June 22, 2020

The Honorable Jason Kearns
Chairman
United States International Trade Commission
500 E Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20436
Re: Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires (PVLT) from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and
Vietnam, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-647 and 731-TA-1517-1520 (Preliminary)
Dear Chairman Kearns:
We write on behalf of U.S. passenger vehicle and lightweight tire (PVLT) manufacturers and
their workers who face ongoing challenges from unfairly traded tire imports in the abovereferenced cases and to reiterate our support for strong enforcement of U.S. trade remedy laws.
The U.S. tire industry has been marked by unfair trade from foreign competitors for years. In
2009, President Obama imposed Section 421 tariffs on Chinese tire imports to address the
systemic dumping of tires in the U.S. market. After the tariffs expired, USW tire-producing
members again faced unfair competition, and the union filed antidumping (AD) and
countervailing duty petitions in 2014. AD and CVD orders have been in place on certain
Chinese PVLT imports since. Unfortunately, other foreign competitors are employing unfair
practices to gain market share in the U.S. while Chinese tire imports face additional duties. As a
result, the USW union recently filed the AD and CVD petitions against tire producers in Korea,
Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
U.S. trade remedy laws are intended to provide relief to U.S. companies and their workers when
they are undermined by unfairly traded imports. We urge you to give full and fair consideration
to the USW petitions in these cases and to ensure U.S. trade remedy laws are fully enforced.
Sincerely,

/s/Sherrod Brown
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Sherrod Brown
United States Senator

/s/Rob Portman
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Rob Portman
United States Senator

 /s/Richard Burr
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Richard Burr
United States Senator

/s/Todd Young
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Todd Young
United States Senator

/s/Kirsten Gillibrand
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Kirsten Gillibrand
United States Senator

/s/Charles E. Schumer
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Charles E. Schumer
United States Senator

/s/Tim Kaine
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Tim Kaine
United States Senator

/s/Mike Braun
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Mike Braun
United States Senator

/s/John Boozman
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John Boozman
United States Senator

/s/Mark R. Warner
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Mark R. Warner
United States Senator

/s/Doug Jones
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Doug Jones
United States Senator