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Section 232 Tariffs

The United States currently maintains a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% on tariff on aluminum imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. In 2018, the Trump administration imposed Section 232 Tariffs on steel and aluminum imports into the United States, citing national security concerns. The U.S. agreed to lift tariffs on Canada and Mexico after the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and reached deals with the European Union, Japan and other countries to replace the tariffs with quotas for steel and aluminum imports into the U.S.

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Trade Groups Ask BIS to Avoid Inclusions on Non-Metal Goods
June 25, 2025 |Trade Business

Hundreds of Section 232 inclusion requests for metal derivatives cover more than $310 billion in annual imports, and imposing 50% tariffs on part of the value of "such a wide array of items, particularly where many products do not meaningfully contain steel or aluminum, risks disrupting sectors far removed from the primary industries targeted by the original Section 232 actions," argued trade groups asking Commerce to slow down before making decisions.

Topics:Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Customs duty, Section 232 Tariffs
CBP Corrects Guidance on Chapter 99 HTS Number for Steel Derivatives
June 25, 2025 |Customs

CBP has updated its June 20 guidance on Section 232 additional steel derivative products (see 2506200066) to list the correct number for preexisting Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. subheading 9903.81.98, according to a June 24 cargo systems message. The change corrects the Chapter 99 HTS number for some steel or iron derivative imports coming from the U.K. No changes were made to the attachment that was part of the CSMS message, according to CBP.

Topics:Harmonized Tariff Schedule