TARIFF TRACKER
Orders a Section 232 investigation into copper imports
The order directs Commerce to investigate whether imports of copper, scrap copper and copper derivative products threaten national security. It does not impose tariffs, but the report may recommend tariffs, export controls or domestic production incentives.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
Replaced
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Section 232
COUNTRIES
All countries
PRODUCT FAMILIES
Electrical, Industrial machinery, Plumbing/PVF
COVERED GOODS
Imports of copper in all forms, including raw mined copper, copper concentrates, refined copper, copper alloys, scrap copper and derivative products. No HTS chapters or headings are listed.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Track copper, scrap copper and copper derivative SKUs for possible future Section 232 measures. Be ready to identify which imported items use copper and monitor Commerce's report due within 270 days of the order.
SOURCES
Executive Order 14220, 90 FR 11001 (February 28, 2025)
Bureau of Industry and Security notice, 90 FR 11940 (March 13, 2025)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Signed: "Executive Order 14220 of February 25, 2025" (source)
Covered goods: "imports of copper in all forms, including but not limited to:" (source)
Covered goods: "(i) raw mined copper; (ii) copper concentrates; (iii) refined copper; (iv) copper alloys; (v) scrap copper; and (vi) derivative products." (source)
Countries: "The United States faces significant vulnerabilities in the copper supply chain, with increasing reliance on foreign sources for mined, smelted, and refined copper." (source)
Status: "The Secretary of Commerce shall initiate an investigation under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act" (source)
Status: "The Secretary of Commerce has initiated an investigation to determine the effects on U.S. national security of imports of copper in all forms" (source)
Signed: "On March 10, 2025, the Secretary initiated the section 232 investigation." (source)
Covered goods: "raw mined copper; copper concentrates; refined copper; copper alloys; scrap copper; and derivative products" (source)
Status: "Comments may be submitted at any time but must be received by April 1, 2025." (source)
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