United States of America: U.S. Administration increases Section 232 aluminium tariffs

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting all products. Covering all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert, it highlights how the yearly number of these measures has evolved over time.

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting aluminium since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert that affect at least one HS code linked to aluminium, either as ore, slag or in its oxide form.

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting HS codes for medical consumables, equipment, medicines, vaccines, as well as chemicals used in pharmaceutical production. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert since 2009. To identify relevant policy actions, the Global Trade Alert team focused on the identification of relevant HS codes following the pr...

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions introduced by G7 members since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert.

This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions introduced by G20 members since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert.

This Thread tracks global import and export restrictions affecting critical minerals. It covers policy interventions affecting these measures since 2009. Relevant interventions are identified based on intervention type and specific HS codes. Note that the GTA focuses on a compilation list of all the critical minerals mentioned in different national lists to identify relevant HS codes.

This Thread captures economic policy interventions by the Trump administration aimed at influencing foreign government behaviour since 2025. It includes trade, investment and industrial policy actions where official statements or documentation indicate intent to pressure specific foreign governments to change their policies or practices.

This GTA Thread tracks all Section 232 investigations initiated by the United States since 2018 under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. These investigations assess whether imports of certain goods threaten U.S. national security by examining domestic capacity, supply chain vulnerabilities, and import dependence. Only investigations formally announced by the U.S. Government are included.