Trade Cases
March 26, 2020
Tariff Relief in an Economic Crisis?
Written by Sandy Williams
A battle is brewing among legislators, manufacturers and steel producers regarding whether tariff measures should be suspended on imports under Section 301 and Section 232 during the coronavirus crisis.
Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee urged President Trump to ease tariff restrictions during the pandemic. In a letter on March 25, the committee exhorted Trump to “provide tariff relief on health and safety products and pause Buy American requirements for medical goods and equipment to avoid paralyzing an utterly critical supply chain.”
