Reference News Network, August 20 report - According to the website of Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" on August 20, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it has added 407 product categories to its list of "derived" steel and aluminum products subject to additional tariffs.
Reuters cited a statement released by the U.S. Department of Commerce on the 19th, which said: "Today's action covers wind turbines and their components, mobile cranes, bulldozers, and other heavy equipment, rail vehicles, furniture, compressors, pumps, and hundreds of other products."
The statement said that products added to the list will be subject to a 50% tariff.
The report noted that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a new tariff inclusion list, causing new troubles for trade professionals. The official guidance is unclear, especially regarding how goods already en route to the United States should be handled, and whether metal tariffs are imposed in addition to country-specific tariffs.
Bloomberg pointed out that President Trump's measures shocked the U.S. logistics industry, as he included over 400 consumer goods containing steel and aluminum, such as electric vehicles and tableware, in the steel and aluminum tariffs. U.S. customs brokers and importers received almost no notice of this change. The changes took effect on the 18th, and goods in transit are not excluded.
The report said that the wide scope and rapid implementation of the latest notice surprised many people.
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