UPDATED – MTB Portal Now Open for Limited, Additional Comments on Certain MTB Petitions

UPDATED – MTB Portal Now Open for Limited, Additional Comments on Certain MTB Petitions

The U.S. International Trade Commission has re-opened its on-line MTB portal to allow members of the public to submit additional, limited public comments on certain petitions for duty suspensions and tariff reductions. 

The USITC delivered its preliminary report to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance on June 9, 2017.  (See related news release.)  

The Commission has re-opened the portal to accept additional comments on the 765 petitions that it did not recommend for inclusion in a Congressional miscellaneous tariff bill (included in the report in Category VI).  This comment period will run for a period of ten days, from 8:45 a.m. on June 12, 2017, until 5:15 p.m. on June 21, 2017.

The Commission will only accept information from the public that relates to its decision to place these petitions into Category VI as part of its preliminary report.  

Should Commission staff have questions about the information submitted during this limited comment period, they will contact the individual listed as a contact in the comment for clarification.  

The Commission has issued a notice formally announcing the opening of this comment period.   This notice contains further instructions on the type of information that may be filed and the manner in which it can be filed, including the process for handling of confidential business information. 

If you have any questions, please contact mtbinfo@usitc.gov