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Sources: U.S. to impose Section 232 steel and aluminum quotas on Mexico

August 27, 2018 at 12:13 PM
The U.S. is expected to impose Section 232 quotas on imports of Mexican steel and aluminum, replacing the national security-based tariffs imposed by the Trump administration in June, sources tell Inside U.S. Trade. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told senators last month that the removal of Section 232 tariffs for Ottawa and Mexico City was conditional “on a successful NAFTA negotiation .” The U.S. and Mexico on Monday announced they had reached a deal on bilateral NAFTA issues and...


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