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Draft Section 232 autos report includes three options for Trump

January 15, 2019 at 2:26 PM
The latest draft of the Commerce Department’s Section 232 report on the national security implications of auto and auto parts imports includes three different remedy options President Trump could consider as he weighs whether to impose import restrictions, industry sources tell Inside U.S. Trade. A blanket tariff on autos and auto parts ranging from 20-25 percent is one of the options, according to these sources. Another would involve narrowly tailored tariffs on automated, connected, electric and shared (ACES)...


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