ITC to Reopen MTB Comment Portal for Goods Not Marked for Tariff Preferences in Preliminary Reports
The International Trade Commission is reopening its online miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB) portal for 10 days next month to allow additional public comments on petitions the ITC isn’t recommending for inclusion in congressional MTBs, the ITC announced (here). The commission…
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will send a preliminary report to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees on June 9 regarding its recommendations for MTB tariff preferences. The portal reopens June 12. The ITC can move petitions for goods it designates as "not recommended" in its preliminary report to being "recommended" for tariff benefits in its final report to the congressional committees, as provided for in the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, an ITC spokeswoman said in an email. The ITC said it will also issue a Federal Register notice formally announcing the opening of the comment period and providing further instructions.