According to foreign media reports, the US Department of Commerce announced on Monday (March 19) that companies wishing to seek exemptions from US steel and aluminum product tariffs need to apply for each steel or aluminum product separately.

The federal communiqué shows that the quantity and quality of domestic sources of metal products in the United States, and whether imported products threaten the national security of the United States, will be used as an evaluation standard for the immunity of applications for imported products.

Individuals and organizations applying for exemptions must provide a comprehensive description of a specific product, performance, and quantity. The exemption application will be posted on the regulations.gov website for 30 days for external comment.

In the United States, producers of metal products that oppose immunity are also required to provide special instructions, including their production capacity and effectiveness in the United States, as well as the transportation time of their products compared to imported similar products. The company's production capacity.

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in his speech: "These application procedures will enable the authorities to further optimize the tariff policy to ensure that these policies can protect our homeland security while reducing the impact on the U.S. industry. The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security will be exempted from exemptions. Application procedures, and the United States domestic industry also need to apply for exemption through this fair and transparent process.” The Ministry of Commerce's decision will also be announced on the regulations.gov website.

US President Trump signed an executive order on March 8, which will impose a tariff of 25% and 10% on imported steel and aluminum products. Many experts and government officials criticized China's excessive dumping of steel products. Overseas trading partners also expressed their anger and threatened to use retaliation measures to counter the unreasonable use of trade remedy regulations by the United States. On the surface, the US trade remedy regulations can be used only during wars in the country in accordance with the provisions of international law. Trump stated that before the NAFTA revision measures are introduced, Canada and Mexico will obtain temporary immunity, while other countries will need to apply for exemption from the US government based on their importance to US homeland security.