American Pacific Industries (API)
Tom Burkhard, General Manager
American Pacific Industries is a California-based tire importer. The following is excerpted from an August 7, 2009, statement by before a hearing of the Trade Policy Staff Committee of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on the matter of "Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From China."All of the tires sold by API are imported Tier 3-type tires that would be most affected by the Obama administration’s decision in this 421 safeguard action. Now, these tires ¯ 30 percent of passenger tires and 100 percent of light truck tires and SUV tires ¯ are imported from China. First,…
