G/SG/N/10/USA/8/Suppl.6  
 
15 December 2020  
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Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(C) UPON TAKING A DECISION  
TO APPLY OR EXTEND A SAFEGUARD MEASURE  
UNITED STATES 
Large Residential Washers  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 15 December 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States.1 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1(c) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards (Safeguards Agreement), the 
United  States is notifying a determination by the U.S. Internat ional Trade Commission (ITC), 
pursuant to section 204(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (the Act) (19 U.S.C. sec. 2254(c)), that action 
under section 203 of the Act with respect to imports of large residential washers continues to be 
necessary to prevent or reme dy serious injury and that there is evidence that the domestic large 
residential washers industry is making a positive adjustment to import competition.  
1. Provide evidence, citing relevant data and the applicable period of investigation of 
serious injury or threat thereof caused by increased imports  
The ITC forwarded its report to the President on December 8, 2020. The report contains details of 
the ITC 's determination, including evidence that the domestic large residential washers industry is 
making a positive adjustment to import competition. The United States has included with this 
notification both a copy of the ITC determination as published on December 14, 2020 in the 
Federal  Register, and the ITC Report (excluding confidential business in formation). The ITC Report 
can also be downloaded from the ITC 's website at: 
https://usitc.gov/publications/safeguards/pub5144.pdf . 
Consistent with Article 12.3 of the Safeguards Agreeme nt, the United States is prepared to consult 
with those Members having a substantial interest as exporters of the products concerned, with a 
view to, inter alia , reviewing the information provided in this notification and the ITC Report, 
exchanging views o n the measure proposed and reaching an understanding on ways to achieve the 
objective set out in Article 8.1 of the Safeguards Agreement. Such Members are also requested to 
provide a direct contact point so that the United States may inform them without de lay of any 
developments regarding the subject of any consultations.  
2. Provide information on whether there is an absolute increase in imports or an 
increase in imports relative to domestic production  
Not applicable. However, the ITC 's findings regarding whet her action continues to be necessary to 
prevent or remedy serious injury can be found on pages 8 -21 of the ITC Report.  
 
1 A copy of the ITC determination and of  the ITC Report  has been submitted electronically . To consult 
these documents please contact Ms.  Richards ( anne.richards@wto.org ) or Ms. Naville 
(delphine.naville@wto.org ) of the Rules Division.  G/SG/N/10/USA/8/Suppl.6  
 
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  3. Provide the precise description of the product involved  
The products subject to the measure are large residential washers, as identified in the 
Presidential  Proclamation of January 23, 2018. The measure and Presidential Proclamation were both 
notified in G/SG/N/8/USA/10/Suppl.3 - G/SG/N/10/USA/8 - G/SG/N/11/USA/7 (dated 
26 January  2018). The measure was subsequently amended and notified in 
G/SG/N/8/USA/10/Suppl.4 - G/SG/N/10/USA/8/Suppl.2 - G/SG/N/11/USA/7/Suppl.1 (dated 
22 May 2019), G/SG/N/8/USA/10/Suppl.4/Corr.1 - G/SG/N/10/USA/8/Suppl.2/Corr.1 - 
G/SG/N/11/USA/7/Suppl.1/Corr.1 (dated 27 May 2019), G/SG/N/8/USA/10/Suppl.5 - 
G/SG/N/10/USA/8 /Suppl.3 - G/SG/N/11/USA/7/Suppl.2 (dated 7 June 2019), and 
G/SG/N/10/USA/8/Suppl.5 (dated 22 October 2020).  
4. If the final measure replaces a provisional measure, or if a final measure is 
extended, a Member is encouraged to provide a written description of any part of 
the imported product that will no longer be subject to the measure and the 
Harmonized System numbers under which it enters at least at a 6 -digit level, and at 
a sub -national level (e.g., 8 -digit, 9 -digit or 10 -digit level) if practicable.  
See r esponse to item 3 above.  
5. Provide precise description of the proposed measure  
In the ITC Report, the ITC recommends that the President take the following action:  
(1) extend the action for an additional two years, or until February 7, 2023, maintaining the 
tariff rate quota ("TRQ") on imports of LRWs with an in -quota volume level of 1.2  million 
units, an in -quota tariff rate of 15 % in the fourth year, decreasing to 14 % in the fifth 
year, and an above -quota tariff rate of 35 % in the fourth yea r, decreasing to 30 % in the 
fifth year;  
(2) maintain the separate tariff rate quota on imports of covered parts with a tariff of 35 % 
on imports above 110,000 units in the fourth year and a tariff of 30 % on imports above 
130,000 units in the fifth year; and  
(3) continue to administer the annual quota on a quarterly basis.  
The President must now decide what action is to be taken by the United States, and will issue a 
Presidential Proclamation when such a decision is taken.  
6. Provide proposed date or actual date of intr oduction of the measure  
See response to item 5 above.  
7. Provide expected duration of the measure  
See response to item 5 above.  
8. For a measure with a duration of more than three years, provide the proposed date 
for the review (under Article 7.4) to be held not  later than the mid -term of the 
measure, if such a date for the review has already been scheduled  
Not applicable.  
9. If the expected duration is over one year, provide expected timetable for progressive 
liberalization of the measure  
See response to item 5 abo ve. G/SG/N/10/USA/8/Suppl.6  
 
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  10. If the notification relates only to a finding of serious injury or threat thereof, and 
does not relate to a decision to apply or extend a safeguard measure:  
(i) provide the deadlines for interested parties to comment or any other procedures 
relevant to the decision to apply the measures, and  
(ii) provide information regarding procedures for prior consultation with those 
Members having a substantial interest a s exporters of the product concerned.  
Not applicable.  
11. If the measure is being extended, also provide:  
(i) evidence that the industry concerned is adjusting and that the safeguard measure 
continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury;  
The ITC's findings that the domestic industry concerned is adjusting can be found in the ITC Report 
on pages 7 -8 and 22 -24. 
(ii) reference to the WTO document that notified the initial application of the 
measure;  
See response to item 3 above.  
(iii) duration of  the measure from initial application till the date at which it will be 
extended;  
See response to item 5 above.  
and, (iv) precise description of the measure in place prior to the date of extension  
See response to item 3 above.  
12. If the notification relates t o a decision to apply or extend a safeguard measure, 
Members are encouraged to provide the following information:  
(i) The major exporting Members of imports of the product involved.  
(ii) If there are any exporting Members to which the measure does not appl y for any 
reason other than the application of Article 9.1, the names of such exporting 
Members and reasons for non -application of the measure.  
See pages I -12 – 1-13 and Part IV of the ITC Report, and the response to item 3 above.  
13. Members are encouraged to  attach, in an electronic form, publicly available 
document(s) containing the relevant decision(s) made by the competent authority. 
This document may be in the original language of the Member, even when the 
language is not one of the official languages of the WTO. The document will neither 
be translated nor circulated to the Committee, but will be made available by the 
Secretariat to Members requesting it.  
See response to item 1 above.  
 
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