WASHINGTON: The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it had completed a probe into imported commercial aircraft, jet engines and parts and found foreign goods raise U.S. national security concerns but the Trump administration is not seeking new tariffs.
Under heavy lobbying by the U.S. aviation sector, the Trump administration agreed to exempt airplanes and parts from tariffs as part of trade deals after briefly imposing tariffs on aviation last year. The report, which stems from a probe opened last year, found the U.S. aircraft industry "is too reliant on foreign supply chains, raising national security concerns," and cited risks from imported aircraft parts because of quality control and counterfeiting.
