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News Release 25-061
Inv. No(s). 332-607
Contact: Claire Huber, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) is undertaking a new factfinding investigation that will examine the global nonfat milk solids market and the export competitiveness of the nonfat milk solids industries in the United States and other major suppliers, such as Australia, Canada, select EU member states, and New Zealand.
This investigation, Nonfat Milk Solids: Competitive Conditions for the United States and Major Foreign Suppliers (Investigation No. 332-607), was requested by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in a letter received on April 23, 2025.
As requested, the USITC, an independent, nonpartisan federal agency, will prepare a public report that will provide, to the extent practicable:
- An overview of the global market for products containing high levels of nonfat milk solids in their various forms, including such factors as product end uses, consumption, production, and trade.
- Profiles of the industries producing and exporting products containing high levels of nonfat milk solids in the United States, Australia, Canada, select EU member states, New Zealand, and other countries as may be relevant, including information about domestic production, consumption, and export trends in these countries.
- A comparison of the competitive strengths and weaknesses of producers and exporters of nonfat milk solids products from the United States and other major exporting countries, focusing on factors affecting delivered costs, product differentiation, and reliability of supply, as well as government policies and programs that directly or indirectly affect the production and exports of nonfat milk solids products from these countries.
- An overview of the competitiveness of U.S. nonfat milk solids products relative to exports from the highlighted countries both in the U.S. market and in third-country markets.
The report will focus on the 2020-2024 period. The USITC expects to submit its report to USTR by March 23, 2026.
The USITC will hold a public hearing in connection with the investigation at 9:30 a.m. on July 28, 2025. A link to the hearing will be posted on the Commission’s website. Submit requests to appear at the hearing no later than 5:15 p.m. on July 14, 2025, with the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20436. See below for important information about filing a request to appear at a USITC hearing.
The USITC also welcomes written submissions for the record. Written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary of the Commission and should be submitted no later than 5:15 p.m. on October 14, 2025. All written submissions, except for confidential business information, will be available for public review. See below for important information about the filing of written submissions for USITC investigations.
FILING DOCUMENTS ONLINE: All filings to appear at the hearing and written submissions must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS). The USITC will not accept in-person, paper-based filings, or paper copies of electronic filings. If you have questions about electronic filing, contact the Office of the Secretary, Docket Services Division (EDIS3Help@usitc.gov) or consult the Commission’s Handbook on Filing Procedures.
Further information on the scope of the investigation is available in the USITC’s notice of investigation, dated May 20, 2025, which you can also download from the USITC website or obtain by contacting the Office of the Secretary at commissionhearings@usitc.gov.
ABOUT FACTFINDING INVESTIGATIONS: USITC general factfinding investigations, such as this one, cover matters related to tariffs, trade and competitiveness and are generally conducted under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 at the request of the U.S. Trade Representative, the House Committee on Ways and Means, or the Senate Committee on Finance. The resulting reports convey the Commission’s objective findings and independent analyses on the subjects investigated. The Commission makes no recommendations on policy or other matters in its general factfinding reports. Upon completion of each investigation, the USITC submits its findings and analyses to the requester. General factfinding investigation reports are subsequently released to the public unless they are classified by the requester for national security reasons.