SECTION 232

Increase in Tariff Enforcement Actions Highlights Importance of Compliance

01 August 2019

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports that there was a significant increase in its efforts to enforce trade remedies and other laws in 2018, highlighting some of the risk factors importers need to be aware of and the importance of taking compliance measures to mitigate them. More

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No Section 232 Import Restrictions on Uranium

16 July 2019

President Trump has declined to impose import restrictions on uranium despite a DOC determination that imports are threatening to impair national security. More

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New Section 232 Exclusions Portal Unveiled

11 June 2019

The additional tariffs imposed by the United States on imports of steel and aluminium under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 have led a substantial number of importers of those products to seek exclusion requests in an effort to have specific items excluded from the tariffs. More

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Tariff Decision on Autos and Auto Parts Delayed Six Months

20 May 2019

On 17 May, the White House issued a proclamation in response to the DOC’s report under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on automobiles, light trucks and automotive parts. The report had been submitted to the White House on 17 February and a decision in response to those findings was required by 17 May. More

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Legislation to Limit Section 232 Presidential Authority Still in the Works as Lawmaker Complains About Exclusion Process

07 May 2019

Effective 1 June 2018, the United States implemented additional tariffs of 25 percent and 10 percent on imports of steel and aluminium, respectively, under the national security threat authority of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. More

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USMCA Consideration May Not Proceed Without Removal of Steel/Aluminium Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

02 May 2019

Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (Republican-Iowa) warned this week that the trade agreement the Trump administration negotiated to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement is “dead” unless the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium products imported from Canada and Mexico are lifted. More

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U.S. Import Restrictions on Uranium Possible in July

30 April 2019

The U.S. Department of Commerce has submitted to President Trump a report on the results of its Section 232 investigation of uranium ore and products. Trump now has up to 90 days, or until mid-July, to decide whether to restrict imports of these goods. More

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Petition Alleges Improper Classification Aids Certain Steel Imports in Avoiding Section 232 Tariffs

04 April 2019

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking comments by 3 May on a petition filed on behalf of a U.S. steel product manufacturer requesting the re-classification of steel special profiles from the United Kingdom and Germany. More

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Steel and Aluminium Tariffs Upheld as Court Affirms Constitutionality of Section 232

28 March 2019

The U.S. Court of International Trade has rejected a constitutional challenge to the Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium products. More

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Strict Limits on Presidential Tariff Authority Sought by Consumer, Business Groups

21 March 2019

Dozens of business, consumer and public interest groups are asking the Senate Finance Committee to impose strict limits on the president’s authority to impose import tariffs in legislation currently under development. More

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