Introduction:
This
instrument implements the
procedures for automobile manufacturers to apply for and use the
import adjustment offset amount established by Presidential
Proclamation 10925 of April 29, 2025, “Amendments to
Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the
United States,” (Proclamation 10925), as amended,
“Procedures
To Administer Import Adjustment Offset Amounts for Certain
Imports of Automobile Parts Under Proclamation 10908, as
Amended”, and
“Adjusting
Imports of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Medium- and
Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts, and Buses Into the United States,”
(Proclamation 10984)
to incentivize domestic automobile and MHDV production and reduce
American reliance on imports of foreign automobiles and MHDVs and
their parts.
Eligibility for the import
adjustment offset
amount is based on domestic final assembly of automobiles and
MHDVs during an approximately five-year period. Import adjustment
offset amounts awarded for qualifying automobiles assembled
between April 3, 2025, and April 30, 2030, and qualifying MHDVs
between November 1, 2025, and October 31, 2030, may be carried
forward beyond that period until the full approved import
adjustment offset amount is exhausted. No new import adjustment
offset amounts will be granted for automobiles assembled after
April 30, 2030 or for MHDVs assembled as after October 31, 2030.
The intent of this program is to strengthen the U.S. automobile
and MHDV assembly
operation capabilities and ensure national security objectives
are met by reducing reliance on foreign automobile and MHDV
production and parts sourcing.
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How
to Submit Application:
Applications
must be submitted electronically to: autooffset@trade.gov
and MHDV232USMCAContent@trade.gov.
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Application
Requirements
Manufacturers
seeking an import adjustment offset amount must submit the
following documentation for each period for which an import
adjustment offset amount is sought:
Production
Forecast:
The number of automobiles (i.e., passenger vehicles (sedans,
sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans,
and cargo vans) and light trucks) and MHDVs projected to be
produced in the United States by make and model and the plant
locations where the projected automobiles and MHDVs will undergo
final production during each reporting period.
MSRP
or Aggregate Value:
For Automobiles: The aggregate MSRP value of all such
automobiles assembled in the United States during each reporting
period. For MHDVs: The aggregate value of all such MHDVs
assembled in the United States during each reporting period;
manufacturers must calculate this figure using whichever of the
following three valuation methods they used in the ordinary
course of trade prior to November 1, 2025: MSRP, Dealer Net
Cost, or Factory List Price.
Tariff
Liability Estimate:
For Automobiles: Projected automobiles and automobile parts
tariff liability under Proclamation 10908 or
under clause 12 of Proclamation 10984,
broken down by Proclamation 10908 and
10984
tariff costs the manufacturer will incur directly and
Proclamation 10908 and
10984
tariff costs the manufacturer’s suppliers will incur. For
MHDVs: Projected MHDV and MHDVPs tariff liability under clauses
1, 7, and 12 of Proclamation 10984, broken down by Proclamation
10984 tariff costs the manufacturer will incur directly and
Proclamation 10984 tariff costs the manufacturer’s
suppliers will incur.
Offset
Calculation:
For MHDVs and Automobiles: Requested total import adjustment
offset amount for each reporting period, including details of
how such amount was calculated.
Importers
of Record:
A list of authorized importers of record eligible to decrement
against the manufacturer’s import adjustment offset
amount. This list must include the importer’s Importer of
Record number and the amount of the import adjustment offset
amount allotted to each importer of record. Updates to this list
may be submitted electronically to Commerce at
autooffset@trade.gov
and MHDV232USMCAContent@trade.gov.
At its discretion, Commerce may update this list at other times
during the program period.
Certification:
A sworn statement from a senior officer of the manufacturer
confirming that the submission is true, accurate, and complete
to the best of the manufacturer’s knowledge under penalty
of perjury, and confirming that the manufacturer has conducted
reasonable diligence to verify the accuracy of the assertions
and facts contained in its submissions.
Additional
Information: Any
other information the applicant feels is necessary to facilitate
decision making.
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Review
and Approval Process
Commerce
will review applications for completeness. Commerce may request,
in writing, supplemental documentation or clarification. Approved
manufacturers will be notified in writing of approval and amount
of offset granted, and relevant import adjustment offset amount
data, including amounts and importer of record numbers, will be
transmitted by Commerce to CBP. CBP will administer the offset at
the time of entry summary filing and may request additional
documentation to validate entries.
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For
Further Information Contact:
Emily
Davis, Director for Public Affairs, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 202-482-3809,
Emily.Davis@trade.gov.
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OMB
Control Number 0625-0283
Expiration
Date: 06/30/2026
Public
Burden Statement
A
Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with an information collection
subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 unless the information collection has a currently valid OMB
Control Number. The approved OMB Control Number for this
information collection is 0625-0283. Without this approval, we
could not conduct this information collection. Public reporting
for this information collection is estimated to be approximately
40 hours per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
information collection. All responses to this information
collection are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this information collection,
including suggestions for reducing this burden to the
International Trade Administration Paperwork Reduction Act
Program: PRA@trade.gov.
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