Stakeholders at odds over scope of steel derivatives to be hit by tariffs

Domestic producers are urging the Commerce Department to take an expansive view of the range of products that could face Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, while some business groups are warning that the process in place could subject goods that do not contain the primary metals to unnecessary compliance burdens. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security on May 2 published an interim final rule establishing a process for stakeholders to request that Section 232 (Trade Expansion...