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March 12, 2025
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Petty Grievances, Erosion of the Rule of Law and Bad Economics: More Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on the Horizon
… partners combined. Most US imports of dutiable steel products in 2024 came from trading partners that were exempt from the Section 232 tariffs prior to March 12, 2025 Canada, which was exempt from the Section 232 tariffs prior to March …
By Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon
March 5, 2025
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New Section 232 Investigation on Timber and Lumber Will Raise Prices for Homebuilders … and More Legal Questions
… and abused—Section 232 during his first term to initiate several investigations and to impose the aforementioned steel and aluminum tariffs on dubious grounds, raising a host of legal, economic, and procedural concerns along the way. Trump’s new Section …
By Scott Lincicome
January 29, 2025
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Seven Charts Showing How Canada/Mexico Tariffs Would Harm the US Auto Industry (and American Car Buyers)
… steel, which is used extensively in the automotive industry (Figure 5). Given these quantities and the known effects of the Section 232 tariffs on US steel (and aluminum) prices, resuming them or otherwise applying new 25 percent tariffs on Canadian …
By Scott Lincicome and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon
June 10, 2021
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The Biden Administration Flirts with Section 232. It Will Backfire.
… future. As Trump’s tariffs taught us, however, doing so would be a mistake. First, evidence shows that Trump’s Section 232 actions – tariffs and the threat of tariffs – imposed significant harms to the U.S. manufacturing sector and the …
By Inu Manak and Scott Lincicome
May 12, 2021
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Any Serious Congressional China Legislation Should Include Section 232 Reform
… far from congressional discussions – is Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which authorizes the president to impose tariffs on “national security” grounds. As we explained in a recent paper, President Donald Trump routinely abused Section 232 to …
By Inu Manak and Scott Lincicome
April 7, 2021
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The USCIT Dumps Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Derivatives, but There’s Still Plenty of Work to Be Done
… far more than simply ignore this procedural requirement in implementing the steel and aluminum tariffs and investigating other products under Section 232. His administration’s actions revealed several major substantive and procedural flaws in Section 232 – flaws that are in …
By Inu Manak and Scott Lincicome
March 10, 2021
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By Supporters’ Own Standards, the Steel Tariffs Haven’t Been “Effective”
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s misplaced agreement with Trump’s tariffs.
By Scott Lincicome
January 27, 2021
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The Politics of Section 232 Tariffs and Buy American Procurement
Buy American procurement is bad policy for the reasons my colleagues have put forward many times over the years.
By Simon Lester
March 3, 2025
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Steel Prices Continue to Rise Even Before New Tariffs Take Effect
If President Trump is truly interested in boosting American manufacturing, fueling the long-running price disparity between US and global steel prices through misguided and demonstrably ineffective tariffs is not the way to do it.
By Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon
December 21, 2022
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Senator Toomey Uses Final Senate Remarks to Criticize Trump-Biden “National Security” Tariffs
Sen. Toomey has been a stalwart defender of the freedom to peacefully trade and invest across borders. His departure leaves a tremendous void for the noble cause of free trade.
By Clark Packard
April 20, 2020
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Trump Grudgingly Concedes That Certain Tariffs Are Paid by U.S. Importers
Trump’s new order suspending certain tariffs will provide a little breathing room for some businesses, but many more will asphyxiate at the altar of “China Pays the Tariffs.”
By Daniel J. Ikenson
March 5, 2019
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Any Excuse to Raise Tariffs
The Trump administration wants to end duty-free imports for some developing countries under GSP, but rather than reforming the program, it seems like the Trump administration is simply looking for opportunities to raise tariffs.
By Simon Lester
June 1, 2018
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Fixing Section 232
Under Section 232, broad concepts of “economic welfare” get mixed together loosely with national security.
By Simon Lester
February 10, 2025
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More Costly Steel Tariffs on the Horizon
Sixty-plus years of American steel protectionism—and nearly seven since the first Trump administration’s “national security” tariffs—have not succeeded at reversing the industry’s long-term decline. Yet they have imposed and continue to impose significant costs on Americans.
By Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon
March 18, 2021
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The Trade Security Act is a First Step, but No Solution to Section 232 Abuse
Congress must reassert its role overseeing trade by eliminating loopholes the president can exploit in Section 232.
By Inu Manak and Scott Lincicome