International Trade Law News

Bill Thomas (R-CA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has requested the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to conduct a fact-finding investigation under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 on competitive conditions affecting U.S. Trade of medical devices and equipment in principal foreign markets.

Section 332 investigations cover matters related to tariffs or trade and are generally conducted at the request of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Senate Committee on Finance or the House Committee on Ways and Means. The resulting reports convey the ITC's findings and independent analyses on the subjects investigated. The ITC makes no recommendations on policy or other matters in its general factfinding reports. Upon completion of each investigation, the ITC submits its findings and analyses to the requester. General factfinding investigation reports are subsequently released to the public, unless they are classified by the requester for national security reasons.