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Updated May 20, 2019
Last update on 5/20/2019: Updated China retaliatory tariffs effective June 1; added Canada and Mexico are now exempt from Section 232 Steel and Aluminum tariffs as of 5/20/2019; added Canada and Mexico announcements ending Section 232 retaliatory tariffs as of 5/20/2019; and updated status of Section 232 Autos and Automotive parts investigation.
Unofficial spreadsheet with Section 301 List 4
Unofficial spreadsheet with Final 301 list, partial list, and HTS’ removed added.
U.S. Trade Actions
| Action | Covered Products | Rate Increase | Effective Date |
| Section 232 | Steel and Aluminum | Steel – 25% Aluminum – 10% |
6/1/2018 |
| Status: | Steel – all countries of origin except Canada (exempted), Mexico (exempted), South Korea, Brazil, and Argentina (agreed to quotas); and Australia (exempted). Aluminum – all countries of origin except Canada (exempted), Mexico (exempted), Argentina (agreed to quota); and Australia (exempted). Beginning August 13, steel articles covered by Section 232 from Turkey are subject to an ad valorem duty rate of 50%. On October 24, South Africa was granted exemptions on 161 aluminum and 36 steel products by the Commerce Department. Canada and Mexico exempted on 5/20/2019. |
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| Section 232 | Autos and Automotive Parts | TBD | TBD |
| Status: | For the latest status, please click here. | ||
| Section 301 | For the final list of products in List 1, please click here. For the final list of products in List 2, please click here. For the final list of products in List 3, please click here. For an unofficial list of products in List 4, please click here. |
25% 25% 10% 25% Up to 25% |
7/6/2018 8/23/2018 9/24/2018 5/10/2019 TBD |
| Status: | List 1 totaling $34 billion worth of imports is composed of 818 tariff lines, and went into effect on 7/6/2018. List 2 totaling $16 billion worth of imports was originally composed of 284 proposed tariff lines identified by the interagency Section 301 Committee. 279 of the 284 lines went into effect on 8/23/2018. For full details on List 2, please click here. List 3 totaling approximately $200 billion of imports was originally composed of 6,031 tariff lines. 5,745 full and partial lines went into effect on 9/24/2018. For full details on List 3, please click here. Unofficial searchable and filterable spreadsheet with Current U.S. Section 301 Tariff Lists (Updated for Final List 3) On June 1, 2019, List 3 tariffs will increase to 25 percent. Unofficial spreadsheet with Section 301 List 4 For full details on List 4 public comment and hearing dates and process, please click here. |
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| Canada | For covered products, please click here. | Table 1 – 25% Table 2 – 10% Table 3 – 10% |
7/1/201 (as of 5/20/2019) |
| Status: | The Canadian government received over 1,000 submissions of public feedback during public consultations on its original list. Canada is imposing countermeasures against C$16.6 billion in imports of steel, aluminum, and other products from the U.S., representing the value of 2017 Canadian exports affected by the U.S. tariffs. Canada officials terminated its countermeasures on May 20, 2019, after the U.S. lifted its steel and aluminum 232 tariffs. |
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| EU | For covered products, please click here. | Annex I – 10% or 25% Annex II – 10% – 50% |
Annex I – 6/22/2018 Annex II – 3/23/2021 or 5th day after WTO Dispute Settlement Body rules against the U.S. action, whichever is first. |
| Status: | For the latest status, please click here. | ||
| Mexico | For the translated list of covered products, please click here. | 7% – 25% (pages 1-4) 10% – 15% (page 5) |
6/5/201 7/5/2018 (as of 5/20/2019) |
| Status: | Most retaliatory measures effective as of 6/5/2018. An “exception” list is effective on 7/5/2018. Mexico terminated its countermeasures on May 20, 2019, after the U.S. lifted its steel and aluminum 232 tariffs. |
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| China (Response to Section 232 Tariffs) | For covered products, please click here. | Annex I – 15% – 25% | 4/3/2018 |
| Status: | See above. | ||
| China (Response to Section 301 Tariffs) | For covered products in List 1, please click here. (Unofficial Version) |
25% (No Change on June 1st – 28 lines of auto and auto part products on this list will be excluded) | 7/6/2018 |
| For covered products in List 2, please click here.(Unofficial Version) | 25% (No Change on June 1st – 116 lines of auto and auto part products on this list will be excluded) | 8/23/2018 | |
| For covered products in List 3 (announced August 3), please click here.(Unofficial Version) |
Annex 1 – now 10% (Increases to 25% on June 1st) Annex 2 – now 10% (Increases to 20% on June 1st) Annex 3 – now 5% (Increases to 10% on June 1st) Annex 4 – remains 5% (No Change on June 1st – 67 lines of auto and auto part products on this list will be excluded) |
9/24/2018 |
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| Status: | List 1 is composed of 545 tariff lines, and goes into effect on 7/6/2018. List 2 contains 333 tariff lines on U.S. goods worth $16 billion. Start date is 8/23/2018. List 3 contains 5,207 tariff lines on U.S. worth $60 billion. Start date is 9/24/2018. |
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| India | For covered products, please click here. | Up to $10.6 billion; Annex I – 5% – 100% |
1/31/2019 |
| Status: | The U.S. declined India’s request for WTO consultations. | ||
| Japan | For covered products, please click here. | Up to $1.91 billion | TBD – no earlier than March 23, 2021, or the 5th day following the date of a decision from the WTO DSB, whichever comes first. |
| Status: | No update since May 18, 2018. Ambassador Lighthizer is holding trade talks with Economy Minister Motegi in July. Under Secretary McKinney is also leading a trade mission to Japan to discuss a possible bilateral trade deal. | ||
| Russia | For covered products, please click here. | Additional Tariffs of 25, 30, 35, or 40% | 8/6/2018 |
| Status: | On August 6, 2018, Russia began imposing additional tariffs on selected U.S. products. | ||
| Turkey | For covered products, please click here. | Up to $1.78 billion; Annex I – 5% – 40%Increased certain duties by 4 to 140% |
6/21/2018 8/15/2018 |
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Updated on 5/14/2019: Add unofficial spreadsheet with Section 301 List 4 and details of public comment and hearing dates and process.
Updated on 5/10/2019: U.S. Section 301 List 3 Tariffs Increased from 10 percent to 25 percent.
Update on 1/17/2019: India Retaliatory Tariffs on goods of US origin – effective date now 1/31/2019.
Update on 10/30/2018: Added South Africa’s Section 232 steel and aluminum exemptions.
Update on 10/15/2018: certain HTSUS subheadings covered by the supplemental action were modified as of October 1, 2018. This notice conforms the September 21 supplemental action to the HTSUS modifications in the Presidential Proclamation and amends the prior action taken in the investigation by removing certain subheadings of the HTSUS listed in Annex A to the September 21st Notice. 83 FR 49153.
Update on 8/22/2018: added the Government of Turkey’s WTO response to the U.S.’ doubling of tariffs on steel articles covered by Section 232 imported from Turkey.
Update on 8/16/2018: added link to Federal Register Notice formalizing China List 2 Section 301 tariffs.
Update on 8/14/2018: added new Section 232 tariff of 50% on steel from Turkey.
Update on 8/8/2018: added China’s retaliatory tariffs on $16 billion – List of affected HTS Subheadings includes additional 219 tariff items, plus tariff rate of 25%.
Update on 8/7/2017: added USTR’s final list of covered products for Section 301 List 2 tariffs with 25% tariff rate.
Update on 8/3/18: added China’s latest Section 301 (List 3) retaliatory tariffs.
Update on 8/2/2018: changed the proposed rate for China Section 301 List 3 from 10 percent to 25 percent.
Update on 7/13/2018: added link to an unofficial searchable and filterable spreadsheet listing the tariff codes for all three current U.S. Section 301 tariff lists (see last line in Section 301 Status).
Update on 7/11/2018: added new U.S. Section 301 tariffs announced on 7/10/2018.
Update on 7/2/2018: added EU Annex I tariffs effective.
Update on 6/29/2018: added Canadian retaliatory tariffs.
Update on 6/21/2018: added India, Japan, Russia, and Turkey.
Update on 6/18/2018: added China’s Section 301 retaliatory tariffs.
Update on 6/15/2018: added new U.S. Section 301 tariffs; added translated version of Mexican retaliatory measures and updated Mexico section.
Update on 9/18/2018: added the final list of products in List 3, its tariff rate of 10 percent, effective date of 9/24/2018, and tariff rate of 25 percent effective on 1/1/2019. Also, China’s retaliatory action for the new tariffs has been updated. The tariff rates changed for three of the four annexes. The new tariffs are effective on 9/24/2018.
