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Section 232
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SmarTrade
President Trump Initiates New Section 232 Tariffs on Imports of Derivative Steel and Aluminum Products
On January 24, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation directing the Department of Commerce to adjust the tariff rate on imports of derivative steel and aluminum products into…
SmarTrade
President Trump Tweets that Section 232 Tariffs Will Be Re-Imposed on Steel and Aluminum Imports from Argentina and Brazil
By Thompson Hine International Trade
While no formal notice has been published by the Department of Commerce yet, President Donald Trump tweeted today that Section 232 tariffs will be re-imposed on imports of steel and…
SmarTrade
United States Implements Sanctions on Turkey and Raises Section 232 Steel Tariffs Again from 25% to 50%
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On October 14, 2019, President Donald Trump announced U.S. economic sanctions directed at the government of Turkey in response to Turkey’s military action in northeast Syria, “including but not limited…
SmarTrade
U.S. Steel Importer Sues Department of Commerce for Denial of Section 232 Product Exclusion Request
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On July 30, 2019, JSW Steel (USA), Inc. (JSW) filed a complaint against the United States and, specifically, the Department of Commerce (Department) for denying its product exclusion requests for…
SmarTrade
President Trump Declines to Implement Section 232 Action on Uranium Imports, Establishes Working Group Instead
By Thompson Hine International Trade
President Donald Trump has issued a presidential memorandum concluding the Section 232 Investigation into the effect of uranium imports on U.S. national security and declining at this time to take…
Global Supply Chain Law Blog
Cross-post from the Trade Practitioner Blog: President Trump: “When It Comes to Leverage, Tariffs Are King” – What You Need to Know
Since taking office in January 2017, President Trump has made use of several provisions of US law – including Section 301, targeting unfair trade practices, and Section 232, targeting threats to national…
SmarTrade
Trump Administration Reduces Turkey’s Section 232 Tariffs from 50 to 25 Percent, Removes Turkey from GSP Program and Subjects Turkey to Section 201 Safeguard Measures
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On May 16, 2019, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation reducing Section 232 tariffs on steel imports from Turkey from 50 percent to 25 percent, which had been in effect…
International Trade Insights
U.S., Canada, and Mexico to Lift Duties on Section 232 Aluminum and Steel Products
By Nithya Nagarajan, Katherine Stubblefield, Turner Kim
On May 17, 2019, after numerous rounds of negotiations, the United States, Canada, and Mexico issued formal statements on lifting duties on Section 232 steel and aluminum products. While Canada…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
U.S. Agrees to Lift Section 232 Duties on Steel and Aluminum from Canada and Mexico
On Friday, May 17th, the Trump Administration announced that it has reached a deal with Canada and Mexico to eliminate national security-focused Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum (at…
SmarTrade
WTO Dispute Settlement Panel’s Decision to Rule on National Security Exception May Have a Major Impact on Trump Administration’s Section 232 Tariffs
By Thompson Hine International Trade
A World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel ruling, Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit, issued last week on a member’s use of the WTO’s so-called “national security exception”…