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Commerce Seeks Comments By November 12 On Rare-Earth Magnet Section 232 Investigation

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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnets (neodymium magnets) to determine the effect of imports on the...more

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US Department of Commerce Solicits Public Comment on Section 232 Investigation into the Effect of Imports of Neodymium Magnets on...

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The US Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) Bureau of Industry and Security has initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to determine the effects on US national security from imports of...more

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Biden Administration Issues 100-Day Supply Chain Report

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Industry-Specific Primer – Semiconductor Manufacturing And Advanced Packaging - On June 8, 2021, the Biden Administration issued the reports mandated by the Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains (the “America’s Supply...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

President Declines to Impose National Security Duties on Imports of Titanium Sponge

On February 27, 2020, President Trump announced that he would not impose duties on imports of titanium sponge pursuant to his authority under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, a statute that allows for the...more

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U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Derivative Steel and Aluminum Imports

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The Situation: The Trump administration announced new tariffs on imports of certain derivative, or "downstream," steel and aluminum articles with exemptions for certain countries. These tariffs are in addition to the existing...more

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President Trump Expands Section 232 Tariffs on Aluminum and Steel; Calls for New Product Exclusion Application Process

- President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation 9980 on January 24, 2020, expanding the product scope of existing tariffs imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on certain articles of aluminum and...more

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Commerce IG Criticizes The Exclusion Process For National Security Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum

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On October 28, 2019, the Commerce Department’s Office of the Inspector General (the “Office” or “OIG”) issued a memorandum to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to communicate the Office’s concerns about the process for...more

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President Trump Delays Possible Section 232 Auto Tariffs Announces End to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Imports From...

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On May 17, 2019, President Trump announced two significant trade developments. First, the President announced his determination in the national security investigation of imports of autos and auto parts under Section 232 of...more

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President Trump Issues Proclamation Finding National Security Threat from Automotive Imports Under Section 232; Directs USTR to...

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On May 17, 2019, President Trump issued a Proclamation containing his determinations in the US investigation into the effects of imports of automobiles and automobile parts on the national security of the United States,...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - April 2019

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The Department of Commerce Initiates National Security Investigation of Imports of Titanium Sponge under Section 232 - On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) initiated an investigation under...more

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Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation On Titanium Sponge

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On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it would be conducting a Section 232 investigation on imports of titanium sponge. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stated that the investigation will be looking...more

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Congress Moves to Limit the President’s Authority to Impose Tariffs on Imports under Section 232

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On January 30, 2019, legislation was introduced in the Senate and House on a bi-partisan basis that would curtail the President’s power to impose tariffs for national security reasons. The Bicameral Congressional Trade...more

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Commerce Initiates National Security Investigation Into Uranium Imports

On Wednesday, July 18, the Department of Commerce announced that it would begin investigating the effects of uranium imports on the national security interests of the United States. The investigation will be conducted under...more

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Commerce Will Investigate Automobile Imports To Consider Possible New Tariffs

Following President Trump’s request for an investigation of automobile imports, with a stated intention of increasing duties by as much as 25%, the U.S. Department of Commerce initiated an investigation, pursuant to Section...more

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USTR Releases Proposed List of Chinese Products to Be Subject to Section 301 Tariffs

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On April 3, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a list of proposed products that may be subjected to additional tariffs of 25 percent ad valorem, in accordance with President Trump's March 22...more

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New Presidential Proclamations Amend Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports, Including Temporary Exemptions for Wider...

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President Trump has issued new Proclamations regarding Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, amending the original Proclamations (9704 and 9705) issued on March 8. The most notable changes concern country-wide...more

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Presidential Proclamations Impose Tariffs on Aluminum and Steel Imports

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On March 8, 2018, President Trump signed proclamations imposing tariffs on aluminum and steel imports. The tariffs are being imposed pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 following reports from the...more

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5 Steps to Obtaining an Exemption under President Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

If your company is a U.S. consumer of imported steel or aluminum, the new tariffs announced by President Trump on March 8, 2018 are bad news. The good news is that you can petition the government for exclusions of certain...more

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Proposed Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Poised to Have Big Impact

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President Trump recently announced his intent to make good on his campaign promise to impose new, significant tariffs on many imports of steel and aluminum products to the United States. The announcement followed a Department...more

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President Trump Announces Steel And Aluminum Tariffs With Exemptions For Canada And Mexico

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President Donald Trump surprised even his own senior staff on March 1 when he announced his intention to impose global tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum....more

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Trump Administration Imposes Steep Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports

On March 8, 2018, President Trump signed proclamations authorizing the imposition of a 25 percent customs duty on certain steel products and a 10 percent customs duty on certain aluminum products. The duties were imposed...more

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New Steel And Aluminum Tariffs May Boost Costs For Downstream U.S. Industries

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President Trump’s proclamation imposing additional tariffs of 25 percent on certain steel products and 10 percent on some aluminum products has caused widespread reassessment of the competitive effects of tariffs on...more

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President Trump Announces Steep Tariffs on Imports of Steel and Aluminum

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On March 1, 2018, President Trump announced his intention to impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports. These tariffs may go into effect immediately upon or shortly after signing of the...more

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U.S. Department Of Commerce Releases Reports And Recommendations In Steel, Aluminum National Security Investigation

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On February 16, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) released its reports and recommendations to President Trump regarding its investigations on the impact of steel and aluminum imports on U.S. national security. As...more

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U.S. Manufacturers – and Foreign Steel and Aluminum Companies – Face Catastrophic Duties and International Trade Risks Following...

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Companies that import steel or aluminum saw the detonation of a major international trade bomb on March 1st. President Trump announced that the U.S. Government would invoke the seldom-used section 232 national security...more

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