U.S. – EU Aim to Resolve Excess Capacity Issues and Section 232 Tariffs by...
On June 15, 2021, the U.S. and EU announced a commitment to address steel and aluminum excess capacity issues including section 232 tariffs and retaliatory measures by the end of the year. This...
View ArticleUnited States Trade Representative (USTR) Announces Replacement of Section...
On October 31, 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States would be replacing the existing 25% tariff on EU steel and 10% tariff on EU aluminum...
View ArticleU.S. and Japan Reach Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) Agreement to Replace Section 232...
On February 7, 2022, the United States and Japan issued a joint statement announcing a 232 tariff agreement allowing historically-based sustainable volumes of Japanese steel products to enter the U.S....
View ArticleSection 232 – Not All Quotas Are Created Equal
Since March 2018, when President Trump exercised his authority under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent import on aluminum,...
View ArticleCBP Issues Guidance Requiring Reporting of Smelt and Cast Country of Origin...
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released new guidance following the announcement of new 200% tariffs on Russian aluminum. CBP’s guidance outlines new reporting requirements for all imports of...
View ArticleGAO Report on Section 232 Exclusions Signals Increased Enforcement for Steel...
On July 20, 2023, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report titled, Steel and Aluminum Tariffs: Agencies Should Ensure Section 232 Exclusion Requests are Needed and Duties are...
View ArticleNew Section 232 Exclusion Proposed Rules Will Force Additional Burden of...
On August 28, 2023, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) proposed new rules to streamline and strengthen the Section 232 Exclusions Process for Steel and Aluminum...
View ArticleSection 232: History and the Exclusion Process
Introduction Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 serves as a critical U.S. trade policy tool designed to safeguard national security by regulating imports. The provision grants the...
View ArticleGoods Subject to Tariffs May Lose 321 De Minimis Treatment in Proposed...
On January 21, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would make goods subject to tariffs under Sections 232, 201, and 301 ineligible for the de...
View ArticleTrump Sets Stage for Future Tariffs and Trade Actions
On his first day in office, President Trump rolled out a sprawling set of directives to the heads of numerous government agencies charged with shaping U.S. trade policy. While stopping short of...
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