Sentences with phrase «whether steel imports»

In early April, Commerce started the Section 232 investigation, focusing on whether steel imports represent a threat to national security.

According to reports, we are just days away from finding out what the White House is planning to do as it concludes its investigation into whether steel imports into the US constitute a threat to national security, which was announced in late April.

The decision followed a Commerce Department investigation into whether steel imports are a national security threat.

Deadline for Commerce Dept. recommendations on whether steel imports threaten US national security

Not exact matches

The administration is also imposing duties on Canadian softwood timber and is investigating whether steel and aluminum imports pose a threat to national security.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will sign a directive asking for a speedy probe into whether imports of foreign - made steel are hurting U.S. national security, two administration officials said on Wednesday.

In April last year, Trump opened a «Section 232» investigation into the steel and aluminum import deficit, with the unusual aim of figuring out whether it's a national security issue.

Advisers have been bitterly divided over how to proceed on the tariffs, including whether to impose them broadly on all steel and aluminum imports, which would ensnare allies like the European Union and Canada, or whether to tailor them more narrowly to target specific countries.

It is unclear whether the new tariffs will affect Australian steel imports.

Investigations into U.S. imports are due to report to President Donald Trump this month, including probes into whether imports of steel and aluminum threaten U.S. national security.

The White House is planning to make a major announcement Thursday about whether it will impose new limits on steel and aluminum imports, three people familiar with the event said, following months of speculation about whether President Donald Trump would follow through on trade threats and impose tariffs that could roil global markets.

Administration officials are weighing whether to invoke national security considerations to combat rising Chinese steel and aluminum imports more broadly, a move that trade analysts fear could trigger a wave of similar measures by U.S. trading partners.