Imports of electrical transformers do not affect the national security of the United States, said the China Chamber of Commerce for the Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME).

On May 4, 2020, United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that he would launch a national security review (investigation 232) on electrical transformers and their parts.

The description in English is cited as: «stacked core laminations for incorporation into transformers, stacked and wound cores for incorporation into transformers, electrical transformers and transformer regulators».

However, according to the CCME, this description is blurred and can lead to different interpretations.

Imports

In summary, the CCCME believes that US imports of electrical transformers and electrical transformer parts from China do not threaten to harm the national security of the United States.

Instead, he argued in a letter to the Commerce Department, the «abusive» invocation of «national security» to impose tariffs on electrical transformers and electrical transformer parts under Section 232 will seriously harm the general economic welfare of the United States. and the interests of the United States electrical transformer industry.

Imports of Electrical Transformers (2015-2019)

«Chinese imports of electrical transformers and their parts are a beneficial complement, helping to improve competitiveness and promoting the healthy development of the United States electrical transformer industry,» he said.

In addition, electrical transformers and their parts have a positive impact in reducing the cost of electrical transformers in the industry in the United States.

U.S. Imports of Electrical Transformers Parts (2015-2019)

Therefore, CCCME expects the United States to conduct this Section 232 investigation with «extreme caution.»