Senators Urge Action on Mexican Steel Imports
12/15/2023 - A group of U.S. senators have expressed alarm over surging steel imports from Mexico and are asking the Biden administration to either implement a previously agreed-upon export monitoring arrangement or take aggressive steps to counter shipments into the country.
In a letter to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, the senators said the rising Mexican steel imports violate a 2019 agreement that ended Section 232 tariffs on Mexican and Canadian steel in exchange for the removal of retaliatory tariffs. The senators also said the increasing imports threaten U.S. national security and its manufacturing base.
“Failure to conclude an export monitoring agreement due to the unwillingness or inability of the Mexican government is unacceptable. We urge the administration to set a clear deadline for the implementation of an export monitoring agreement. If
Mexico fails to meet this deadline or proves unable or unwilling to effectively enforce the 2019 Joint Agreement, we respectfully urge the administration to take aggressive action to counter the increase of Mexican steel imports,” they wrote.
You can read the full letter here.
