Tariffs

Statement on Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Reform Act

“ACC and our members would like thank Chairman Smith and all of the original co-sponsors for taking this important step towards MTB passage which shows real leadership on advancing a trade agenda which benefits businesses and consumers.”

ACC Oral Testimony for ITC Hearing on Section 232 and 301 Tariffs (July 2022)

U.S. Chemicals Industry Testifies Before USITC On Continued Harm Caused By Section 301 Tariffs

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) testified today before the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) as part of the ITC’s factfinding investigation into the “Economic Impact of Section 232 and 301 Tariffs on U.S. Industries” (Inv. No...

ACC Pre-Hearing Statement for ITC Section 232 and 301 Tariff Investigation

ACC Bipartisan Innovation Bill Conference Letter

ACC Supports Inclusion of Section 301 Exclusions Process in Final Conferenced Bipartisan Innovation Act

A vote is expected this week on a Motion to Instruct (MTI) proposed by Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) to include Section 73001 of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) (S.1260) in a final conferenced Bipartisan Innovation Act.

ACC Welcomes Reinstatement of Section 301 Tariff Exclusions

We hope that exclusions on more eligible products are granted and for a transparent review of all the Section 301 tariffs on products from China, including a comprehensive economic assessment of the tariffs’ impact on the U.S. chemicals industry, ...

New Analysis Shows Section 301 Tariffs Did Not Reduce Chemicals Trade with China

“We were surprised by this finding and expected that imports of chemicals from China would fall in line with declining imports from China overall,” said Ed Brzytwa, director of international trade at ACC.

Analysis of Section 301 Tariff Impacts on Chemicals Trade

Virtually every U.S. manufacturing industry has felt the damaging effects of trade policy uncertainty and high and broad tariffs over the past four years. The U.S. chemicals industry, the heart of all U.S. manufacturing, was among the hardest hit ...

ACC and CEFIC Welcome Resolution of U.S. Section 232 Tariffs and EU Retaliatory Tariffs

American Chemistry Council (ACC) President and CEO, Chris Jahn, and CEFIC Director General, Marco Mensink, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. and EU agreement to end the harmful tariffs impacting the transatlantic chemical indu...