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New Tariffs and Metal “Melt-and-Pour” Requirements Implemented to Prevent Chinese Circumvention Through Mexico

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On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Government narrowed the tariff exclusions on imports of certain steel and aluminum articles from Mexico, citing national security concerns. These measures effectively impose new tariffs aimed at...more

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United States Imposes Section 232 Requirements for Imports from Mexico: “Melt and Pour” for Steel; “Country of Smelt and Recent...

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On July 10, 2024, United States President Joseph R. Biden issued two separate proclamations that narrow the exclusions from tariffs imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ("Section 232") for certain...more

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United States Imposes 200 Percent Duties on Russian Aluminum and All Products Containing Russian Aluminum; Takes Other Actions...

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On February 24, 2023, the US government announced a new round of trade actions targeting goods and entities from Russia. The new actions, which coincide with the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,...more

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U.S. Marks One-Year Anniversary of Ukraine Conflict With New Economic Sanctions, Export Controls, and Tariffs Against Russia

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Last week, on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Commerce adopted an extensive package of new economic sanctions and export controls targeting key industries, entities, and...more

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United States Imposes New 200% Tariffs on Russian Aluminum, Further Expands Sanctions on Russia, and Warns of New Third Country...

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On February 24, the U.S. Government issued a series of tariff and sanctions related announcements to coincide with the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The White House issued a proclamation1 (“Proclamation”) to...more

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Impact of Section 232 on the Electric Mobility Supply Chain

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Rare-earth magnets (i.e., neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnets), widely considered the most efficient way to power EVs, are the latest commodity to be potentially subject to Section 232 tariffs, which have previously been...more

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New Year, New Duty Savings: TRQ For EU Steel and Aluminum Takes Effect  

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As expected, on January 1, 2022, the additional Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from the European Union (EU) were replaced with a new Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ). The TRQ is the result of an October 2021...more

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EU, U.S. Announce Deal on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

The Deal In January 2018 the Trump administration imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum by invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This is a Cold War-era law that authorized the president to impose tariffs...more

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US-EU Announce a New Path for Steel and Aluminum Trade

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On October 31, 2021, the Department of Commerce and the Office of the US Trade Representative announced an agreement with the European Union (EU) to remove the 25% additional tariffs on steel and 10% additional tariffs on...more

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Dismantling a Ticking Time Bomb for Trans-Atlantic Trade, EU Suspends Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S.-Origin Goods

On May 17, 2021, the European Union announced a temporary suspension of $3.8 billion worth of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods that were to go into effect on June 1, 2021. The announcement directly impacts a wide range of...more

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Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Duties Litigation Shifts Into High Gear

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As we pass the three-year mark since the 25 percent duties on steel imports and the 10 percent duties on aluminum imports pursuant to Section 232 were first imposed by Presidential Proclamation 9705, legal challenges are...more

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Commerce Introduces General Approved Exclusions (GAEs) and Other Changes to the Section 232 Exclusions Process

Key Points - On December 14, 2020, Commerce promulgated a fourth interim final rule to revise certain aspects of the Section 232 steel and aluminum exclusions process. - One notable change is the creation of GAEs,...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Nouveaux tarifs américains sur les produits d’aluminium canadiens et surtaxes de rétorsion du Canada

Le 6 août 2020, le président Donald Trump a annoncé que les États-Unis allaient de nouveau imposer des tarifs au taux de 10 % sur certains produits d’aluminium canadiens. Ces nouveaux tarifs sont entrés en vigueur le...more

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232 Tariffs on Certain Imports of Aluminum from Canada

- In Presidential Proclamation 10060, announced on August 6, 2020, President Trump reinstated a 10 percent ad valorem tariff on imports of non-alloyed unwrought aluminum from Canada under the Section 232 of the Trade...more

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New U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Aluminum and Canadian Retaliatory Surtaxes Coming

On August 6, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will be re-imposing a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminum as of August 16, 2020. Canada responded immediately by announcing that by September 16,...more

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U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Derivative Steel and Aluminum Imports

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The Situation: The Trump administration announced new tariffs on imports of certain derivative, or "downstream," steel and aluminum articles with exemptions for certain countries. These tariffs are in addition to the existing...more

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President Trump Expands Section 232 Tariffs on Aluminum and Steel; Calls for New Product Exclusion Application Process

- President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation 9980 on January 24, 2020, expanding the product scope of existing tariffs imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on certain articles of aluminum and...more

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US reliance on Section 232 tariffs threatens international trade system

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 2, no. 23 (December 12, 2019) - United States President Donald Trump tweeted in the early morning of December 2 that he would “restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminum that is shipped...more

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Trump’s Tariff Wars: Mitigating the Risk for Supply Chains

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Throughout his presidency, President Trump has used tariffs – and the threat of tariffs – to address an unprecedented variety of economic and national security threats. As if to underscore the point, on December 2, 2019, the...more

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Commerce IG Criticizes The Exclusion Process For National Security Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum

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On October 28, 2019, the Commerce Department’s Office of the Inspector General (the “Office” or “OIG”) issued a memorandum to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to communicate the Office’s concerns about the process for...more

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United States Eliminates Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum from Canada and Mexico; Canada and Mexico Eliminate Retaliatory...

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On May 17, 2019, the United States announced that it had reached agreements with Canada and Mexico to remove the US tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum products from those countries pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade...more

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President Trump Delays Possible Section 232 Auto Tariffs Announces End to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Imports From...

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On May 17, 2019, President Trump announced two significant trade developments. First, the President announced his determination in the national security investigation of imports of autos and auto parts under Section 232 of...more

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WTO Issues Groundbreaking Decision on GATT National Security Exception

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On April 5, 2019, a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel issued the first substantive WTO panel decision interpreting the “essential security” provision of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT...more

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WTO Panel Issues Landmark Decision Regarding Actions Taken to Protect National Security Interests

On Friday, April 5th, a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel issued its decision in a landmark dispute between Russia and Ukraine. The dispute, Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic In Transit, marks the first time a WTO...more

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Congress Moves to Limit the President’s Authority to Impose Tariffs on Imports under Section 232

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On January 30, 2019, legislation was introduced in the Senate and House on a bi-partisan basis that would curtail the President’s power to impose tariffs for national security reasons. The Bicameral Congressional Trade...more

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