How to Request a Section 232 Exclusion

Details on how to request an exclusion from the Trump administration tariffs on steel and aluminum will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow. We received a copy of the exclusion procedure and some comments from trade attorney Lewis E. Leibowitz.

President Trump, using his authority under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, has determined that unfair imports of steel and aluminum pose a threat to the domestic industries, and thus to national security. On March 8, he announced tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports from all nations except Canada and Mexico. The tariffs are to take effect on March 23.