Senators Threaten Re-imposing S232 Duties on Mexican Steel

Thirteen US senators from both major political parties wrote to top trade officials last week requesting that Section 232 tariffs be reinstated on some Mexican steel products, notably steel conduit.

“In recent months, it has become clear that Mexican steel imports ‘now exceed historic volumes of trade’ and are ‘surg[ing] meaningfully” into our market,” the senators wrote to US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Feb. 14.