United States of America: Commerce Department concludes the Section 232 investigation into national security risks of truck imports

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.

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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.

This Thread tracks investigation-triggered trade instruments. These policies resemble traditional trade remedies but they operate outside WTO disciplines (i.e. no multilateral framework defines what counts as injury, what evidence is required, or how remedies are calibrated). Examples include US Sections 301 and 232, China's Trade Barriers Investigation regulation, and the EU's Trade Barriers...