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21 February 2018

US Department of Commerce proposes duty surcharge on steel and aluminum imports

The United States (US) Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross released two anticipated reports on February 16, regarding the Department's investigations into the impact on national security from imports of certain steel mill products and from imports of wrought and unwrought aluminum. These investigations were carried out under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, and as requested by the President of the United States in April 2017.

An Indirect Tax Services group Alert, attached below, provides additional details.

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