TARIFF TRACKER
Commerce opens Section 232 investigation on medium and heavy trucks and parts
Commerce opened a Section 232 national security investigation covering imports of medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, medium- and heavy-duty truck parts, and derivatives. Public comments were requested by May 16, 2025.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
Replaced
·
Section 232
COUNTRIES
All countries
PRODUCT FAMILIES
Trucks/parts
COVERED GOODS
Imports of medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, and medium- and heavy-duty truck parts, and derivatives. The notice defines covered trucks by gross vehicle weight and parts as components and systems including engines, transmissions, powertrain parts, and electrical components.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Check whether your truck, engine, transmission, powertrain and electrical component SKUs fit the notice descriptions. If affected, preserve import and sourcing data and review whether comments should be filed under BIS-2025-0024.
SOURCES
Bureau of Industry and Security notice, 90 FR 17371 (April 25, 2025)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Signed: "On April 22, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security" (source)
Covered goods: "imports of medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, and medium- and heavy-duty truck parts, and their derivative products." (source)
Covered goods: "The term "medium-duty trucks" means trucks with a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 and under 26,001 pounds." (source)
Covered goods: "The term "medium- and heavy-duty truck parts" refers to the individual components and systems of medium- and heavy-duty trucks, including engines and engine parts, transmissions and powertrain parts, and electrical components." (source)
Countries: "to determine the effects on national security of imports of medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, and medium- and heavy-duty truck parts, and their derivatives." (source)
Awaiting check
Quotes matched to source text by machine; awaiting human check.
Morsa reads your suppliers’ price-increase letters and POs in your inbox and flags the ones a tariff change touches. See how it works
