US May Block ASUS Gadgets Over Trade Rule Bust?
Published Date: 2/27/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. International Trade Commission is checking if ASUS broke trade rules with certain electronic devices. If they did, the Commission might block those products from entering the U.S. They want the public and government agencies to share their thoughts by March 2025 before making a final call, which could impact ASUS’s business and U.S. consumers.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Possible U.S. ban on ASUS devices
The Commission may issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order that would exclude “certain electronic computing devices and components thereof” imported, sold for importation, and/or sold after importation by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and ASUS Computer International from entry into the United States if a Section 337 violation is found. The ALJ issued an Initial Determination on Violation on February 7, 2025 and a Recommended Determination on remedy and bonding on February 21, 2025; the Commission will consider those recommendations before any exclusion is ordered.
Public comment opportunity and rules
Members of the public and government agencies are invited to file submissions of no more than five (5) pages about the public interest implications of the ALJ’s February 21, 2025 Recommended Determination. Written submissions must be filed electronically by close of business on March 24, 2025 and must reference Inv. No. 337-TA-1382; confidential filings must follow the Commission’s marking and redaction procedures.
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