{"id":391,"date":"2026-01-13T10:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiowind.com\/blog\/?p=391"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:27:34","slug":"section-232-duties-steel-aluminum-tariffs-explained-with-hs-code-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiowind.com\/blog\/section-232-duties-steel-aluminum-tariffs-explained-with-hs-code-examples","title":{"rendered":"Section 232 Duties: Steel &amp; Aluminum Tariffs Explained with HS Code Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fiowind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u751f\u6210\u6d77\u5173\u5173\u7a0e\u56fe\u7247-4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" 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\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is Section 232?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962<\/strong> allows the United States to impose tariffs on imports that threaten national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Section 232 primarily affects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Steel products<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aluminum products<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certain <strong>derivative articles<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These duties apply <strong>in addition to<\/strong> regular customs duties and are enforced through <strong>HTS Chapter 99<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Section 232 Duty Rates Explained<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Section 232 duty rates include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>25%<\/strong> on steel products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10%<\/strong> on aluminum products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, applicability depends 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