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Section 232 Tariff Developments: Hundreds of Steel and Aluminum Derivatives Added and Pharmaceutical and Semiconductor Tariffs Are...

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The Department of Commerce significantly expanded Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum by adding 407 additional Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes to its derivative list. The newly covered products include consumer...more

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Trump Tariff Tracker -- August 21

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The pressure of the country specific reciprocal tariffs continues to have an effect on the negotiations high-tariffed countries are having with the Trump Administration. On Aug. 21, the White House released the details of the...more

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US Commerce Adds 428 HTS Codes to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff List

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Following weeks of anticipation, the US Department of Commerce has issued its formal determination expanding the list of steel and aluminum products subject to the 50% ad valorem duties imposed under Section 232....more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

U.S. Department of Commerce Announces That More Than 400 Products Containing Steel And Aluminum Will Now Be Subject To Section 232...

Late in the day on Friday, August 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced that it will be adding 407 products to the list of products which are considered to be steel or aluminum derivative products and...more

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Trump Administration Expands Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs to 407 Additional Products

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On August 15, 2025, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) added 407 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) codes to the list of steel and aluminum derivative products covered by...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Commerce Adds Over 400 New HTS Codes to the Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Effective August 18

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On Friday, August 15th, the U.S. Commerce Department added 407 HTSUS codes to the lists of steel and aluminum products subject to Section 232 tariffs. See Annex I. According to the Federal Register Notice, the steel and...more

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President Trump Orders 50 percent Section 232 Tariff on Copper Imports

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On July 30, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation1 that imposed a 50 percent tariff on the copper input value of imports of semi-finished copper and intensive copper derivative products effective August 1,...more

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Additional Tariffs of 25% on Indian Origin Goods Effective August 27, 2025

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The Trump Administration announced in an executive order that it will institute and impose an additional 25% on imports of goods with a country of origin India effective August 27, 2025 to address India’s imports of Russian...more

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Unearthing US Vulnerabilities: President Trump Outlines Steps to Strengthen the US Copper Industry

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OVERVIEW - The Trump Administration has made it clear that it intends to increase the United States’s production of critical minerals, with a focus on copper, through its implementation of the “Unleashing American Energy”...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

“Tariff Tsunami”: New Copper Tariffs and Changes to De Minimis Duty Exemption

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On July 30, President Trump took two actions that represent a significant escalation in the administration’s evolving trade strategy: (1) a presidential proclamation (the proclamation) imposing a 50% ad valorem tariff on...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Tariff Actions Announced Back-to-Back from the White House: Copper 232, Brazil Tariffs, and De Minimis

On July 30, the White House issued three executive orders in another flurry of changes to the tariff landscape. As a result of the executive orders, certain copper products and products of Brazil will be subject to 50 percent...more

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New National Security Probes on Imports of Polysilicon and Drones

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Key Takeaways - The U.S. Department of Commerce has launched national security investigations into imports of polysilicon and drones under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act....more

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Reciprocal Tariff Update: State of Bilateral Negotiations

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As the Aug. 1, 2025, end date for President Donald Trump's most recent suspension of country-specific reciprocal tariffs approaches, stakeholders should consider where ongoing bilateral negotiations stand, what the potential...more

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Week Twenty-Four in Trade

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President Trump Announces Higher Tariff Rates Effective August 1st- After announcing an extension of the reciprocal tariff rates from July 9, 2025, to August 1,2025, President Trump published letters which were sent to...more

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Section 232 Investigations Update: What Business Should Know About Import Restrictions and Tariffs

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What Are Section 232 Investigations? Section 232 investigations are a tool the U.S. government uses to determine the effect of certain imports on national security. These investigations are conducted under the Trade Expansion...more

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Week Twenty-Two in Trade

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One June 24, 2025 CBP published updated guidance via a CSMS Message on Section 232 tariffs, correcting the number for preexisting HTSUS subheading 9903.81.98. The change effects steel or iron derivative items imported from...more

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Eleven New Steel Derivatives Added to 50% Section 232 Tariffs Beginning June 23

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In a notice dated June 12, 2025, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security announced that it is adding 11 new HTS subheadings to the list of derivative products subject to the 50% Section 232 steel tariffs...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Section 232 Investigation of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines and Parts

In a recent Federal Register notice the Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) of the Department of Commerce announced that “On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the...more

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Commerce Department Opens New Steel and Aluminum Section 232 Tariff Inclusions Process

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The US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has established a new “Inclusions Process” for US companies to request that BIS add new derivative products to the steel and aluminum Section 232 tariffs....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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Commerce Department Considers Applying Section 232 Duties on Steel and Aluminum to More Construction Materials

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Duties on steel and aluminum have already had a significant impact on the construction industry. Participants in the construction industry have a very short window in which to weigh in on changes that could increase the...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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Automobile Parts—Import Adjustment Offset to Section 232 Duties

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Under Proclamation 10908 of March 26, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States), tariffs on automobiles have been in effect since April 3, 2025, and tariffs on automobile parts are...more

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Tariff Tactics and National Security: Decoding Section 232’s Role in Shaping Trade Policies

Overview of Section 232 Actions - While President Trump has often utilized the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy tariffs during the recent onslaught of tariff action, Section 232 of the Trade...more

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Commerce Initiates 232 Investigation on Semiconductors and SME, Paving the Path for Potential Tariffs

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On April 1, the US Secretary of Commerce initiated a section 232 “national security” investigation, “to determine the effects on national security of imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME), and...more

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