Tag: Section 232

President Rejects Uranium Finding

ITEM OF NOTE For the first time, President Trump has rejected a Commerce Department finding that imports threaten to impair the national security of the United States. This post highlights the president’s July 12 determination that uranium imports

Tariff Action to Address Immigration

Not content with waging one trade war that may soon encompass all imports from China, President Trump has now embarked on a second that will place a tariff on all imports from Mexico unless it stops migrants from entering the United States. This post looks at

232 Tariffs: Limited Actions

In mid-May, President Trump determined that imports of autos and auto parts threaten the national security but deferred action for six months. He also lifted tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico. This post looks at the two

Whither Trump’s Trade Policy?

Just when President Trump seemed on the brink of concluding a comprehensive trade agreement with China, the talks fell apart on May 10, and he responded with more tariffs. In light of the set-back, this post considers how Trump’s approach to trade

Titanium 232 Petition: Agreement with Japan?

In March, the Department of Commerce launched an investigation into whether the quantity or circumstances of titanium sponge imports into the United States threaten to impair the national security. It was prompted by a petition, filed by Titanium Metals

Trump Tariff Authority: Curb or Expand?

  ITEM OF NOTE U.S. lawmakers have introduced tariff legislation with opposite purposes: one bill would give the president almost unlimited authority to increase tariffs and two others would curtail the president’s authority to impose tariffs using

Uranium 232 Investigation: Non-Tariff Remedies

On July 18, the U.S. Department of Commerce launched its fourth investigation in 15 months under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to determine whether imports should be restricted as threats to national security. The latest investigation is

Trump’s 232 Choice: Tariffs or Quotas?

In March, the president exercised his authority under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% tariffs on aluminum imports, based on findings that the imports threatened the national security. The tariffs

KORUS FTA Amendment: Precedent?

On March 28, the United States and South Korea announced that they had reached an agreement in principle on amendments and modifications to the U.S.-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). They also agreed on terms for a country exemption for

Trump Threats Turn to Action

On January 22, President Trump turned his threats to impose higher tariffs on China and promises to protect U.S. industry from imports into action. He ordered safeguard tariffs on imported large residential washing machines and imported solar cells and