In a Federal Register Notice (FRN) published on August 6, 2026, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) requested public comments on a proposed addition of 14 steel, aluminum, and copper derivative articles to the list of products subject to Section 232 duties.
BIS proposes to include the following products in the scope of Section 232:
- Aluminum powder
- Brass-wind musical instruments, and their parts and accessories
- Parts of welding machines and apparatus
- Floor safes
- Certain electric conductor cables
- Fire extinguishers
- Parts of heat exchange units
- Parts of certain hydraulic engines and motors
- Certain self-propelled cranes, mobile lifting frames, and straddle carriers
- Tanker trailers and semi-trailers
- Self-loading or self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for agricultural purposes
- Certain other trailers and semi-trailers
- Certain filled steel containers
Comments must be submitted through the Federal Rulemaking Portal (www.regulations.gov) no later than August 27, 2026.
FRN # 2026-15961 can be found here:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-15961/request-for-public-comments-on-the-proposed-implementation-of-duties-on-additional-aluminum-steel
