Project Summary

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Section 232 Investigation on the Effect of Imports of
Vanadium on U.S. National Security
Overview: Section 232 Investigation on the Effect of Imports of
Vanadium on U.S. National Security
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Technology Evaluation, is conducting a
survey and assessment of the U.S. vanadium industry. The resulting data will be used to support
an ongoing investigation on the effect of imports of vanadium on the national security under
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended. The investigation was initiated by
the U.S. Department of Commerce, based on a petition from two US vanadium manufacturers.
The principal goal of this survey is to assist BIS in determining whether vanadium is being
imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to
impair the national security. The survey will also assist in determining the overall health and
competitiveness of the industry in the United States. Information collected will include facility
information, production & inventory, suppliers and customers, financial information, national
defense and critical infrastructure support, competition and trade, and COVID-19 impacts. The
resulting data will provide BIS with information that is otherwise not available and needed to
conduct its investigation.
Your organization has been identified as a manufacturer and/or distributor of vanadium with one
or more facilities in the United States. Your participation in this survey is vital to ensure a
comprehensive dataset for the assessment. BIS has worked in successful partnership with other U.S.
industry sectors and we anticipate similar cooperation from your organization on this effort.
Legal Protections and Requirements
The information collected from survey respondents may be used publicly only in aggregated form,
meaning at no time will such reporting identify your specific organization by name nor disclose
proprietary information. All information submitted to BIS is protected as confidential under
provisions of the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950, as amended. Survey response
information, including your participation in the data collection, is exempt from Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) requests.
BIS Industrial Base Assessment Program
Since 1986, BIS has completed over 60 industrial base surveys and assessments covering a broad
number of critical technologies and industry sectors. To view previous BIS reports and surveys,
please visit our website at http://www.bis.doc.gov/dib.
Thank you for your cooperation. We look forward to working with you.