In an Executive Order published on February 25, 2025, President Trump announced a Section 232 investigation of copper imports to “determine the effects on national security.”
This investigation will review all forms of copper imports, including but not limited to:
- Raw mined copper;
- Copper concentrates;
- Refined copper;
- Copper alloys;
- Scrap copper; and
- Copper derivative products.
Within 270 days of this Executive Order, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit a report to the President that will include findings on the dependance of copper imports, recommendations to mitigate this dependance, and potential policy changes to strengthen the copper supply chain.
The “Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Copper” Executive Order can be found here:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/addressing-the-threat-to-nationalsecurity-from-imports-of-copper/
