Home Depot Joins Fight Against Section 232 Tariffs on Steel 'Derivatives'
Home Depot U.S.A. launched a challenge at the Court of International Trade over President Donald Trump's expansion of the Section 232 tariffs onto steel and aluminum "derivative" products, such as steel nails. Building on the early success of the PrimeSource…
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Building Products Inc. v. U.S. case -- currently under appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit -- Home Depot said that the action to impose tariffs on the derivative products violated procedural time limits in the Section 232 statute (Home Depot USA v. United States, CIT #22-00014). In April 2021, CIT struck down the Section 232 duties on derivative goods, finding the president violated his statutory authority (see 2104050049).