SECTION 232
On March 8, 2018, the President issued Proclamations 9704 and 9705 on Adjusting Imports of Steel and Aluminum into the United States, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, providing for additional import duties for steel mill and aluminum articles, effective March 23, 2018.
The AWPA is working to keep members apprised of changes to the Section 232 tariff regime and to support them in product exclusion requests they may be considering.
Status of Section 232 Appeals at September 2022
AWPA Comments to ITC Investigation of Section 232 and 301 Tariffs – August 12, 2022
Product Exclusion Request Information
- Audit Report of Section 232 Exclusion Process Feb 2021
- Memo from Counsel on Section 232 Generally Approved Exclusions (GAEs)
- List of Generally Approved Exclusions at December 2020
- Section 232 Exclusion User Guide Version 06102019
- Q&A for Exclusion Portal
- Section 232 Guidelines for Product Exclusion Requests and Objections
- Section 232 Form for Steel Product Exclusion Request
- Section 232 Form for Objecting to Steel Product Exclusion Request
- Section 232 Rebuttal Form BIS-2018-0006-45144
- Section 232 Rebuttal Process BIS-2018-0006-45250
- Section 232 Surrebuttal Form BIS-2018-0006-45145
- Section 232 Surrebuttal Process BIS-2018-0006-45251
NEW: US-EU Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) Agreement Information
- EU Annual Quota by Product Category – Steel
- EU Annual Quota by Product and Country
- EU 232 Annual Quota – HTS Codes for Product Categories – Steel
- EU 232 Exclusions Extended to December 2023
232 Tariff Policy Information
Following are the Section 232 policy materials and information, including documents which the AWPA and industry coalitions have prepared to address this issue.
- CAMMU Letter to Biden Administration re: 232 Tariffs June 9, 2021
- Steel Coalition Letter to Biden Administration re: 232 Tariffs May 19, 2021
- CAMMU Letter to Biden Administration re: 232 Tariffs February 10, 2021
- Federal Reserve Board Paper: Disentangling the Effects of the 2018-2019 Tariffs on a Globally Connected US Manufacturing Sector (December 23, 2019)
- Status of Lawsuits Involving 232 Tariffs at February 24, 2020
- Annex – Derivatives of Steel Articles
- Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Derivative Aluminum Articles and Derivative Steel Articles into the United States
- CAMMU letter to Senate Finance on Sunsetting 232 Tariffs
- Presidential Proclamation on Cessation of 232 Tariffs on Steel from Canada and Mexico
- Coalition letter to USTR on NAFTA 2.0 and Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
- CAMMU Comments to Commerce Exclusion Process Rule Nov 2018
- Department of Commerce: President Trump Signs Proclamation Allowing Steel and Aluminum Product Exclusions for Quota Countries
- Presidential Proclamation Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States
- Trade Partnership Policy Brief – Updated
- EU Steel Import Retaliation List
- Quota Bulletin for Argentina and Brazil QB 18-122 Announcement
- NAM List of 232 Tariff Retaliations at July 5, 2018
- US Trading Partners Respond to Section 232 Tariff Actions 060118
- Alliance for Competitive Steel and Aluminum Trade – Written Comments for Section 232 Exclusion Process
- Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users – Comments on Department of Commerce Exclusion Process Rule pdf
- Quota Bulletin for South Korea
- Presidential Proclamation Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States 043018
- Coalition of American Metals Manufacturers & Users (CAMMU) Statement 050118
- US Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Impacts of Section 232 Steel Tariffs April 12, 2018
- Federal Register Notice re: Steel Tariffs March 19, 2018
- EU Proposed Retaliation List March 16, 2018
- Trade Partnership Policy Brief
- ACSAT Policy Statement
- Congressional Letter to POTUS
- Section 232 on Steel Imports – Details from the Presidential Proclamation
- Coalition Letter to the White House – 15 Associations – February 2018
- Commerce Press Release with Recommended Restrictions – Feb 2018
- Commerce Report of Section 232 Investigation – Feb 2018
- Commerce Report of Section 232 Recommended Scope of Products – Feb 2018
- White House Meeting – Section 232 – Transcript – February 13, 2018
- AWPA White Paper on Section 232 Investigation of Steel Imports – September 2017
- Coalition Letter to Trump Administration regarding Section 232 Investigation – September 2017
- AWPA Comments to Department of Commerce regarding Section 232 Investigation of Steel Imports – May 2017
CHINA SECTION 301
On August 18, 2017 the US Trade Representative (USTR) initiated an investigation of China’s intellectual property (IP) practices under Section 301 of the US Trade Laws. This was the first Section 301 filed since 1997. The USTR must determine if Chinese IP practices are ‘Unreasonable or Discriminatory and Burden or Restrict US Commerce.’
USTR Section 301 List 3 Exclusions Portal
Section 301 List 3 Wire Products Exclusion Requests as of December 11, 2019
Section 301 List 4a Wire Products Exclusion Requests as of December 11, 2019
Policy Documents and Information
- List 4a Additional Product Exclusions; takes effect September 1, 2019
- List 4a (Full List) 081319; takes effect September 1, 2019
- List 4b (Full List) 081319; takes effect December 15, 2019
- Federal Register List 3 exclusion process
- China Section 301 – Proposed List 4 (Full List) 051319
- China Section 301 – List 3 Coverage of Wire Products 091718
- USTR-AWPA Comments on Section 301 China Remedies – 082110
- US 301 China Tariffs List 1
- China 301 Retaliatory Tariffs List 1
- US 301 China Tariffs List 2
- China 301 Retaliatory Tariffs List 2
- US 301 China Tariffs List 3
- USTR-AWPA Comments-Section 301 Tariffs-China 11-May-2018
- NAM Written Submission on USTR Section 301 Remedies – 051118