the ability to participate in the exclusion process from steel tariffs,” Souhrada pointed out, noting that the rules aren’t as stringent with the section 301 tariffs on goods imported from China. “Even so, the process itself has been rife with errors ever since it started in 2018 and our members would like to see something that’s a little bit easier to use.”
Battling the Reverse Effect Asked what other challenges that
NAFEM members have been dealing with since the tariffs were put in place, Souhrada says the biggest issues related to section 232 have been 1) getting stainless steel, and 2) getting stainless steel at “prices they felt were competitive with the rest of the world.”
For section 301, members have faced challenges getting component parts from other parts of the world. “The section 301 tariffs really didn’t [get] to the root of the problem, which is China’s unfair labor practices,” Souhrada points out. “Instead, much like the steel tariffs, [Section 301] tariffs are attacks on manufacturing. Instead of taxing the bad actors, it’s a tax on manufacturing here in the U.S.” Even with a new administration in the White House, the tariffs may stay in place in at least some form for the immediate future. “It’s unlikely that the Biden administration will remove these tariffs completely,” Souhrada predicted. “I say that because they’ve made a point in saying that they’re strongly for union labor and there is a
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