US EditionHundreds of Items Just Got a Lot More Expensive to Import Into the US because of Trump’s Tariffs
The tariffs aim to protect U.S. steel and aluminum industries by increasing import costs for 407 product categories, impacting sectors like construction and automotive, analysts said.
- On Monday, 407 product categories became subject to 50% tariffs at 12:01 a.m. ET, impacting U.S. importers as President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariff took effect.
- The Trump administration framed the expansion under national-security and emergency powers, invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and labeling 407 product categories as "derivative" of steel and aluminum, including imports where these metals are components or containers.
- Importers must decide whether to accept goods currently in transit and pay 50% tariffs or halt shipments, with everyday products like baby strollers, spray deodorants, and fire extinguishers affected.
- Registered tariff lobbyists have grown busier this year as tariffs expand to over 400 products, raising concerns about increased costs across U.S. manufacturers and supply chains.
- Logistics and trade experts flagged the HTS changes as overbroad, with Brian Baldwin and Michael Roll noting many provisions would not reasonably be considered steel or aluminum derivatives; critics urged Congress to assert its powers against the unprecedented expansion.
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Topping the charts: Commerce expands steel, aluminum tariff lists, adds hundreds of derivatives. The steel and aluminum content in hundreds of derivative products is being added to the list of imports facing higher tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the Commerce Department said in a draft Federal Register notice. The administration previously set steel and aluminum tariffs at 50 percent for most countries. In its ann…
US President Donald Trump has extended the scope of his 50% tariffs on steel and aluminium with the inclusion of more than 400 additional product categories including fire extinguishers, agricultural machinery, construction materials, train wagons and wind turbines.This means a considerable expansion of the impact of these charges put into effect last June and affects a total of 407 items whose imported steel and aluminium content now faces this…
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Tariffs kick in on items like strollers, butter knives
President Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on steel and aluminum imports has taken effect.
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