Overview

• Commerce and BIS expanded coverage to hundreds of HTS codes with only three days’ notice, applying 50% tariffs (25% for the United Kingdom) to the steel or aluminum portion of affected imports.
• Official notices and analyses cite differing totals for the additions, with many reporting 407 HTS codes and a separate Commerce accounting listing 428.
• CBP guidance provides no in‑transit exemption or drawback and requires privileged‑foreign status for FTZ entries, forcing importers to declare metal-content value or face duties on the full product.
• The additions sweep in unexpected items—such as packaged foods, cosmetics, engines, rail components and furniture—driving urgent reclassification, valuation work and supply‑chain adjustments.
• The inclusion process will reopen three times a year starting in September, Canadian industry groups warn of significant cross‑border disruption and urge retaliation, and the administration has indicated similar measures could next target pharmaceuticals and semiconductors.