Taxes, Tariffs & Trade

Steel/aluminum tariffs debate continues; exclusion process explained

Paul Nathanson, executive director of the Coalition of America Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU), recently published an editorial in the sheet metal Industry’s SNIPS […]


09.24.2019

China reduces tariffs; U.S. postpones tariff increases ahead of negotiations

The U.S. and China return to the negotiating table in October to continue addressing trade issues. In the meantime, as […]


09.24.2019

DOE evaluating potential new energy-saving standards

In its suggested updates to the Process Rule (see related article in the NAFEM in Action section), DOE proposed to […]


08.27.2019

Industry awaits final DOE interim waiver rule

NAFEM and many others have provided feedback to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on its proposed rule to address current delays in requests […]


08.27.2019

NAFEM secures additional exclusions from China import tariffs

Through its comments submitted to and testimony before the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), NAFEM helped secure 41 product exclusions from the final List 1 and List 2 of the Section […]


08.27.2019

Update on Mexico’s NOM requirements

NAFEM member Mark Sanford, chief engineer-compliance, Unified Brands, Conyers, Ga., has been working to better understand Mexico’s new requirements to […]


08.27.2019

Reminder: New portal launched for steel/aluminum tariff exclusion requests

Tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel currently impact all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Korea. […]


08.27.2019

USMCA discussions continue during August recess

House Democrats continued to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and his team during the August Congressional recess to […]


08.27.2019

Most recent round of U.S. – China negotiations conclude with little progress

Trade negotiations between the U.S. and China concluded July 31 without achieving significant progress. Since then, China has allowed its […]


08.27.2019

Reminder: New portal launched for steel/aluminum tariff exclusion requests

Although the U.S. has removed Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada and Mexico, tariffs continue for […]


07.23.2019