On February 14, 2025, the White House released annexes specifying steel (see page 24) and aluminum (see page 19) derivative items that will be subject to the 25% tariffs under Section 232, as announced by President Trump on February 10, 2025. For further details, refer to our blog post of February 12, 2025.
The items subject to the Section 232 25% tariffs are listed in the annexes according to their 8- or 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) codes, without corresponding HTSUS descriptions. The steel derivative annex includes items from HTSUS Chapters 73, 84, 85, and 94. The aluminum derivative annex covers items from Chapters 66, 76, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 90, 94, 95, and 96 of the HTSUS.
“For purposes of implementing the requirements in [these proclamations], importers of [steel derivative and aluminum derivative articles] shall provide to U.S. Customs and Border Protection within the Department of Homeland Security (CBP) any information necessary to identify the steel content used in the manufacture of steel derivative articles imports, covered by this Proclamation. CBP shall implement the information requirements as soon as practicable.”
A public notice will be issued to announce when the tariffs will take effect, once “adequate systems are in place to fully, efficiently, and expediently process and collect tariff revenue for covered articles.”