Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
| Published date | 23 May 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 23983 |
| Record Number | 2019-10999 |
| Section | Presidential Documents |
| Court | Executive Office Of The President |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 23983-23985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10999]
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Vol. 84
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No. 100
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Part VIThe President-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Proclamation 9893--Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
Proclamation 9894--Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 100 / Thursday, May 23, 2019 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 9893 of May 19, 2019
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United
States
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. On January 19, 2018, the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his
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 me of his opinion that aluminum articles were
being imported into the United States in such
quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten
to impair the national security of the United States.
2. In Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting
Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), I
concurred in the Secretary's finding that aluminum
articles were being imported into the United States in
such quantities and under such circumstances as to
threaten to impair the national security of the United
States, and decided to adjust the imports of aluminum
articles, as defined in clause 1 of Proclamation 9704,
by imposing a 10 percent ad valorem tariff on such
articles imported from most countries.
3. In Proclamation 9704, I further stated that any
country with which we have a security relationship is
welcome to discuss with the United States alternative
ways to address the threatened impairment of the
national security caused by imports from that country,
and noted that, should the United States and any such
country arrive at a satisfactory alternative means to
address the threat to the national security such that I
determine that imports from that country no longer
threaten to impair the national security, I may remove
or modify the restriction on aluminum articles imports
from that country and, if necessary, adjust the tariff
as it applies to other countries, as the national
security interests of the United States require.
4. The United States has successfully concluded
discussions with Canada and Mexico on satisfactory
alternative means to address the threatened impairment
of the national security posed by aluminum imports from
Canada and Mexico. The United States has agreed on a
range of measures with Canada and Mexico to prevent the
importation of aluminum that is unfairly subsidized or
sold at dumped prices, to prevent the transshipment of
aluminum, and to monitor for and avoid import surges.
These measures are expected to allow imports of
aluminum from Canada and Mexico to remain stable at
historical levels without meaningful increases, thus
permitting the domestic capacity utilization to remain
reasonably commensurate with the target level
recommended in the Secretary's report. In my judgment,
these measures will provide effective, long-term
alternative means to address the contribution of these
countries' imports to the threatened impairment of the
national security.
5. In light of these agreements, I have determined
that, under the framework in the agreements, imports of
aluminum from Canada and Mexico will no longer threaten
to impair the national security, and thus I have
decided to exclude Canada and Mexico from the tariff
proclaimed in Proclamation 9704, as amended. The United
States will monitor the implementation and
effectiveness of these measures in addressing our
national security needs, and I may revisit this
determination as appropriate.
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6. In light of my determination to exclude, on a long-
term basis, these countries from the tariff proclaimed
in Proclamation 9704, as amended, I have considered
whether it is necessary and appropriate in light of our
national security interests to make any corresponding
adjustments to such tariff as it applies to other
countries. I have determined that, in light of the
agreed-upon measures with Canada and Mexico, it is
necessary and appropriate, at this time, to maintain
the current tariff level as it applies to other
countries.
7. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as
amended, authorizes the President to adjust the imports
of an article and its derivatives that are being
imported into the United States in such quantities or
under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the
national security.
8. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
the substance of statutes affecting import treatment,
and actions thereunder, including the removal,
modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of
duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by the authority vested in me
by the Constitution and the laws of the United States
of America, including section 232 of the Trade
Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, section 301 of title
3, United States Code, and section 604 of the Trade Act
of 1974, as amended, do hereby proclaim as follows:
(1) Clause 2 of Proclamation 9704, as amended, is
further amended in the second sentence by deleting the
``and'' before ``(c)'' and inserting before the period
at the end: ``, and (d) on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time on May 20, 2019, from all countries
except Argentina, Australia, Canada, and Mexico''.
(2) The ``Article description'' for heading
9903.85.01, in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the
HTSUS, is amended by replacing ``of Australia'' with
``of Australia, of Canada, of Mexico''.
(3) The modifications made by clauses 1 and 2 of
this proclamation shall be effective with respect to
goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time on May 20, 2019, and shall
continue in effect, unless such actions are expressly
reduced, modified, or terminated.
(4) Any imports of aluminum articles from Canada
and Mexico that were admitted into a U.S. foreign trade
zone under ``privileged foreign status'' as defined in
19 CFR 146.41, prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time on May 20, 2019, shall not be subject upon entry
for consumption made after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time on May 20, 2019, to the additional 10 percent ad
valorem rate of duty imposed by Proclamation 9704, as
amended.
(5) Any provision of previous proclamations and
Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the actions
taken in this proclamation is superseded to the extent
of such inconsistency.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
nineteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two
thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
third.
(Presidential Sig.)
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