Government/Policy
March 28, 2022
Written by Michael Cowden
The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case about whether former President Donald Trump had legal authority to double Turkey’s Section 232 steel tariff to 50%
The high court did so by denying “certiorari” on Monday, March 28, in the matter of TransPacific Steel LLC et al v. United States et al.
The result comes after Mexico’s Ministry of Economy completed a five-year sunset review of the anti-dumping duty (AD) order on imports of hot-rolled (HR) sheet from Russia and Ukraine.
President Trump said a trade deal with Canada could come within the next few weeks.
US steel industry groups representing most of domestic steel production are urging the Trump administration to tighten trade measures on steel imports from South Korea. They are seeking a South Korea-specific tariff-rate quota (TRQ) and an investigation into a reported import surge.
In 2015, finished steel imports were 29% of apparent domestic consumption of steel, as estimated by AISI. In 2025, the import share had fallen to 18%. Steel lobbyists think that is progress, but the reality is more complex.
Several steel trade organizations have called on President Trump to resist weakening Section 232 steel tariffs.