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The United States will opt for trade negotiations instead of tariffs to address imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines and parts following a Section 232 investigation into the sector.
In a proclamation signed Thursday, President Donald Trump directed the Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative to pursue or continue negotiations with trading partners in an effort to adjust import levels of commercial aircraft imports, jet engines and parts.
The president said the action was necessary based on findings from a Section 232 probe launched last year by the Secretary of Commerce. The investigation revealed the shipment of such goods into the U.S. threatened national security and the economy, according to the proclamation. However, Trump is choosing diplomacy over financial pressure in keeping with the investigation’s recommendations.
“The Secretary also recommended that no immediate tariffs be imposed under section 232,” Trump wrote.
