{"id":9639,"date":"2026-04-03T09:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaztradelaw.com\/?p=9639"},"modified":"2026-04-06T07:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:20:28","slug":"new-executive-order-adjusting-imports-of-aluminum-steel-and-copper-into-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaztradelaw.com\/new-executive-order-adjusting-imports-of-aluminum-steel-and-copper-into-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"New Executive Order Adjusting Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper into the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Authors:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jennifer Diaz, President, Diaz Trade Law<br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amber Pirson, Attorney, Diaz Trade Law<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On April 2, 2026, the President <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/04\/strengthening-actions-taken-to-adjust-imports-of-aluminum-steel-and-copper-into-the-united-states\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">issued<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a proclamation strengthening Section 232 actions to adjust imports of aluminum, steel, and copper, continuing to cite national security concerns and the need to reinforce domestic metals industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Key elements include: a tiered tariff structure and some products exempt from Sec. 232 tariffs, effective at 12:01 am on April 6, 2026; and manufacturing drawback claims. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally, tariffs will be assessed to the full value of imported products, &#8220;regardless of their metal content,\u201d with reduced rates for certain products from the United Kingdom (UK) and the same 200% ad valorem duty for subject metal articles from Russia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aluminum and steel articles, most copper articles, and certain derivative articles of aluminum and steel&#8230; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>50%,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> unless either the 25% or 10% rates listed below can apply.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>25% for UK products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the aluminum content of which is composed entirely of aluminum that was smelted or most recently cast in the UK, or the steel content of which is composed entirely of steel that was melted and poured in the UK.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>10% for derivative articles, steel or copper content,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when the metal content was smelted and cast in the U.S.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For certain copper and aluminum or steel derivative articles (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Metals-ANNEXES-I-A-I-B-II-III-IV.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annex I-B<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)&#8230; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>25%, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unless either the 15% or 10% rates listed below can apply.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>15% for aluminum or steel products of the UK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if smelted and cast or melted and poured in the UK.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>10% for steel or copper content,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when the metal content was smelted and cast in the U.S.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For imports listed in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Metals-ANNEXES-I-A-I-B-II-III-IV.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annex III<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to this proclamation, and entered <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">April 6, 2026, and December 31, 2027&#8230;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rate determined by the product\u2019s current <\/span><b><em>ad valorem<\/em> duty under Column 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, unless the 10% or 25% rate listed below can apply. For Column 1 duties &lt; 15%, the additional Sec. 232 duty must be such that the sum of both is 15%. For Column 1 duties <\/span><b>\u2265<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 15%, the additional Sec. 232 duty is 0%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>10% for derivative articles or steel content, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when the former was smelted and cast in the US or when the latter was melted and poured in the US. \\<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>25% for imports from trading partners without normal trading relations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the U.S. (i.e., Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For imports listed in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Metals-ANNEXES-I-A-I-B-II-III-IV.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annex III<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to this proclamation, and entered <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on or after January 1, 2028&#8230;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rate schedule applied to products listed in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Metals-ANNEXES-I-A-I-B-II-III-IV.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annex I-B<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional product-specific rules for articles or derivatives of more than one metal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b>Products Exempt from Sec. 232 Steel and Aluminum Derivatives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain items under the following chapter headings, including certain motorcycle parts: 2, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 73, 84, 85, 87, 94, and 95. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Metals-ANNEXES-I-A-I-B-II-III-IV.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annex II<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b>Manufacturing drawback claims are available for articles that meet the following four criteria:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those classifiable in an HTS listed in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Metals-ANNEXES-I-A-I-B-II-III-IV.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annex I-B or Annex III<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or later determined by the Secretary and the Trade Representative;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A product of Trade Agreement Partners (TAP), which is composed of the United Kingdom, the European Union, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Canada, and any trading partner with which the United States concludes a final Agreement on Reciprocal Trade; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aluminum and copper were smelted and cast, and the steel was melted and poured in a TAP country.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On April 3, 2026, CBP issued guidance providing instructions for submitting entries to CBP on certain steel, aluminum, and copper articles and their derivatives. See <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/bulletins\/gd\/USDHSCBP-4117593?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See annexes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Metals-ANNEXES-I-A-I-B-II-III-IV.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">View the guide for navigating new Chapter 99 Headings <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evolve-trade.com\/blog\/section-232-navigating-new-chapter-99-headings-us-note-16\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diaztradelaw.com\/section-232-valuation-in-a-gray-area-what-importers-need-to-know\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 232 Valuation in a Gray Area: What Importers Need to Know<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diaztradelaw.com\/icymi-bis-initiates-232-investigations-of-uas-and-polysilicon-imports\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICYMI: BIS Initiates 232 Investigations of UAS and Polysilicon Imports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diaztradelaw.com\/reminder-new-section-232-duties-on-certain-steel-and-aluminum-products-from-mexico\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reminder: New Section 232 Duties on Certain Steel and Aluminum Products from Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diaztradelaw.com\/tariffs-and-trade-deals\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tariffs and Trade Deals \u2013 Comprehensive Resource<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors: Jennifer Diaz, President, Diaz Trade Law Amber Pirson, Attorney, Diaz Trade Law On April 2, 2026, the President issued a proclamation strengthening Section 232 actions to adjust imports of aluminum, steel, and copper, continuing to cite national security concerns and the need to reinforce domestic metals industries.\u00a0 Key elements include: a tiered tariff structure and some products exempt from Sec. 232 tariffs, effective at 12:01 am on April 6, 2026; 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