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Section 232
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SmarTrade
President Declares the United States Will Impose Tariffs of 25 Percent on Steel Imports and 10 Percent on Aluminum Imports
By Thompson Hine International Trade
In the category of “we can’t make this stuff up,” there reportedly has been in the past 24 hours an all-out war within the Trump administration over any tariffs to…
SmarTrade
Defense Supports Section 232 Findings of Impact on “National Security” But Urges Caution in Applying Any Remedy
By Thompson Hine International Trade
In an undated memo from the Department of Defense (DoD) to the Department of Commerce that was released last night, DoD concurred with Commerce’s recent Section 232 reports on steel…
Global Policy Watch
Update on U.S.-China Trade Relations
Recent U.S. Trade Actions Concerns about the possibility of a U.S.-China “trade war” remain strong, especially after the Trump administration announced (Section 201) safeguard decisions against imported solar panels in…
International Trade Insights
Commerce Releases Steel and Aluminum Section 232 Reports
By Robert Stang, Katherine Stubblefield
The Department of Commerce released its reports recommending remedies with respect to the Section 232 investigations of steel and aluminum today, February 16. The steel report was submitted to the…
SmarTrade
White House Holds Meeting to Discuss Aluminum and Steel Trade Actions
By Thompson Hine International Trade
President Trump and several Cabinet members hosted a meeting with congressional Republicans and Democrats on February 13, 2018 at the White House to discuss possible trade remedies in the Section…
SmarTrade
Commerce Submits Report on Section 232 Aluminum Investigation
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On January 19, the Department of Commerce submitted its Section 232 report to the White House on the national security implications of aluminum imports one business day ahead of its…
International Trade Insights
Commerce Submits Steel Section 232 Report to the President
By Jeffrey Neeley, Katherine Stubblefield
On Thursday, January 11, the U.S. Department of Commerce formally submitted to the President the results of its investigation into the effect of steel mill product imports on U.S. National…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Commerce Department Completes Section 232 Probe Into Steel Imports But Stays Mum on the Findings
Yesterday evening the Commerce Department sent to the White House its findings in the Section 232 national security investigation on steel imports. The much anticipated report was originally due to…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
In Rare Move, Trump’s Commerce Secretary Self-Initiates Chinese Aluminum Trade Remedy Cases
The U.S. Department of Commerce self-initiated antidumping and countervailing investigations of common alloy aluminum sheet from China on November 28. An accompanying fact sheet estimates dumping margins on the…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
National Security Investigation on Aluminum Imports Wrapping Up
By Joshua Morey
Commerce Secretary Ross and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security held a public hearing on Thursday, June 22, 2017 in the ongoing Section 232 investigation into whether…