Trump-Era Tariffs on Steel Nails, Other Imports Upheld on Appeal

A 2020 proclamation issued by then-President Donald Trump that raised tariffs on imports of steel derivatives such as nails and fasteners didn’t exceed the scope of the president’s authority, a federal appeals court ruled.

The government had the authority, under §232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to issue Proclamation 9980, as an adjustment to tariffs imposed on “steel articles” two years earlier, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Tuesday. The three-judge panel ruling overturns a decision by the US Court of International Trade in a timeliness challenge brought by a cluster of businesses. ...