Section 232 automobile and auto-parts tariffs (25%)
25% tariffs on imported passenger vehicles and light trucks since April 2025, extended to key auto parts in May 2025. USMCA-qualifying vehicles are tariffed only on non-U.S. content, and an import-adjustment offset phases down support for U.S. assemblers. Unaffected by the IEEPA ruling.
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- In effectFederal Register
USMCA U.S.-content submission procedures amended
Commerce amends the procedures under which importers of USMCA-qualifying automobiles document U.S. content, aligning timelines with the medium- and heavy-duty vehicle process.
Official sources - In effectFederal Register
Import-adjustment offset procedures published
Commerce sets the procedures for U.S. vehicle and engine manufacturers to claim the import-adjustment offset against Section 232 duties on automobile and medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts.
Official sources - In effectFederal Register
Taiwan auto parts capped at 15%
Implementing the U.S.–Taiwan agreement, Section 232 duties on listed Taiwan-origin automobile parts are limited so the combined rate does not exceed 15%; parts with a Column 1 rate of 15% or more pay no Section 232 duty (new headings 9903.94.66–9903.94.69).
Official sources - In effectFederal Register
Auto-parts tariff takes effect
25% tariff extends to listed automobile parts; amendments establish the import-adjustment offset for U.S. assembly.
Official sources - In effectFederal Register
25% vehicle tariff takes effect
Proclamation imposes 25% tariffs on imported automobiles.
Official sources
Official sources
- Proclamation adjusting imports of automobiles and parts · 90 FR 14705
- Implementation of the U.S.–Taiwan agreement (Section 232 auto parts cap) · 91 FR 31818
- Import-adjustment offset procedures (July 2026)
- Amended USMCA U.S.-content submission procedures (August 2026)
Status verified 09/10/2026
Related measures
Section 232 steel tariffs (25%)
National-security tariffs on steel, in place since 2018 and sharply expanded in 2025–26: the rate doubled to 50% in June 2025, country exemptions ended, the duty base now covers the full customs value of derivative articles, and hundreds of downstream products were added. Proclamation 11032 reset the base rate to 25% from June 8, 2026 through December 31, 2027, with a 15% combined floor for listed partners including the EU, UK, Japan and Korea and a 15% transitional rate for certain metal-intensive equipment. Unaffected by the Supreme Court's IEEPA ruling.
Current rate: 25% on steel articles and derivatives (reduced from 50% on June 8, 2026, through December 31, 2027); 15% combined floor for the EU, UK, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala; 10% for derivatives made entirely (at least 85% by weight) from U.S.-smelted steel; USMCA goods dutied on non-U.S. content with a 15% floor
Expires by law:Section 232 aluminum tariffs (25%)
National-security tariffs on aluminum, expanded in lockstep with steel: 50% from June 2025 for all origins, derivative coverage broadened repeatedly, duties assessed on full customs value since April 2026, and — since Proclamation 11032 — a 25% base rate from June 8, 2026 through December 31, 2027 with a 15% combined floor for listed partners and a 15% transitional rate for certain equipment. A July 2026 proclamation lets companies building U.S. primary-aluminum capacity import at half the rate. Unaffected by the Supreme Court's IEEPA ruling.
Current rate: 25% on aluminum articles and derivatives (reduced from 50% on June 8, 2026, through December 31, 2027); 15% combined floor for the EU, UK, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala; 10% for derivatives made entirely (at least 85% by weight) from U.S.-smelted aluminum; half rate for approved onshoring plans
Expires by law:Section 232 copper tariffs (50%)
50% tariffs on semi-finished copper and copper-intensive derivative products, effective August 2025 — the first Section 232 action on copper. The regime was folded into the unified metals framework in 2026: expanded coverage in April, further adjustments and a 15% transitional rate for certain categories in June, running through December 31, 2027.
Current rate: 50% on semi-finished copper and most derivatives; some categories at 25% or the 15% transitional rate
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