Trade Cases
May 15, 2018
Tariff on Tinplate a Real Kick in the Can
Written by Sandy Williams
Tinplate steel manufacturers received the backing of a bipartisan group of House members who urged the administration to exclude steel used for can manufacturing from Section 232 tariffs.
In a letter dated May 10, Congress members implored Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross not to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel used exclusively for can manufacturing, citing insufficient domestic production and injury to the can manufacturing industry.
