Tariffs on All Steel and Aluminum Derivatives Start March 12

12 March 2025 02 MINS. Read USA

On March 11, 2025, U.S. Customs issued notices implementing the Section 232 tariffs on all steel and steel derivatives and aluminum and aluminum derivatives effective March 12, 2025. The notices followed an unpublished Federal Register notice from the Department of Commerce certifying “that adequate systems are in place to fully, efficiently, and expediently process and collect tariff revenue for covered articles for steel and aluminum.” Initially, only steel and steel derivatives classified in chapter 73 and aluminum and aluminum derivatives classified in Chapter 76 were scheduled for the 12th.

Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum are now assessed at 25%. The only exclusions currently available have been granted to specific importers of specific products that have not yet expired or have been filled. There is no longer an exclusion process available to importers.

Searchable Table- All Section 232 Steel and Aluminum

Effective Date

When products are entered for consumption (customs entry), or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 am EST on March 12, 2025.

Commodities

Original list of Section 232 steel and steel derivatives
Original list of Section 232 aluminum and aluminum derivatives
New steel derivatives classified within Chapter 73
New aluminum derivatives classified within Chapter 76
All remaining new steel and aluminum derivatives

Declaring Steel and Content Value for Derivatives

Derivatives outside of Chapter 73 for Steel, and Chapter 76 for Aluminum are to be assessed duty on the value of the steel and/or aluminum content. If the content is the same as the entered value or is unknown, the duty will be applied to the entire entered value on one entry summary line.

In the case where the value of the steel and/or aluminum content is less than the entered value of the imported article, the good must be reported on two lines. The first line will represent the non-steel or non-aluminum content while the second line will represent the steel or aluminum content. Each line should be reported in accordance with the below instructions.

Non-Steel/Aluminum content, first line:

Ch 1-97 HTS, this same HTS must be reported on both lines.
Country of origin, same must be reported on both lines.
Total entered value of the article less the value of steel content.
Report the total quantity of the imported goods.
Report all other applicable duties, such as IEEPA tariffs and antidumping and countervailing duties.

Steel/Aluminum content, second line:

Same Ch. 1-97 HTS reported on the first line.
Same country of origin reported on the first line.
Report 0 for quantity for the Ch. 1- 97 HTS.
Report the value of steel content.
Report the Section 232 duties based on the value of steel content with HTS 9903.81.91.
Report a second quantity (of the steel content) in kilograms with the HTS 9903.81.91.
Report all other applicable duties, such as IEEPA tariffs and antidumping and countervailing duties.

We will continue to monitor this tariff action and provide updates as they become available.