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President Announces New Section 232 Investigation on Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products

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On March 1, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to initiate a Section 232 investigation into imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products. This...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Return of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: Prelude to a Trade War?

President Donald Trump has issued a series of proclamations imposing duties on imports of steel and aluminum products. The first proclamation, “Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States” (Steel Proclamation), was...more

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Trump Reinstates and Expands Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

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On February 10 and 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued two presidential proclamations—Adjusting Imports of Steel into The United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into The United States—that fully reinstated and...more

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Trump Expands National Security Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Products

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed new Executive Orders imposing enhanced import duties on steel and aluminum products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The orders eliminate certain exemptions...more

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President Trump Previews Announcement of Universal 25 Percent Tariffs on All Imported Steel and Aluminum and “Reciprocal” Tariff...

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On Sunday, February 9, 2024, President Trump announced to a group of reporters aboard Air Force One that he intended to impose universal tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and aluminum into the United States on...more

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Canada Retaliates to U.S. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

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As of midnight on May 31, the Trump administration revoked the exemptions to the U.S. ad valorem tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum previously granted to Canada, the EU, and Mexico. In a swift response following the...more

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US Imposes New Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium for EU, Canada and Mexico

On 1 June 2018, the US imposed tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from the EU, Canada and Mexico. The tariffs are 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium. ...more

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New Exclusions Process Gives Automotive Companies the Possibility of Exemption from Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

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On March 23rd, automotive companies that rely on imported steel and aluminum were confronted with new special tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and tariffs of ten percent on all imports of aluminum, with temporary...more

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New Exclusions Process Opens Up Potential Relief from Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs for Automotive Companies

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On March 23, automotive companies that rely on imported steel and aluminum were confronted with new special tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and tariffs of 10 percent on all imports of aluminum, with temporary...more

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New Presidential Proclamations Amend Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports, Including Temporary Exemptions for Wider...

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President Trump has issued new Proclamations regarding Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, amending the original Proclamations (9704 and 9705) issued on March 8. The most notable changes concern country-wide...more

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New Exclusions Process Opens Up Potential Relief from Section 232 Tariffs for Users of Specialty Steel and Aluminum Products or...

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On March 23rd, steel and aluminum users were confronted with new special tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and tariffs of ten percent on all imports of aluminum, with temporary exclusions for Argentina, Australia,...more

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US announces tariffs on steel and aluminum

On March 8, 2018, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamations adjusting imports of steel and aluminum into the US. This action marks the imposition of heavy tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, in a move that may...more

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Trump Administration Imposes Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

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The international trade front has had some important developments over the last few weeks that will likely have significant impacts on the construction of domestic wind, solar, biomass and other types of renewable energy...more

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President Trump Announces Steep Tariffs on Imports of Steel and Aluminum

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On March 1, 2018, President Trump announced his intention to impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports. These tariffs may go into effect immediately upon or shortly after signing of the...more

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The Automotive Sector Faces Sharply Increased Duties and International Trade Risks Following Announcement of Unprecedented Section...

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On March 1st, the automotive sector that consume steel and aluminum were confronted with a potentially large tariff rate increase. Despite intense lobbying by automotive companies, President Trump announced that the U.S....more

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U.S. Manufacturers – and Foreign Steel and Aluminum Companies – Face Catastrophic Duties and International Trade Risks Following...

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Companies that import steel or aluminum saw the detonation of a major international trade bomb on March 1st. President Trump announced that the U.S. Government would invoke the seldom-used section 232 national security...more

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Commerce Submits Steel Section 232 Report to the President

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On Thursday, January 11, the U.S. Department of Commerce formally submitted to the President the results of its investigation into the effect of steel mill product imports on U.S. National Security. The President now has 90...more

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U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation that Could Limit Steel Imports in the Name of National Security

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Last week, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum asking Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to expedite an investigation into the effects of steel imports on U.S. national security. The Department of Commerce conducts...more

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Trump Administration Launches Probe of Steel Imports Under Trade Expansion Act

Invoking statutory authority not used in almost two decades, President Trump on April 20, 2017, directed the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to conduct an investigation into the effects of steel imports on U.S. national...more

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