Housing Tariff Exclusion Act

Lower tariffs for homebuilders and importers

If enacted, the Secretary of Commerce would set up a process for U.S. entities and associations to ask to exclude certain imported homebuilding products from tariffs. The bill would define which products qualify, who counts as a U.S. requester, and what counts as a covered duty (excluding antidumping/countervailing duties and section 201 duties). The Secretary would have to decide requests in 15 days for listed "critical homebuilding products" and 60 days for other covered articles, publish each decision online within 15 days, and report quarterly to Congress explaining denials. If an exclusion is later issued, importers could ask Customs to liquidate or reliquidate qualifying entries made after enactment and before the exclusion; such requests must be filed within 180 days of the exclusion and the United States would pay any amounts owed without interest within 90 days. These rules would take effect upon enactment.