SECTION 232

New Study Examines Impact of Trump Administration Tariffs

10 August 2021

A new study released on 2 August by the American Action Forum argues that the additional tariffs that were imposed by the Trump administration continue to harm U.S. businesses and consumers. More

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New Strike Force, Enforcement Measures Planned to Strengthen Supply Chains

15 June 2021

The Biden administration has announced a number of actions aimed at strengthening supply chain resilience and revitalising domestic competitiveness. These actions stem from recently completed reviews of the supply chains of four sectors (drugs, critical minerals, semiconductors and batteries) and on-going reviews of supply chains for defence, public health and biological preparedness, information and communications technology, energy, transportation. More

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EU-US Make Moves to End Trade Dispute, with Eyes on Mainland China’s Overproduction of Steel

26 May 2021

On 17 May 2021, the European Union and the United States announced the start of bilateral discussions to address the health of their steel and aluminium industries in the face of chronic global surplus. The statement highlighted the impact of excess metal capacity on industries, workers, and market economies in both regions. More

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USTR Favours Modernisation of U.S. Tariff Law

17 May 2021

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told the Senate Finance Committee on 12 May that the law used to impose national security-based tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium products needs to be modernised. A Washington think tank called for reform of the law the same day. More

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Court Rules Against Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium Derivative Products

09 April 2021

A new ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade may invalidate the additional tariffs imposed under Section 232 on steel and aluminium derivative products, with refunds ordered for any tariffs paid on those products by the plaintiff. The CIT ruled that the Section 232 tariffs established on steel and aluminium could not be extended beyond the basic products originally covered by Proclamations 9704 and 9705 of 8 March 2018. More

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Court Upholds Section 232 Tariffs on Steel

08 February 2021

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled on 4 February that the Trump administration did not violate the law when it imposed additional tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to protect what it called the American national security interest. More

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Biden Administration Reviewing Additional Tariffs Imposed by Previous Administration

05 February 2021

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki indicated on 2 February that the Biden administration is currently reviewing the additional tariffs imposed by the previous administration on a broad range of products from mainland China and various other sources under Section 301, Section 232 and other relevant statutes. These tariffs are therefore likely to remain in place for the foreseeable future. More

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Comments Sought on Section 232 Probe on Electrical Transformers

19 May 2020

BIS is seeking comments from interested parties by 9 June (rebuttal comments are due by 19 June) on its Section 232 investigation into whether laminations for stacked cores for incorporation into transformers, stacked and wound cores for incorporation into transformers, electrical transformers and transformer regulators are being imported into the U.S. in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair U.S. national security. More

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U.S. Industry Proposes Trade Measures to Cope with COVID-19’s Economic Impact

26 March 2020

The Business Roundtable and Americans for Free Trade recently sent letters to President Trump asking for the removal of previously implemented Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs as part of a plan to help with the COVID-19 economic shock. Some companies are also beginning to push for legislation directing CBP to suspend all import tariffs for 90 days as part of broader efforts now underway to aid the U.S. economic recovery from the pandemic. More

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Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Presidential Authority to Impose Remedies under Section 232

03 March 2020

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on 28 February rejected a challenge to the legality of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. While the plaintiff plans to appeal this decision, it is up to the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether to accept the case for review. A separate case involving the recent expansion of the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium to cover derivative products is currently being considered by the U.S. Court of International Trade. More

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