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September 26, 2018 

Warren C. Evans 

Wayne County Executive 

The Honorable Robert E. Lighthizer 

U.S. Trade Representative 

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 

600 17th Street, NW, Room F516 

Washington, D.C., 20006 

Support for CW Bearing's Request for Exclusion of Bearings From the Additional 

Action Pursuant to Section 301 

Dear Ambassador Lighthizer: 

I am writing this letter in support of the product exclusion requests filed by CW Bearing 

USA, Inc. ("CW Bearing") in response to the 25% ad valorem tariffs on certain 

bearings imported from China. These products support extensive downstream 

manufacturing in the United States, including in my home state of Michigan. Given the 

negative impacts that implementation of such high tariffs will have on these products, I 

respectfully request that certain bearings imported under U.S. Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule ("HTSUS") 8482.10.5052, 8482.99.6595, 8482.99.0050, 8482.91.0040, 

8482.40.0000, 8482.10.5060, 8482.10.5056, 8482.10.5048, 8482.10.5044, 

8482.10.5028, 8428.10.5024, and 8482.10.5016 b~ excluded from the additional 

Section 301 tariffs. 

The 25% additional tariffs on these bearings will cause severe economic harm to U.S. 

interests, including American workers in communities like Northville, Michigan. In 

2017, CW Bearing opened a 50,000 square foot manufacturing and technical center in 

Northville to manufacture steering and braking system components for the North 

American automobile industry. CW Bearing's operations in Michigan provide much 

needed stable, middle-class jobs in the Northville community. Currently, CW Bearings 

employs 54 hardworking Americans, though that number is expected to grow to over 85 

by 2022. The imposition of such high tariffs on the bearing imports needed to support 

this domestic production, however, threaten CW Bearing's expansion plans. 

Wayne County Economic Development Corporation 

500 Griswold, 28th Floor, Detroit, Michigan 48226 
CW Bearing's commitment to U.S. manufacturing is exactly the type of foreign 

investment we should be encouraging in the United States. We should encourage 

companies to invest in the United States, not penalize them for doing so. An exclusion 

from these prohibitively high tariffs will ensure that CW Bearing's intended 

investments in Michigan come to fruition and that their manufacturing operations 

continue to thrive in the United States. 

I look forward to working with you to promote the continued success of CW Bearing in 

Michigan by excluding certain bearings described in CW Bearing s requests from the 

Section 301 tariffs. These exclusions will promote U.S. manufacturing and the creation 

of American jobs in our community. Thank you for your consideration. 

PIP 

Khalil Rahal 

Executive Director 

Wayne County Economic Development Corporation 

Wayne County Economic Development Corporation 

500 Griswold, 28th Floor, Detroit, Michigan 48226

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September 26, 2018

# Warren C. Evans Wayne CountyExecutive

The Honorable Robert E. Lighthizer U.S. Trade Representative Office ofthe U.S. Trade Representative 600 17th Street, NW, Room F516 Washington, D.C., 20006
Support for CW Bearing's Request for Exclusion ofBearings From the Additional Action Pursuant to Section 301

Dear Ambassador Lighthizer:

I am writing this letter in support ofthe product exclusion requests filed by CW Bearing USA, Inc. ("CW Bearing") in response to the 25% advalorem tariffs on certain bearings imported from China. These products support extensive downstream manufacturing in the United States, including in my home state ofMichigan. Given the negative impacts that implementation ofsuch high tariffs will have onthese products, I respectfully request that certain bearings imported under U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule ("HTSUS") 8482.10.5052, 8482.99.6595, 8482.99.0050, 8482.91.0040, 8482.40.0000, 8482.10.5060, 8482.10.5056, 8482.10.5048, 8482.10.5044, 8482.10.5028, 8428.10.5024, and 8482.10.5016 b~ excluded from the additional Section 301 tariffs.

The 25% additional tariffs on these bearings will cause severe economic harm to U.S. interests, including American workers in communities like Northville, Michigan. In 2017, CW Bearing opened a 50,000 square foot manufacturing and technical center in Northville to manufacture steering and braking system components for the North American automobile industry. CW Bearing's operations in Michiganprovide much needed stable, middle-classjobs inthe Northville community. Currently, CWBearings employs 54 hardworking Americans, though that number is expected to grow to over 85 by 2022. The imposition ofsuch high tariffs onthe bearing imports needed to support this domestic production, however, threaten CWBearing's expansion plans.

Wayne County Economic Development Corporation 500 Griswold, 28th Floor, Detroit, Michigan 48226CW Bearing's commitmentto U.S. manufacturing is exactly the type offoreign investment we should be encouraging inthe United States. We should encourage companies to invest in the United States
,notpenalize them for doing so. An exclusion from these prohibitively high tariffs will ensure that CWBearing's intended investments inMichigancome tofruition andthat their manufacturing operations continue to thrive in the United States.

I look forward to working with youto promote the continued success ofCWBearing in Michigan by excluding certain bearings described in CWBearing s requests from the Section 301 tariffs. These exclusions will promoteU.S

. manufacturing and the creation ofAmericanjobs in our community. Thank you for your consideration.

# PIP