The Department of Commerce has posted revised HTS lists for steel and aluminum, including some derivatives, to which 25% duty will be applicable effective March 12, 2025 at 12:01 am. The applicable notice pertaining to steel can be found HERE. Aluminum can be found HERE. As previously advised, Canada and Mexico will no longer be exempt from these Section 232 duties as things stand now REGARDLESS of whether or not the product qualifies for USMCA duty free treatment. Section 232 duties are separate. It is imperative that you review the above links in full and determine if your products will be subject. Anything subject to these orders that crosses the border after March 12 at 12:01 am will be charged duty at the rate of 25%.
Further, and as stated in the previous Notices and Executive Order, the tariffs will ultimately be applicable to additional steel and aluminum derivatives classified outside of chapters 73 and 76, but the duty will only be charged on the steel or aluminum content. There will be an exemption for derivatives in instances where the steel or aluminum used to product the derivative was melted and poured in the United States.
Duties will not be effective on the aforementioned additional derivatives until “public notification of the Secretary of Commerce” that systems are in place to process and collect these tariffs.