North American Aluminum Associations Call for Increased Import Monitoring
The letter came ahead of a summit today in Mexico City highlighting the past and future of the North American aluminum trading relationship.
- The letter came ahead of a summit today in Mexico City highlighting the past and future of the North American aluminum trading relationship.
- In 2022, our nations traded more than $47 billion worth of aluminum and aluminum products across the region,” the letter notes.
- Increased Regional Aluminum Import Monitoring: Under the terms of the agreement removing Section 232 tariffs in favor of the USMCA, each country agreed to “establish an agreed-upon process for monitoring aluminum and steel trade between them.” In subsequent years, both the United States and Canada have stood up new or enhanced aluminum import monitoring programs, but Mexico has not.
- In 2019, the aluminum associations of North America jointly supported the removal of Section 232 tariffs on aluminum imports within the region.