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January 22, 2018
Commerce Delivers Wait-and-See Report on Aluminum 232
Written by Tim Triplett
The pile of unfinished paperwork on President Trump’s desk just got a little taller with Friday’s delivery of the Section 232 report on aluminum. It joins the Section 232 report on steel that hit the president’s desk on Jan. 11, starting the clock on a 90-day deadline for possible trade action.
On Jan. 19, the Commerce Department formally submitted to the president the results of its investigation into the effects of aluminum imports on U.S. national security. As with the steel report, Commerce and the White House have declined to comment on the findings, which will not be released to the public until after the president makes a decision. Section 232 gives President Trump the authority to impose tariffs or quotas on any or all aluminum imports or he may opt to take no action and let the trade filing lapse.
