On Friday, President Trump announced at a rally at U.S. Steel’s facility in Pennsylvania that he will double the tariffs on steel imports from 25 percent to 50 percent. In a social media post following his speech, President...more
On May 22, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released a diverse list of 58 requests for new products to be added to the list of derivatives subject to the Section 232 tariffs on steel...more
On March 4, 2025, the Trump Administration imposed 25% import tariffs on nearly all Canadian and Mexican origin goods under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”)....more
A través de una proclamación presidencial, la administración del presidente Donald Trump, anunció el 10 de febrero de 2025 la reinstauración de un arancel del 25 por ciento sobre todas las importaciones de acero y un aumento...more
Deadline of October 12th to Submit Comments - On August 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that makes certain revisions to the Section 232 steel and...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has announced upcoming changes to improve its Section 232 exclusion process. The initial rollout of the Section 232 exclusion process via the Federal eRulemaking website was...more
- In Presidential Proclamation 10060, announced on August 6, 2020, President Trump reinstated a 10 percent ad valorem tariff on imports of non-alloyed unwrought aluminum from Canada under the Section 232 of the Trade...more
The Situation: The Trump administration announced new tariffs on imports of certain derivative, or "downstream," steel and aluminum articles with exemptions for certain countries. These tariffs are in addition to the existing...more
- President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation 9980 on January 24, 2020, expanding the product scope of existing tariffs imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on certain articles of aluminum and...more
President Trump, on December 2, 2019, announced via a Twitter post that the tariff exemptions granted to Argentina and Brazil from tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports would end “effective...more
On May 17, 2019, President Trump announced two significant trade developments. First, the President announced his determination in the national security investigation of imports of autos and auto parts under Section 232 of...more
On January 30, 2019, legislation was introduced in the Senate and House on a bi-partisan basis that would curtail the President’s power to impose tariffs for national security reasons. The Bicameral Congressional Trade...more
On April 3, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a list of proposed products that may be subjected to additional tariffs of 25 percent ad valorem, in accordance with President Trump's March 22...more
In President Trump’s March 8, 2018 proclamations announcing new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, he directed the Commerce Department to issue procedures within ten days for requests to exclude specific products from...more
On March 8, 2018, President Trump signed proclamations imposing tariffs on aluminum and steel imports. The tariffs are being imposed pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 following reports from the...more
If your company is a U.S. consumer of imported steel or aluminum, the new tariffs announced by President Trump on March 8, 2018 are bad news. The good news is that you can petition the government for exclusions of certain...more
President Trump recently announced his intent to make good on his campaign promise to impose new, significant tariffs on many imports of steel and aluminum products to the United States. The announcement followed a Department...more
President Donald Trump surprised even his own senior staff on March 1 when he announced his intention to impose global tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum....more