The United States has successfully concluded discussions with Japan on satisfactory alternative means to address the threatened impairment to the national security posed by imports of steel articles and derivative steel articles from Japan. The United States and Japan have agreed to expand coordination involving trade remedies and customs matters, monitor bilateral steel and aluminum trade, cooperate on addressing non-market excess capacity and carbon intensity in these sectors, and annually review their arrangement and their ongoing cooperation.United States of America President Mr Joe Biden has signed a proclamation to establish a tariff-rate quota on imports of steel articles from Japan. Imports of steel articles from Japan in excess of the tariff-rate quota quantities shall remain subject to the duties. Steel eligible of this proclamation must be melted and poured in Japan in order to receive such treatment. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the United States Trade Representative, is authorized to take such actions as are necessary to ensure compliance with this requirement.The modifications to the HTSUS made by this proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 1 April 2022, and shall continue in effect, unless such actions are expressly reduced, modified, or terminated.
The United States has successfully concluded discussions with Japan on satisfactory alternative means to address the threatened impairment to the national security posed by imports of steel articles and derivative steel articles from Japan. The United States and Japan have agreed to expand coordination involving trade remedies and customs matters, monitor bilateral steel and aluminum trade, cooperate on addressing non-market excess capacity and carbon intensity in these sectors, and annually review their arrangement and their ongoing cooperation.United States of America President Mr Joe Biden has signed a proclamation to establish a tariff-rate quota on imports of steel articles from Japan. Imports of steel articles from Japan in excess of the tariff-rate quota quantities shall remain subject to the duties. Steel eligible of this proclamation must be melted and poured in Japan in order to receive such treatment. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the United States Trade Representative, is authorized to take such actions as are necessary to ensure compliance with this requirement.The modifications to the HTSUS made by this proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 1 April 2022, and shall continue in effect, unless such actions are expressly reduced, modified, or terminated.
