Swedish electric-vehicle (EV) maker Polestar moved one step further in avoiding major tariffs imposed on Chinese-made cars on Wednesday when the automaker said it began production of its Polestar 3 SUV in the United States. Steep tariffs recently imposed by U.S. and Europe on cars made in China have prompted many automakers to speed up … Read More
The Biden Administration has more than doubled the volumes of solar cell imports that would be allowed to enter the United States tariff-free to help solar module producers relying on imported materials. Tariffs on solar cell imports were introduced by former President Donald Trump to protect small American solar-product makers from competition from cheaper materials … Read More
Aluminum imports into the U.S. have surged in recent years, with some product categories seeing a 380% increase since 2015. Many countries have already been found guilty of dumping aluminum into the U.S. at artificially low prices. The toll on aluminum industry jobs has already mounted to nearly 20,000 as well as many plant closures. … Read More
“Chinese companies continue to abuse U.S. trade laws,” said Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, in a press release. “It is necessary that we tighten customs oversight of low-value imports entering the United States to combat these abuses of tariff-free entry procedures.” Read the article.
On Monday, the US Department of Commerce announced anti-dumping tariffs between 21.77 percent and 218.15 percent on more than a dozen Chinese companies for exports of glass wine bottles to the US. The preliminary ruling followed an anti-dumping investigation into glass wine bottles from China, Chile and Mexico, according to the China Trade Remedies Information … Read More
Steel and aluminum producers in Canada are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to swiftly impose new tariffs on Chinese products, saying metals from the Asian powerhouse are flooding the Canadian market and threatening local jobs. Catherine Cobden, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Steel Producers Association, told a news conference in Ottawa … Read More
Excessive imports siphon demand for goods and services away from American producers and drive the government to run a budget deficit to cover that gap. This shortfall in demand in the U.S. produces a recession-like effect because it means that the dollars earned by Americans are not being re-spent into the U.S. economy to employ … Read More
Sharpie pen maker Newell Brands is moving some production of kitchen appliances out of China and has relocated manufacturing for its writing business to Tennessee as it faces “uncertainty” on tariffs ahead of the U.S. presidential election, Newell CEO Chris Peterson said. Peterson specified in the interview the supply-chain changes are not a response to … Read More
The Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association has pushed strongly for alignment with U.S. policy so that the more than $40 billion in Canadian EV industry investments announced over the past four years can have room to succeed. “Because on the basis of strong competition, a fair playing field, it encourages us to invest heavily, employ deeply.” … Read More
Two Georgia companies have asked the U.S. government to slap hefty tariffs on golf carts being imported from China, arguing that they are receiving unfair subsidies that undercut U.S. competition and workers. More than 3,000 Georgians work for the companies making golf carts. Makers say 3,000 jobs are at risk. Read the article.
