Global Daily Tax News, US Expands Scope Of Steel, Aluminum Tariffs, (Aug 25, 2025)

On August 19, the US Department of Commerce announced the addition of 407 product categories to the list of "derivative" steel and aluminum products covered by Section 232 sectoral tariffs.

As a result, the steel and aluminum content of these products will be subject to a duty rate of 50 percent.

The decision covers wind turbines and their parts and components, mobile cranes, bulldozers and other heavy equipment, railcars, furniture, compressors and pumps, among other things.

Under Commerce's steel and aluminum product inclusion process, there are three annual windows for the public to submit product inclusion requests. The next window will open in September and will be announced in the Federal Register, the Department of Commerce said.

A complete list of the 407 product categories is included in the annex to the Federal Register notice.