In an unprecedented move, it was published by CBP at 9:24pm yesterday that the new Section 232 tariff on imports of steel and aluminum derivative products will proceed as of 12:01am today, March 12, 2025. Originally, imports of steel and aluminum products were scheduled to begin today with new tariffs at 25% and their derivative products were scheduled to be implemented at a later date.
With this change, effective immediately, all steel and aluminum products, and derivative products are subject to the 25% tariffs.
Steel
For steel articles, importers must report the country where the steel was originally melted and poured. For steel derivatives, importers must report the country where the steel was originally melted, the amount of steel in kilograms as well as the value of the steel component.
For a full list of covered articles see: steelHTSlist final (1).pdf The announcement can be found at: CSMS # 64384423 - UPDATED GUIDANCE: Import Duties on Imports of Steel and Steel Derivative Products
Aluminum
Importers of aluminum products covered by the tariffs will need to report the primary country of smelt, secondary country of smelt, and most recent country of cast. Derivative products found within this list, must also report the mount of aluminum in kilograms as well as the value of the aluminum component.
The 200% tariff on any aluminum products and derivative aluminum products subject to Section 232 that are products of Russia, or where any amount of primary aluminum used in the manufacture of the aluminum articles is smelted in Russia, or where the aluminum articles are cast in Russia, are still in effect. In this case, duties are applicable to the entire product.
The full list of articles is found at : aluminumHTSlist final.pdf The announcement is found at: CSMS # 64384496 - UPDATED GUIDANCE: Import Duties on Imports of Aluminum and Aluminum Derivative Products
Importers must be sure that this information is available at the time of customs clearance.
At this time, the rate for Canadian aluminum and steel tariffs is applicable at 25%, not the 50% that was mentioned in social media late yesterday.