On July 9, 2026, the White House released its response to the Department of Commerce’s Section 232 investigation into aircraft parts imports. The response focused on whether reliance on foreign-sourced components and materials poses a risk to U.S. national security, particularly in terms of supply chain resilience and domestic production capacity. This was part of … Continue reading
If you are an aircraft parts manufacturer that obtains raw materials, fasteners or wires from outside the United States, then the new aluminum, copper and steel tariffs may affect you. Last week, the President issued a Proclamation, “Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper into the United States.” That proclamation imposes … Continue reading
If your company relies on materials, hardware, subcomponents or other supplies from China, then you need to examine the government’s latest investigation. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has opened a new factfinding investigation. The investigation is examining the impact of revoking normal trade relations treatment for China. “Normal trade relations” is the term of … Continue reading
The next Midweek MARPA is scheduled for 5:00 pm eastern time on Wednesday October 1, 2025. This is an opportunity for the members to comment on the MARPA meeting plan for 2026. Continue reading
U.S. tariffs on Airbus parts could help increase the competitiveness of FAA-PMA parts that do not have to pay U.S. tariffs. Continue reading
The Administration has pledged to reduce the regulatory burden and MARPA responded. We identified three special focus areas that reduce unnecessary burdens and increase safety. On April 3, the DOT published a Federal Register Notice entitled “Ensuring Lawful Regulation; Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs.” This notice sought public comment to aid the administration in its … Continue reading
Importing sub-components or raw materials for inclusion in your PMA Parts? Continue reading
A 25% additional tariff on steel and aluminum could dramatically increase raw material costs for manufacturers Continue reading
For MARPA members obtaining steel or aluminum from Canada or Mexico, the latest tariff delay does not affect the steel and aluminum tariffs that are expected to apply as of March 12, 2025. Continue reading
MARPA members need to be concerned about the affect of tariffs on their international business. Tariffs may affect inbound supplies and reciprocal tariffs from our trading partners may affect PMA sales as well. If you pull up the HTSUS today, it is not yet updated with the new tariffs, so we’ve summarized the upcoming tariffs … Continue reading
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