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Update on inclusion requests pertaining to Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum

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Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum have been in effect since 2018, during the first Trump administration. Until recently, importers had been able to file exclusion requests at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau...more

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President Trump Doubles Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

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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

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BIS Announces Proposed Additions to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Opens Public Comment Period

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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

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Trump Administration’s Whirlwind Tariff Actions Continue

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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

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Commerce Issues Modifications to Tariff Schedule to Implement Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

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On March 3, 2025, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) released advanced Federal Register notices providing modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) in order to implement the steel and...more

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President Trump Announces 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

On February 10, 2025, the Trump administration published a proclamation announcing reinstatement of the 25% tariff on all steel imports (“Steel Proclamation”). That same day, President Trump also issued a proclamation...more

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La administración Trump anuncia aranceles de la Sección 232 sobre acero y aluminio: Perspectiva colombiana

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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

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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The US Will Expand Existing Section 232 ‘National Security’ Duties on Imports of Steel and Aluminum Products Effective March 12,...

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In March 2018, President Donald J. Trump invoked Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), to impose duties on imports of steel (25 percent ad valorem) and aluminum (10 percent ad valorem)...more

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Trump Administration Issues Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum: U.S. Considerations

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Through a presidential proclamation, the Trump Administration on Feb. 10, 2025, announced the reinstatement of a 25 percent tariff on all steel imports and an increase in aluminum tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent. The...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Commerce Proposes Revisions to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exclusions Process

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

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U.S. Department of Commerce Makes Substantive Changes to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exclusions Process

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

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September 2020 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s September 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •Husch Blackwell filed complaints at the CIT challenging the substantive and...more

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232 Tariffs on Certain Imports of Aluminum from Canada

- 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

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Commerce Department Seeks Comments on Section 232 Exclusion Process for Steel and Aluminum

Comments Due by July 10, 2020 - Today, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a Federal Register Notice seeking comments from interested parties to assist in its decisions on...more

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U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Derivative Steel and Aluminum Imports

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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

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President Trump Expands Section 232 Tariffs on Aluminum and Steel; Calls for New Product Exclusion Application Process

- 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

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President Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Downstream Aluminum and Steel Products

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On January 24, 2020, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation imposing additional duties on imports of derivative aluminum and derivative steel articles. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

White House Rescinds Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exemptions for Argentina and Brazil

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

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Commerce IG Criticizes The Exclusion Process For National Security Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum

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On October 28, 2019, the Commerce Department’s Office of the Inspector General (the “Office” or “OIG”) issued a memorandum to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to communicate the Office’s concerns about the process for...more

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President Trump Delays Possible Section 232 Auto Tariffs Announces End to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Imports From...

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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

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Congress Moves to Limit the President’s Authority to Impose Tariffs on Imports under Section 232

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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

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U.S. Government Accountability Office Agrees to Review 232 Tariff Exclusion Process

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In response to Congressional concerns, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has agreed to review the process by which the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) has been processing steel and aluminum tariff...more

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Section 232 Tariffs Update: In Response to Congressional Concerns, Commerce Announces Changes in the Exclusion Request Process for...

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On November 26, 2018, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) asking the GAO to review the process by which the Department of Commerce has been processing...more

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Commerce Announces New And Improved Section 232 Product Exclusion Process

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On September 7, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), announced a series of significant changes to the current procedures for companies seeking product-specific exclusions to the...more

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