The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security announced in a federal notice that it is opening a comment period as it weighs expanding the list of goods made from steel and aluminum that face a 50% tariff, a report in Thursday’s RV Industry Association (RVIA) newsletter said.
President Donald Trump first levied a 25% duty on certain steel and aluminum imports during his first term, which he expanded to all countries shortly after returning to the White House. He then doubled the tariff at the beginning of June.
The comment period began Monday, Sept. 15 and will run to Sept. 29, per the Commerce Department’s notice.
RVIA has submitted comments opposing the inclusion of RV-related products.
Additionally, RVIA continues to meet with agency officials at the United States Trade Representative, the Department of Commerce, and with Congressional champions to educate them on products important to the RV industry that are unavailable domestically, the RVIA report said.
Beyond steel and aluminum, RVIA reported that it was pleased to see that the Trump administration is aware of lauan’s importance and unavailability domestically, which RVIA said is evidenced by its inclusion on Annex III in the Executive Order Modifying the Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs, which was published on Sept. 5.
Members with product-specific concerns can reach out to RVIA Director of Federal Affairs Samantha Rocci at srocci@rvia.org
