The US Department of Commerce has updated the rebuttal system procedures for Section 232 product exclusion requests to continue to ensure a transparent and fair process. This new rebuttal process is now available to all US businesses which have not received a final determination.
"The Department of Commerce and the Bureau of Industry and Security have made an unprecedented effort to ensure American businesses are not unduly harmed by Section 232 tariffs," said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. "These updates will help perfect the process to ensure a fair hearing for all parties involved."
Exclusion requesters will have seven days from the opening of the rebuttal period to submit rebuttals. Objectors to exclusion requests will then have a seven-day surrebuttal period to post responses, which will be opened once rebuttals are posted by the Department and the case file is reopened.