Executive ActionPrimary verified· 1 source
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
Proclamation published in the Federal Register (83 FR 11619).
What Trump Did on March 8, 2018
3 recorded developments on this date.
Executive ActionPrimary verified· 1 source
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
Proclamation published in the Federal Register (83 FR 11625).
Economic PolicyPrimary verified· 1 source
Steel and aluminum tariffs imposed under Section 232
Trump signed proclamations imposing a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum, citing national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.
Why it matters: Opened the tariff era of US trade policy and triggered retaliation from trading partners.