Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
New Tariff Actions Announced Back-to-Back from the White House: Copper 232, Brazil Tariffs, and De Minimis
On July 30, the White House issued three executive orders in another flurry of changes to the tariff landscape. As a result of the executive orders, certain copper products and products of Brazil will be subject to 50…
Commerce Department Announces New Section 232 Investigation on Trucks and Truck Parts and Sets Deadline for Comments in Section 232 Investigation on Critical Minerals
On April 23,2025, the Commerce Department announced a new investigation initiated pursuant to Section 232 of the TradeExpansion Act of 1962. This is the fourth Section 232 investigationannounced in April 2025,…
New Section 232 Investigations Announced on Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, and Critical Minerals
Over the past few weeks, the Trump Administration has announced three new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 into whether imports of pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and critical…
Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Products, Including Derivative Products, Come into Effect
Tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminum mill products from all sources, imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, went in effect at 12:01 this morning, March 12, in accordance President Trump’s…
Commerce Proposes Revisions to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exclusions Process
Deadline of October 12th to Submit Comments On August 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that makes certain revisions to the Section 232 steel and…