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United States of America: Department of Commerce announces exclusions from the US steel and aluminium tariffs under Section 232

Announcement

14 Dec 2020

In December 2020, the US Administration announced general approved exclusions that excluded certain steel and aluminium products from Section 232 tariff measures on steel and aluminium products.

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Number of interventions

2

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

2 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

29 Dec 2020

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 14 Dec 2020
Import tariff In force
On 14 December 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the Department of Commerce (DOC) issued Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 81060, announcing 123 general approved exclusions (GAEs) th...
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Announced: 14 Dec 2020
Import tariff In force
On 14 December 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the Department of Commerce (DOC) issued Federal Register (FR) Notice 85 FR 81060, announcing 123 general approved exclusions (GAEs) th...
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