companies.