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United States of America: The US Administration expands the scope of Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs to cover derivatives of these products

Announcement

24 Jan 2020

In January 2020, the US Administration signed a proclamation expanding the scope of Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs.

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Number of interventions

5

5 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

08 Feb 2020

Revocation date:

11 Mar 2025

Announced: 24 Jan 2020
Import tariff
On 24 January 2020, Trump Administration signed a proclamation expanding the scope of the Section 232 aluminium tariffs to cover derivatives of aluminium such as electric wires and some auto parts. Th...
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Implementation date

08 Feb 2020

Revocation date:

31 May 2022

Announced: 24 Jan 2020
Import tariff
On 24 January 2020, Trump Administration signed a proclamation expanding the scope of the Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs to cover derivatives of steel and aluminium products such as nails, st...
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Implementation date

08 Feb 2020

Revocation date:

31 Mar 2022

Announced: 24 Jan 2020
Import tariff
On 24 January 2020, Trump Administration signed a proclamation expanding the scope of the Section 232 steel tariffs to cover derivatives of steel such as nails, staples, and some auto parts. These pro...
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Implementation date

08 Feb 2020

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2021

Announced: 24 Jan 2020
Import tariff
On 24 January 2020, Trump Administration signed a proclamation expanding the scope of the Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs to cover derivatives of steel and aluminium such as nails, staples, el...
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Implementation date

08 Feb 2020

Revocation date:

03 Jun 2025

Announced: 24 Jan 2020
Import tariff
On 24 January 2020, Trump Administration signed a proclamation expanding the scope of the Section 232 steel tariffs to cover derivatives of steel such as nails, staples, and some auto parts. These pro...
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United States of America: Imposition of section 232 import tariffs on certain steel goods from Canada, the European Union and Mexico and quotas on imports from Argentina and Brazil

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United States of America: Imposition of section 232 import tariffs on certain aluminium goods from Brazil, Canada, the European Union, Mexico and the Republic of Korea and quotas on imports from Argentina

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