In a Presidential Proclamation published on July 20, 2026, the White House announced a “program to incentivize new investment in U.S. production facilities to produce primary aluminum.”

Under the program, companies can provide an onshoring plan to the Secretary of Commerce that includes a commitment to build, refurbish, or expand a facility in the United States that will produce primary aluminum. The plan must include a commitment to begin construction of the facility by January 20, 2029.

If the Secretary of Commerce approves the onshoring plan, the company will be eligible to “annually import primary aluminum of a quantity that corresponds to the U.S. production facility’s reasonably anticipated annual output of primary aluminum when the onshoring project is completed.” These imports will be at a half duty rate on Section 232, which is currently set at 25%.

The “Further Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum into the United States” Proclamation can be found here:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/07/further-strengthening-actions-taken-to-adjust-imports-of-aluminum-into-the-united-states/

The accompanying Fact Sheet can be found here:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-takes-further-action-to-adjust-imports-of-aluminum-into-the-united-states/