In the steel and aluminum proclamations, Trump refers to the continued increase in imports and decrease in domestic production as threatening to impair U.S. national security to reinstate duties on global imports under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“section 232”).

President Trump plans to impose fresh tariffs on all aluminum and steel imports, seeking to curb China’s growing dominance in global trade. These six charts show the tariffs’ potential economic

On Feb. 10, 2025, just a week after announcing country-specific, blanket tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, President Trump implemented his America First Trade Policy, signing two proclamations: Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States.