8 mars 2018 - (3) Trump proclaims tariffs on steel and aluminum

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March 8, 2018, President Trump issued two proclamations which intend to impose additional tariffs on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%), based on national security justifications (section 232 investigation). The tariffs proclaimed took effect on March 23, 2018.

March 18, 2018: The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its procedures for excluding products from the recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminum product imports. Only individuals or organizations using steel or aluminum articles identified in Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705 and engaged in business activities in the United States may submit exclusion requests. Separate exclusion requests must be submitted for each unique steel or aluminum product import. When evaluating the request, DOC will consider whether a product is produced in the United States of a satisfactory quality or in a sufficient and reasonably available amount.

March 22, 2018, President Trump issued an announcement, which authorized the modification of the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to suspend the tariffs for certain countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, members of the European Union and South Korea) until May 1, 2018. The announcement also says that by May 1, 2018, President Trump will decide whether to continue to exempt these countries from the tariffs, based on the status of the discussions on the “long-term alternative means to address the threatened impairment to U.S. national security”

May 31, 2018, President Trump signed two proclamations, which announced to impose Section 232 punitive tariffs on steel (25 percent ad valorem tariff) and aluminum (imposing a 10 percent ad valorem tariff) imports from Mexico, Canada, and the European Union as of June 1, 2018. The punitive tariffs for these three countries and regions were suspended since March 2018 because of the ongoing NAFTA renegotiation and trade talks. After President Trump’s announcement, the Mexican government said it plans to retaliate with comparable penalties on U.S. products, including lamps, pork, fruit, cheese and flat steel. Similarly, Canada said it would place tariffs on up to 16 billion Canadian dollars ($12.4 billion) worth of American goods, including steel and aluminum. Canada also filed a case against the U.S. tariff action at the World Trade Organization. Additionally, the EU trade commission said it would launch legal proceedings against the US in the WTO and “rebalance” the situation by targeting a list of US products with additional duties. This list includes American-made clothing (e.g., blue jeans, t-shirts) and footwear.

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