White House expanded the list of aluminum & steel products subject to additional Section 232 duties commencing February 8.
On January 24, the White House expanded the list of aluminum and steel products that will be subject to Section 232 duties commencing February 8. Our office will attempt to notify you if we believe your goods may be subject to this expansion; however, we encourage you to contact us if you suspect you will be affected.
The 10% Section 232 duties will apply to certain aluminum products, except those from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and any exclusions the Department of Commerce may announce in the future.
The 25% Section 232 duties will apply for certain steel products except those from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and any exclusions the Department of Commerce may announce in the future.
For more information, please reference the following files:
- Annex I Derivatives of Aluminum Articles
- Annex II Derivatives of Steel Articles
- Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Derivative Aluminum and Steel Articles into the U.S.
If you have any questions, please contact our office at your convenience.
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President Donald Trump signed today Phase I of a partial trade deal with China.
China has promised to buy not less than $200 billion in goods and services over the next two years, Phase I will provide the President negotiating leverage for dealing Phase II of the trade deal expecting to have all tariffs come off after the successful completion of phase II. Like in Phase I, there can be several rollbacks in duties for Phase II of the deal The President is not expecting a Phase III.
Phase I requires China to do more to stop the sale of pirated goods and to apply criminal penalties to anyone caught stealing commercial secrets. Beijing is required to deliver an action plan in thirty days after today on how it will meet its commitments.
China has to stop pressuring American companies that invest in China to share technology when entering joint venture partner agreements. Technology transfers must be based on market terms that are voluntary and reflect mutual agreement and companies that should be able to operate without any force or pressure from a Party to transfer their technology to persons of the other Party.
Other stipulations of Phase I include that China must stop supporting or directing the acquisition of overseas investment aimed at buying up U.S. technology companies. The deal includes a dispute mechanism that makes the deal fully enforceable to the point that any rolled back additional duties could be reinstated.
Link to the full text of Phase I of the agreement
China will have the incentive to negotiate outstanding issues in order to eliminate the additional duties. Ahead of the signing ceremony, the Trump administration revoked its decision to label China a currency manipulator.
This just in, the draft of the soon to be published Federal Register Notice it states that effective February 14, 2020, The U.S. Trade Representative will reduce the level of additional duties from 15 percent to 7.5 percent on products of China covered by Annex A of the August 20 F.R. Notice (List 4a).
