{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Section 232 Copper Tariffs","description":"As of July 2026. Since 1 August 2025 the United States has levied a 50% Section 232 tariff on imports of semi-finished copper products (copper pipes, wires, rods, sheets and profiles) and copper-intensive derivative products (pipe fittings, cables, connectors, electrical components). The legal basis is the Presidential Proclamation of 30 July 2025 (Proclamation 10962), grounded in a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation that found copper imports to threaten national security. Key change: und","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/section-232-copper-tariffs","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-02T02:16:27.482656","citation":"White House, Proclamation „Further Adjusting the Tariff Regimes for Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper into the United States\" (1. Juni 2026, wirksam 8. Juni 2026), https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/further-adjusting-the-tariff-regimes-for-imports-of-aluminum-steel-and-copper-into-the-united-states/; Proclamation 10962 (30. Juli 2025); Section 232, Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. § 1862)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/section-232-copper-tariffs","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Section 232 Copper Tariffs · As of July 2026. · Quelle: White House, Proclamation „Further Adjusting the Tariff Regimes for Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper into the United States\" (1. Juni 2026, wirksam 8. Juni 2026), https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/further-adjusting-the-tariff-regimes-for-imports-of-aluminum-steel-and-copper-into-the-united-states/; Proclamation 10962 (30. Juli 2025); Section 232, Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. § 1862)"}