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U.S. tire industry harmed by Korea, Taiwan, Thailand tire imports -trade panel

Published 06/23/2021, 01:35 PM
Updated 06/23/2021, 05:29 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Michelin Formula One tires are prepared for racing in the pits at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, June 29, 2006.   REUTERS/John Gress/File Photo

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Michelin Formula One tires are prepared for racing in the pits at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, June 29, 2006. REUTERS/John Gress/File Photo

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) said on Wednesday that U.S. manufacturers are "materially injured" by imports of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

The ITC also found subsidized passenger tires from Vietnam injure domestic manufacturers.

The U.S. Commerce Department as a result of the order "will issue antidumping duty orders on imports of these products from Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, and a countervailing duty order on imports of these products from Vietnam," the ITC said.

The Commerce Department declined to comment.

The ITC also found imports of tire products from Vietnam sold in the United States at less than fair value "are negligible and voted to terminate the antidumping duty investigation concerning Vietnam."

In 2020, the Commerce Department opened investigations into vehicle tire imports from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam in response to petitions filed by the United Steelworkers (USW) representing workers at U.S. tire plants.

The union praised the ITC determination.

"We’re grateful that the ITC affirmed what USW members see every day: a deliberate effort to undercut our domestic industry and overtake our market,” USW International President Tom Conway said in a statement.

Kevin Johnsen, who chairs the USW’s Rubber/Plastics Industry Conference, said that the current system is "clearly broken." He added: "Before we can get remedies, we must demonstrate harm in the form of lost jobs and reduced market share. By that time, American workers are already suffering."

The union won orders on imported vehicle tires from China in 2015, and Chinese imports have since shrunk dramatically, allowing the domestic industry to invest in new capacity, the union said last year.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Michelin Formula One tires are prepared for racing in the pits at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, June 29, 2006.   REUTERS/John Gress/File Photo

The United States imported $4.4 billion in tires from the four nations in 2020. The USW said previously tire imports from the four countries had risen nearly 20% since 2017, reaching 85.3 million tires in 2019.

The USW represents workers at Michelin (PA:MICP), Goodyear, Cooper, Sumitomo and Yokohama tire plants in Ohio, Arkansas, North Carolina, Kansas, Indiana, Virginia, New York and Alabama.

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